Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend. Quality average. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.41/cwt on 9 head, down $24.25 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −59.46 against this barn's trailing median of $418.86.

Average price

$359.41

▼ 24.25 vs prior sale

9 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$4.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.53

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	359.96	1,971	8thin
Medium and Large 2	535	355.00	1,899	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.96/cwt here — about $72 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

5 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.81, low $383.65, median $418.86 across 5 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 sale9 hd

359.41

—

MS average13 barns · 138 hd

354.88

+4.53

This barn, trailing median5 sales

418.86

−59.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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 2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	367.41/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	350.01/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

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