Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend. Quality average. Demand strong.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $435.00/cwt on 4 head, down $1.93 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 6 comparable sales and sits +22.68 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$435.00

▼ 1.93 vs prior sale

4 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$497

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

$130.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	480.00	2,544	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	455.00	2,389	2thin
Medium and Large 1	585	350.00	2,048	1thin

One grade step is worth $130.00/cwt here — about $497 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

435.00

—

MS average13 barns · 125 hd

439.55

−4.55

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

+22.68

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	1,225	175.00	2,144	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$3,500	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	830	$3,500	10

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,144	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,389	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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