Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-02-10

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 10
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 123▼ 7 vs year ago 221 · −3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 25▼ 6 vs year ago 13 · −46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 2▼ 35 vs year ago 42 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 - 30.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.46/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 7 of 10 comparable sales and sits +13.22 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.
Average price
$368.46
13 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,032
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.43
vs MS average
−55.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543405.002,1972thin
Medium and Large 2553361.812,00111thin
One grade step is worth $43.19/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales
421381342303median 355.2302/1005/0507/2808/2509/22
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 sale13 hd
368.46
—
MS average11 barns · 222 hd
391.89
−23.43
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−55.49
This barn, trailing median10 sales
355.23
+13.22
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,717200.643,4463thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,400170.002,3802thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,101160.151,7647thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$3,0913thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,420$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$2,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

68 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600550410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2551
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408462.64/cwt455.00–470.001,8882
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250245540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6041
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5371
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468444.80/cwt440.00–455.002,0823
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7448
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550510425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1681
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0465
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,3991
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6921
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3561
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450436444.89/cwt425.00–455.001,9404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500453480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1742
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750740335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4791
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3431
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900865325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8111
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950905320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8961
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900865345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9841
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770330.06/cwt325.00–335.002,5413
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8871
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9092
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368522.48/cwt520.00–525.001,9232
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600562402.86/cwt370.00–425.002,2645
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9851
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7961
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365574.79/cwt570.00–580.002,0982
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335572.43/cwt570.00–575.001,9182
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3991
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1561
CowsLean 85-90%—1,225177.43/cwt173.00–182.002,1742
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,400170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3802
CowsLean 85-90%—1,070155.04/cwt151.00–159.001,6594
CowsLean 85-90%—980146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4311
Bulls——1,750202.46/cwt200.00–205.003,5432
Bulls——1,652197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,2541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1983,090.96/head2,850.00–3,200.003,0913
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—9002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4203,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,430203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,9031
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323535.76/cwt500.00–555.001,7314
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379500.92/cwt455.00–540.001,8987
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410467.44/cwt465.00–470.001,9172
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0411
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500458394.84/cwt365.00–425.001,8082
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300266541.92/cwt500.00–610.001,4425
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4061
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245564.00/cwt564.00–564.001,3821
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575352.88/cwt305.00–380.002,0296
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400384435.86/cwt425.00–444.001,6744
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4851
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470437.53/cwt435.00–440.002,0562
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350318511.34/cwt500.00–525.001,6267
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424425.50/cwt410.00–435.001,80410
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2801
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4941
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322538.13/cwt530.00–545.001,7333
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300281518.24/cwt495.00–535.001,4564
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460432.42/cwt425.00–440.001,9892
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471399.21/cwt385.00–415.001,8807
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527372.53/cwt362.00–380.001,9635
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380455.00/cwt450.00–460.001,7292
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263547.62/cwt545.00–550.001,4402

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.