Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend. But a lower undertone was noted. Quality mostly average. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $451.17/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +50.38 against this barn's trailing median of $400.79.

Average price

$451.17

7 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$18.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

vs MS average

−36.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	453.87	2,347	6thin
Medium and Large 1	565	435.00	2,458	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.87/cwt here — about −$111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale7 hd

451.17

—

MS average14 barns · 335 hd

449.31

+1.87

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−36.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

400.79

+50.38

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	1,925	203.00	3,908	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	158.00	1,580	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 1-2	350–400	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	398.05/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	439.92/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	528.10/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	498.60/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	502.46/cwt	460.00–540.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	453.87/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,420	1
Bulls	—	—	2,050	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,428	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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