Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend. Demand strong. Quality average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $355.00/cwt on 5 head, down $28.65 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −57.32 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$355.00

▼ 28.65 vs prior sale

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$0.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	355.00	1,855	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	355.00	1,935	2thin
Medium and Large 1	545	355.00	1,935	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.00/cwt here — about −$80 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale5 hd

355.00

—

MS average13 barns · 141 hd

355.93

−0.93

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−57.32

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
Bulls	—	Average	2,000	225.00	4,500	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	171.79	2,058	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	101.00	1,055	1thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 3	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	409.95/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,968	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	350–400	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	414.76/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	413.02/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	300–350	343	420.04/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	745	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,195	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,055	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	169.19/cwt	152.00–180.00	2,037	7
Bulls	—	—	2,000	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,500	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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