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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

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

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 62▼ 30 vs year ago 70 · −42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 8 vs year ago 12 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $406.15/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +22.50 against this barn's trailing median of $383.65.

Average price

$406.15

9 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$42.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.35

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	417.59	2,181	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	402.50	2,194	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	375.00	1,969	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.59/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

406.15

—

MS average13 barns · 97 hd

413.50

−7.35

This barn, trailing median7 sales

383.65

+22.50

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	—	High	1,488	185.00	2,752	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	125.24	1,315	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	270	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,472	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	547.58/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,725	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	404.64/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,679	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	423.46/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,151	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,775	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,065	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,142	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,862	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,315	2

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 62Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 12

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	545.00–550.00	547.58
3	500–550	508	405.00–435.00	423.46
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	750	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	415	375.00–435.00	404.64
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	755	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
4	600–650	630	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,065	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	218.00	218.00
1	—	1,225	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	120.00–130.00	125.24

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.