Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $436.93/cwt on 10 head, up $18.06 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 6 comparable sales and sits +24.61 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$436.93

▲ 18.06 vs prior sale

10 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	460.00	2,323	2thin
Medium and Large 1	527	438.21	2,309	6thin
Medium and Large 2	553	410.00	2,265	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd

436.93

—

MS average13 barns · 103 hd

433.45

+3.48

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

+24.61

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	1,336	176.30	2,355	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	145.16	1,379	3thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1Fleshy	550–600	565	424.91/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	444.86/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	494.92/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	570.80/cwt	535.00–610.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	507.59/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	494.42/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	468.67/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	525.75/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	419.81/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,727	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	181.12/cwt	173.00–191.00	2,527	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	145.16/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,379	3

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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