Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

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 $351.61/cwt on 3 head, down $45.35 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −41.64 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$351.61

▼ 45.35 vs prior sale

3 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.08

vs MS average

−2.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	351.61	1,783	3thin

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 sale3 hd

351.61

—

MS average13 barns · 233 hd

334.53

+17.08

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−2.70

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−41.64

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	1,655	185.00	3,062	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	152.00	1,862	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	119.01	1,065	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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 1-2	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	351.61/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,783	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,065	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,862	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	372.54/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	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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