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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 5

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 18▼ 38 vs year ago 94 · −40.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 7 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Bulls and Heifers traded 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Demand strong. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $358.64/cwt on 16 head, down $25.02 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −25.02 against this barn's trailing median of $383.65.

Average price

$358.64

▼ 25.02 vs prior sale

16 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.76

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	367.33	1,992	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	365.00	2,026	2thin
Medium and Large 2	534	350.52	1,873	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $120 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

358.64

—

MS average14 barns · 175 hd

346.87

+11.76

This barn, trailing median7 sales

383.65

−25.02

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.81, low $328.90, median $383.65 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,600	180.00	2,880	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	147.48	1,792	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	130.00	1,170	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,138	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	377.46/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,748	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	476.58/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,740	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,849	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	425.00/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,913	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	396.62/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,856	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	409.95/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,955	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	358.85/cwt	305.00–395.00	1,866	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	366.00/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,943	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	336.64/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,878	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,792	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Peoples Livestock Auction - Houston, MS

Mon Oct 5, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 18Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Feeder Bulls and Heifers traded 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Demand strong. Quality average to attractive.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	145.00–150.00	147.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	365	450.00–495.00	476.58
2	400–450	435	420.00–430.00	425.00
5	450–500	477	405.00–420.00	409.95
4	500–550	531	335.00–380.00	366.00
2	550–600	565	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	450	410.00–435.00	425.00
2	550–600	555	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	468	390.00–405.00	396.62
5	500–550	520	305.00–395.00	358.85
3	550–600	558	325.00–350.00	336.64
2	650–700	660	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	555.00	555.00
2	450–500	463	370.00–385.00	377.46
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.