Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Demand strong for all classes. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.02/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −2.77 against this barn's trailing median of $400.79.

Average price

$398.02

5 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$569

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

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−66.15

vs MS average

−92.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	420.00	2,415	1thin
Medium and Large 2	528	408.37	2,158	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	345.00	1,846	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $569 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

398.02

—

MS average13 barns · 276 hd

464.17

−66.15

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−92.81

This barn, trailing median1 sales

400.79

−2.77

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	1,079	190.00	2,050	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 3Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	745	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	336.68/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	432.55/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	357.56/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	441.67/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	352.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	855	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	357.53/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	443.23/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	312.62/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	519.70/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,050	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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