Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.00/cwt on 2 head, down $41.96 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −38.25 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$355.00

▼ 41.96 vs prior sale

2 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.14

vs MS average

+3.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	355.00	1,855	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

355.00

—

MS average14 barns · 382 hd

349.86

+5.14

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

+3.82

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−38.25

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	175.46	2,286	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	147.00	1,615	3thin

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)	1,000	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	950	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	450–500	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	175.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,286	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	165.50/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,892	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	2

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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