Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.67/cwt on 3 head, down $56.99 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −85.65 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$326.67

▼ 56.99 vs prior sale

3 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$2.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	327.50	1,654	2thin
Medium and Large 2	500	325.00	1,625	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.50/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale3 hd

326.67

—

MS average14 barns · 132 hd

326.44

+0.23

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−85.65

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,225	146.00	1,789	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$4,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$5,640	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,722	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	5,640.35/head	4,500.00–6,500.00	5,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,789	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	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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