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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 20

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

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Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 68▼ 52 vs year ago 132 · −39.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 3 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $377.50/cwt on 4 head, down $59.43 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −6.15 against this barn's trailing median of $383.65.

Average price

$377.50

▼ 59.43 vs prior sale

4 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,000

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$165.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.25

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	550	430.00	2,365	2thin
Medium and Large 2	550	385.00	2,118	1thin
Medium and Large 3	515	265.00	1,365	1thin

One grade step is worth $165.00/cwt here — about $1,000 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale4 hd

377.50

—

MS average12 barns · 94 hd

427.75

−50.25

This barn, trailing median7 sales

383.65

−6.15

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	1,670	180.54	3,015	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	168.20	2,007	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,000	92.00	920	2thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,120	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,374	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	499.63/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,528	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,662	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,430	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	610	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	3,386	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,532	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,627	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,360	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,552	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	505.47/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,618	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	499.51/cwt	455.00–540.00	1,613	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	436.00/cwt	395.00–485.00	1,666	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	448.66/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,884	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	432.70/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,047	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	359.87/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,087	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,346	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,500	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	509.90/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,825	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	470.65/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,741	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	550.00/cwt	535.00–565.00	2,090	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	488.95/cwt	440.00–535.00	2,034	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,332	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,231	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,465	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	180.54/cwt	180.00–181.00	3,015	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	920	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,839	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,273	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 Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 68Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand strong. Quality average to attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	585.00	585.00
2	300–350	320	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	380	535.00–565.00	550.00
1	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	465	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	575.00	575.00
4	350–400	358	495.00–525.00	509.90
2	400–450	440	530.00	530.00
2	550–600	550	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	515	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	625.00	625.00
3	350–400	370	435.00–490.00	470.65
4	400–450	416	440.00–535.00	488.95
1	450–500	460	485.00	485.00
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	555.00	555.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	470	505.00	505.00
4	500–550	506	470.00–520.00	499.63
1	550–600	570	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	610	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	665	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
3	300–350	323	455.00–540.00	499.51
1	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	580	345.00–375.00	359.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	555.00	555.00
2	300–350	320	475.00–540.00	505.47
3	350–400	382	395.00–485.00	436.00
7	400–450	420	425.00–490.00	448.66
2	450–500	473	420.00–445.00	432.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	375	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	180.00–181.00	180.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	160.00–162.00	161.01
2	—	1,270	178.00–180.00	178.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	92.00	92.00

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.