Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $432.50/cwt on 2 head, up $39.25 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +39.25 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$432.50

▲ 39.25 vs prior sale

2 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+31.24

vs MS average

+16.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	432.50	2,227	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $396.96, low $382.09, median $393.25 across 3 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 sale2 hd

432.50

—

MS average7 barns · 137 hd

401.26

+31.24

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

+16.39

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

+39.25

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	1,950	213.67	4,167	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	140.00	1,400	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$3,800	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	435.20/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	213.67/cwt	207.00–220.00	4,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	428.29/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,043	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	435.00/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,105	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →