Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder bulls and heifers sold 30.00-50.00 higher. Demand very strong for all classes. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $382.09/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −11.17 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$382.09

12 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$21.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.47

vs MS average

−41.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	398.34	2,192	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	376.67	2,103	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale12 hd

382.09

—

MS average10 barns · 251 hd

391.56

−9.47

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−41.86

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−11.17

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	1,225	152.00	1,862	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 Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1Fancy	350–400	350	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	2,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	495.32/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	608.41/cwt	605.00–615.00	2,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	456.04/cwt	405.00–540.00	2,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	515.34/cwt	475.00–555.00	1,886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	395.13/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	541.11/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	399.70/cwt	355.00–505.00	2,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	523.56/cwt	455.00–560.00	2,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	395.58/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	455.92/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,965	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	600.64/cwt	535.00–665.00	2,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	400.29/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	540.94/cwt	515.00–565.00	1,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,862	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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