Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend. Quality mostly average. Demand good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −85.65 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$326.67

3 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.25

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	332.50	1,804	2thin
Medium and Large 2	510	315.00	1,607	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.81, low $383.65, median $412.32 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

326.67

—

MS average14 barns · 196 hd

351.91

−25.25

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−85.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	149.56	1,759	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	110.00	941	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Peoples Livestock Auction - Houston, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	149.56/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,759	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,104	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	379.18/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	384.68/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	414.73/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	346.94/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	359.67/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	443.04/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	365.17/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,413	3

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

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