Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend. Higher undertone noted. Demand strong. Quality mostly average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $463.45/cwt on 3 head, up $26.53 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +51.13 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$463.45

▲ 26.53 vs prior sale

3 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+42.69

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	463.45	2,435	3thin

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 sale3 hd

463.45

—

MS average14 barns · 107 hd

420.76

+42.69

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

+51.13

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	865	170.00	1,471	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	400–450	425	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	534.82/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	504.95/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	492.68/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	160	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	475.12/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	75	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	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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