Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: 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 $380.07/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −32.25 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$380.07

3 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.23

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	380.07	2,079	3thin

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

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

380.07

—

MS average13 barns · 124 hd

388.31

−8.23

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−32.25

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,713	203.56	3,487	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	150.00	2,700	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	132.00	1,617	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$4,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 1	250–300	285	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	256.19/cwt	175.00–330.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	484.77/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	387.61/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	447.39/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,872	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	6
Bulls	—	—	1,713	203.56/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,617	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,700	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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