Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $376.57/cwt on 6 head, down $29.21 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −35.75 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$376.57

▼ 29.21 vs prior sale

6 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$16.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.00

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	390.00	1,950	1thin
Medium and Large 1	530	373.88	1,982	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.12/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale6 hd

376.57

—

MS average5 barns · 29 hd

395.57

−19.00

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−35.75

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%	High	1,403	167.00	2,342	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	125.50	1,255	2thin

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,100	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,100	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	399.71/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	441.48/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,428	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,154	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	125.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,255	2

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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