Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2026-10-19

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 19
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 110▼ 51 vs year ago 78 · −65.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 11 · +36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 6 vs year ago 3 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.00/cwt on 1 head, down $20.42 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −54.89 against this barn's trailing median of $364.89.
Average price
$310.00
▼ 20.42 vs prior sale
1 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−15.56
vs MS average
−67.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1580310.001,7981thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
310.00
—
MS average14 barns · 263 hd
325.56
−15.56
National average186 barns · 22,034 hd
377.02
−67.02
This barn, trailing median4 sales
364.89
−54.89
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

4 sales
411379348316median 364.8903/2307/1310/1210/2610/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $396.96, low $330.42, median $364.89 across 4 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,595180.002,8711thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,138139.091,5837thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average935120.541,1275thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)867$2,0673thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,5501thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy300365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0952
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5591
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7981
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1351
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300310.00/cwt310.00–310.009301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3671
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3041
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy745265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9741
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,595180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,8711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%919125.43/cwt110.00–135.001,1534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138139.09/cwt125.00–144.001,5837
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed8002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed8502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.