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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 2

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 16▲ 33 vs year ago 32 · +103.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▼ 14 vs year ago 17 · −82.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded $20.00-$30.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. Demand strong. Quality average.

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 $313.51/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −70.14 against this barn's trailing median of $383.65.

Average price

$313.51

7 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$36.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	323.92	1,759	5thin
Medium and Large 2	543	287.50	1,560	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.42/cwt here — about $199 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 sale7 hd

313.51

—

MS average11 barns · 132 hd

316.15

−2.63

This barn, trailing median7 sales

383.65

−70.14

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,000	150.00	1,500	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,225	131.00	1,605	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	377.42/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,427	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	352.23/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,448	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,447	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	468	327.70/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,534	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	526	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,709	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	275	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,389	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	389.71/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,239	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	419.70/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,565	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	378	392.35/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,483	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	401.30/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,697	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	322.43/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,709	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	312.37/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,796	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	614	306.26/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,880	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 3	858	172.52/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,480	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 3	925	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,434	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,500	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,605	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 16Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded $20.00-$30.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. Demand strong. Quality average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	131.00	131.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	385.00–400.00	392.35
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	530	315.00–330.00	322.43
2	550–600	575	305.00–320.00	312.37
4	600–650	614	295.00–320.00	306.26
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	405.00–435.00	419.70
2	400–450	423	380.00–425.00	401.30
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	455	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	340.00–415.00	389.71
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	858	165.00–180.00	172.52
1	900–950	925	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	378	375.00–380.00	377.42
4	400–450	411	335.00–375.00	352.23
1	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	320.00–335.00	327.70
5	500–550	526	320.00–330.00	324.98
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	463	310.00–315.00	312.46
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	335.00	335.00

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.