Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.38/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −23.86 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$331.38

9 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$24.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.88

vs MS average

−32.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	344.94	1,876	4thin
Medium and Large 2	544	320.53	1,744	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.40/cwt here — about $132 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $316.92, median $355.23 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

331.38

—

MS average14 barns · 380 hd

338.25

−6.88

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−32.58

This barn, trailing median10 sales

355.23

−23.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	126.78	1,278	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,326	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	134.32/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	119.23/cwt	114.00–127.50	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	361.67/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,682	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	2,325.81/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	449.81/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	446.75/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	329.87/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	368.76/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	402.46/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	368.52/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	375.27/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	317.55/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	645	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	335.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	327.69/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,714	3

How this sale compares

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 →

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Tue Nov 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 218Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 22Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend. Quality was average and demand was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	129.00–140.00	134.32
2	—	858	114.00–127.50	119.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	440.00–450.00	446.75
2	300–350	328	445.00–455.00	449.81
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	523	300.00–360.00	327.69
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	915	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	415	362.50–375.00	368.52
3	450–500	465	355.00–365.00	361.67
2	500–550	518	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	570	325.00–335.00	329.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	528	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	555	310.00–322.50	317.55
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	433	395.00–410.00	402.46
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	423	370.00–380.00	375.27
4	450–500	475	365.00–375.00	368.76
3	500–550	522	325.00–345.00	335.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,325.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.

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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

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