Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend. Quality average to attractive. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −80.75 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$312.50

2 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.84

vs MS average

−65.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	312.50	1,672	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $396.96, low $382.09, median $393.25 across 3 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 sale2 hd

312.50

—

MS average14 barns · 178 hd

346.34

−33.84

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−65.46

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−80.75

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	1,325	90.00	1,193	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	90.00	810	1thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	352.35/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	376.61/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	416.07/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,193	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

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