Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $410.00/cwt on 4 head, down $30.81 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 6 comparable sales and sits −2.32 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$410.00

▼ 30.81 vs prior sale

4 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	410.00	2,250	4thin

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 sale4 hd

410.00

—

MS average14 barns · 135 hd

399.52

+10.48

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−2.32

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	180.00	2,205	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	397.82/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	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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