Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand strong. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $377.50/cwt on 4 head, down $59.43 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −34.82 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$377.50

▼ 59.43 vs prior sale

4 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,000

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$165.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.25

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	550	430.00	2,365	2thin
Medium and Large 2	550	385.00	2,118	1thin
Medium and Large 3	515	265.00	1,365	1thin

One grade step is worth $165.00/cwt here — about $1,000 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.

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 sale4 hd

377.50

—

MS average12 barns · 94 hd

427.75

−50.25

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−34.82

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	1,670	180.54	3,015	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	168.20	2,007	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,000	92.00	920	2thin

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	200–250	230	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	509.90/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	3,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	499.63/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	359.87/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	499.51/cwt	455.00–540.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	432.70/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	436.00/cwt	395.00–485.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	448.66/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.65/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	505.47/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	488.95/cwt	440.00–535.00	2,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	550.00/cwt	535.00–565.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	180.54/cwt	180.00–181.00	3,015	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,839	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,273	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	920	2

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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