Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend. Higher undertone noted.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $380.00/cwt on 1 head, down $60.81 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −32.32 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$380.00

▼ 60.81 vs prior sale

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.12

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	380.00	1,900	1thin

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 sale1 hd

380.00

—

MS average11 barns · 90 hd

410.12

−30.12

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−32.32

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

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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	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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