Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend. Quality average. Very active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $425.00/cwt on 4 head, down $15.81 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 6 comparable sales and sits +12.68 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$425.00

▼ 15.81 vs prior sale

4 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.09

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	575	445.00	2,559	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	405.00	2,187	1thin
Medium and Large 1	565	405.00	2,288	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

425.00

—

MS average11 barns · 123 hd

400.91

+24.09

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

+12.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

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