Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.48/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −2.75 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$352.48

8 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$42.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs MS average

−37.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	373.69	2,005	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	331.28	1,831	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.41/cwt here — about $174 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 sale8 hd

352.48

—

MS average14 barns · 248 hd

354.54

−2.05

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−37.43

This barn, trailing median10 sales

355.23

−2.75

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,402	158.66	2,224	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,432	161.90	2,318	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,114	145.06	1,616	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,648	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	422.34/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	387.55/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	349.53/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	373.50/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	408.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	323.37/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	159.85/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,302	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,317	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	154.34/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,851	4
Bulls	—	—	1,623	163.49/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,653	2
Bulls	—	—	960	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	895	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	2,648.01/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,615	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	340.04/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	393.99/cwt	330.00–430.00	1,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	379.93/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	451.72/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	457.77/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,282	2

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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 218Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	415	445.00–460.00	451.72
2	450–500	460	415.00–430.00	422.34
2	500–550	528	375.00–385.00	379.93
1	550–600	555	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	760	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	582	325.00–355.00	340.04
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	910	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	280	450.00–465.00	457.77
2	300–350	313	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	413	400.00–415.00	408.31
2	450–500	480	385.00–390.00	387.55
2	500–550	518	370.00–380.00	374.88
2	550–600	555	370.00–375.00	372.50
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	376	330.00–430.00	393.99
2	450–500	485	372.00–375.00	373.50
1	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	567	315.00–330.00	323.37
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	690	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	462.50	462.50
5	350–400	399	438.00	438.00
7	450–500	474	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	495	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	528	330.00–370.00	349.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,005	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,199	150.00–158.00	154.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	159.00–161.00	159.85
1	—	1,415	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	163.00–164.00	163.49
1	—	960	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,648.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,615	4,600.00	4,600.00

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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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

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