Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers and steers traded mostly steady. Demand good. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.07/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +35.28 against this barn's trailing median of $400.79.

Average price

$436.07

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.96

vs MS average

−42.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	439.08	2,431	7thin
Medium and Large 2	520	415.00	2,158	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

436.07

—

MS average12 barns · 166 hd

456.04

−19.96

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−42.02

This barn, trailing median1 sales

400.79

+35.28

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	1,200	165.00	1,980	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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	456.99/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	394.88/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,089	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	349.88/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	431.92/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	409.29/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	477.58/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	418.31/cwt	370.00–470.00	2,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	470.06/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	349.90/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	399.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	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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