Peoples Livestock Auction market report — October 19, 2026

Houston, MS · Monday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

Last week 8 (+31)
Last year 3

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Not enough data to call a trend. Quality average. Demand strong.
USDA Market News reporter, October 19, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 19

No steers in this weight range at the latest sale.

Feeder heifers — Oct 19

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 20. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year
300–399 lb	2	355 lb	$422.50†	$1,500	—	+30.20

Slaughter cows — Oct 19

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	7	1,138 lb	$139.09	$125.00–$144.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	4	919 lb	$125.43	$110.00–$135.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	1	1,000 lb	$101.00	$101.00–$101.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $379.00/cwt
4-week average: $379.00
13-week average: $383.32
4-week vs 13-week: −1.1%

52-wk low $330.00high $489.70

Sales in 3 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of July 27, 2026): $355.00/cwt
4-week average: $355.00
13-week average: $355.00
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $340.00high $357.53

Sales in 1 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $340.67/cwt
4-week average: $365.22
13-week average: $358.60
4-week vs 13-week: +1.8%

52-wk low $321.00high $445.00

Sales in 8 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and May and lowest in Dec and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+2.8%	57%	7
Feb	+0.3%	57%	7
Mar	+6.4%	83%	6
Apr	+4.7%	71%	7
May	+4.9%	71%	7
Jun	+1.4%	50%	6
Jul	+3.2%	67%	6
Aug	+2.2%	67%	6
Sep	−2.6%	33%	6
Oct	−3.9%	0%	6
Nov	−4.5%	0%	6
Dec	−5.9%	29%	7

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Mon Oct 19	39	—	—	—
Mon Oct 12	110	$379.00	—	$340.67
Mon Oct 5	60	—	—	$350.00†
Mon Sep 28	18	—	—	$405.00†
Mon Sep 21	28	—	—	—
Mon Sep 14	25	$365.00†	—	$351.61†
Mon Sep 7	24	—	—	$331.67†
Mon Aug 31	8	—	—	—
Mon Aug 24	31	—	—	$321.00†
Mon Aug 17	35	—	—	$365.00†
Mon Aug 10	53	—	—	—
Mon Aug 3	34	—	—	—
Mon Jul 27	84	$405.95	$355.00†	$403.81†
Mon Jul 20	62	—	—	—

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Mississippi sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Cattlemens Livestock, West Point	28 mi	Oct 19	$396.46	$321.97
Grenada Stockyard, Grenada	47 mi	Oct 19	$364.30	$290.00†
Winona Stockyard, Winona	50 mi	Oct 20	$334.98†	$308.00†
Macon Stockyard, Macon	59 mi	Oct 19	$362.48	$317.50†
Johnson Stockyard, Kosciusko	67 mi	Oct 21	$358.08	—
Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc., Como	68 mi	Oct 21	$382.46†	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Monday	October 19, 2026	39	46	AMS_2123

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Peoples Livestock Auction - Houston, MS” (AMS_2123). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.