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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 17

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

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Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 50▼ 10 vs year ago 32 · −31.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 4 vs year ago 6 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 2▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.00/cwt on 2 head, down $41.96 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −9.89 against this barn's trailing median of $364.89.

Average price

$355.00

▼ 41.96 vs prior sale

2 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.14

vs MS average

+4.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	355.00	1,855	2thin

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 sale2 hd

355.00

—

MS average14 barns · 382 hd

349.86

+5.14

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

+4.08

This barn, trailing median4 sales

364.89

−9.89

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	175.46	2,286	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	147.00	1,615	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	950	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,000	2thin

Every lot

23 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,365	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	195	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	995	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	165.50/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,892	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	175.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,286	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 50Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 1

Not enough data to call a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	475	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	405.00	405.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,143	162.00–170.00	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	170.00–180.00	175.46

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.