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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 13

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 92▼ 16 vs year ago 84 · −19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 1▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Demand strong on all classes. 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 $436.93/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +53.27 against this barn's trailing median of $383.65.

Average price

$436.93

10 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.48

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	460.00	2,323	2thin
Medium and Large 1	527	438.21	2,309	6thin
Medium and Large 2	553	410.00	2,265	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd

436.93

—

MS average13 barns · 103 hd

433.45

+3.48

This barn, trailing median7 sales

383.65

+53.27

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	1,336	176.30	2,355	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	145.16	1,379	3thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,110	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,471	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	507.59/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,843	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	468.67/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,893	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,508	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,664	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,845	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	570.80/cwt	535.00–610.00	1,884	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,033	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	525.75/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,192	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	494.42/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,141	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	494.92/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,282	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,328	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,323	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	444.86/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,260	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	424.91/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,401	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	419.81/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,552	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	145.16/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,379	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,727	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	181.12/cwt	173.00–191.00	2,527	4

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 Apr 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 92Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 1Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Demand strong on all classes. Quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	420.00–430.00	424.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	605.00	605.00
2	300–350	330	535.00–610.00	570.80
1	350–400	380	535.00	535.00
7	400–450	417	510.00–540.00	525.75
4	450–500	461	465.00–505.00	494.92
4	500–550	508	430.00–460.00	444.86
2	600–650	608	405.00–435.00	419.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	475.00–515.00	494.42
3	450–500	480	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	505	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	260	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	300	615.00	615.00
1	450–500	455	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	363	495.00–520.00	507.59
4	400–450	404	455.00–495.00	468.67
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	520	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	520	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	485.00	485.00
1	550–600	570	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,395	173.00–191.00	181.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	142.00–147.00	145.16

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.