Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mixed. Slaughter cattle traded 2.00-8.00 higher. Demand very good. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $319.03/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −93.29 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$319.03

8 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$30.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.16

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	326.56	1,732	6thin
Medium and Large 2	525	296.45	1,556	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.11/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

319.03

—

MS average6 barns · 65 hd

339.20

−20.16

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−93.29

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%	High	1,420	147.41	2,093	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	117.91	1,212	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	296.45/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	416.81/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	336.09/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	400.00/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	340.08/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	378.64/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,602	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	357.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,860	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	124.63/cwt	101.00–140.00	1,336	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	143.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,969	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	115.08/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,088	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	323.97/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	357.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	303.04/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	333.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	319.84/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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