Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Demand strong for all classes. Quality mostly average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $425.00/cwt on 1 head, up $6.14 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 6 comparable sales and sits +12.68 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$425.00

▲ 6.14 vs prior sale

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.05

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	425.00	2,125	1thin

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 sale1 hd

425.00

—

MS average11 barns · 84 hd

419.95

+5.05

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

+12.68

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	1,282	161.38	2,069	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	133.50	1,421	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,574	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	260	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	907	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	566.76/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	545.25/cwt	470.00–605.00	1,788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	538.39/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,166	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,573.86/head	2,750.00–4,200.00	3,574	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	163.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,000	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,083	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,526	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,320	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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