Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Demand good. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $398.16/cwt on 8 head, down $20.70 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −14.16 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$398.16

▼ 20.70 vs prior sale

8 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$623

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$92.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.77

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	417.50	2,296	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	412.57	2,104	4thin
Medium and Large 2	510	375.00	1,913	1thin
Medium and Large 3	515	325.00	1,674	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.50/cwt here — about $623 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

398.16

—

MS average12 barns · 77 hd

421.93

−23.77

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−14.16

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	1,010	205.00	2,071	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	163.73	2,112	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	147.00	1,404	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	500–550	510	412.57/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	631.22/cwt	605.00–660.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	422.50/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	347.47/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	384.64/cwt	335.00–465.00	1,796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	502.03/cwt	450.00–535.00	1,933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,071	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	163.73/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,112	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,404	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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