Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply was avg, Demand was good. Not enough data to call a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.79/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $400.79.

Average price

$400.79

12 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$30.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.32

vs MS average

+1.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	405.95	2,294	10thin
Medium and Large 2	535	375.00	2,006	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.95/cwt here — about $287 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

400.79

—

MS average12 barns · 380 hd

429.11

−28.32

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+1.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

400.79

−0.00

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	1,135	205.00	2,327	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
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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%	—	1,135	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	419.52/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	331.55/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	376.82/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	407.54/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	398.54/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	419.77/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	402.57/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	405.14/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	406.83/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,331	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	430.72/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	402.44/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	402.49/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	368.33/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	405.31/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,751	3

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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