Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 15.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.98/cwt on 5 head, up $25.53 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 10 comparable sales and sits +38.75 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$393.98

▲ 25.53 vs prior sale

5 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$47.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

vs MS average

−29.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	422.50	2,313	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	374.97	2,007	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.53/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale5 hd

393.98

—

MS average13 barns · 265 hd

404.10

−10.12

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−29.21

This barn, trailing median10 sales

355.23

+38.75

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	—	High	1,601	197.33	3,159	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,351	175.99	2,377	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,765	166.00	2,930	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	165.89	1,843	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$3,020	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,963	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,604	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,179	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	950	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	740	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	492.67/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	406.76/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	457.50/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	372.20/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	636.67/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	326.51/cwt	312.50–340.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	382.46/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	439.88/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	459.94/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	322.50/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	420.11/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	407.56/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	507.91/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	380.12/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	415.12/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	476.79/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	177.12/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,182	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,930	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	162.69/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,739	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	146.62/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	176.24/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,355	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,697	212.34/cwt	208.00–217.00	3,603	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,855	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,900.00/cwt	2,900.00–2,900.00	26,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	740	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,571	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,654	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,963.33/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	2,179.38/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,179	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	3,020.11/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,020	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,604.21/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,604	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	618.90/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	393.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	175	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	529.17/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	445.10/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	494.65/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	580.65/cwt	535.00–610.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	423.79/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,585	6

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 Mar 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 132Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 12Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 7Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 15.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	535.00–610.00	580.65
2	300–350	323	490.00–495.00	492.67
6	350–400	374	395.00–445.00	423.79
2	400–450	410	435.00–445.00	439.88
3	450–500	478	350.00–415.00	372.20
2	500–550	523	375.00–390.00	382.46
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	600	300.00–345.00	322.50
2	650–700	663	312.50–340.00	326.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	640.00	640.00
3	200–250	200	630.00–640.00	636.67
1	250–300	280	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	318	500.00–515.00	507.91
2	350–400	385	450.00–465.00	457.50
2	400–450	410	455.00–465.00	459.94
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	655	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	640	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	600.00	600.00
2	200–250	228	600.00–640.00	618.90
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	383	505.00–550.00	529.17
4	400–450	428	475.00–515.00	494.65
2	450–500	488	425.00–465.00	445.10
3	500–550	538	375.00–425.00	406.76
3	550–600	572	390.00–395.00	393.38
1	600–650	635	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	700.00	700.00
1	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	365	570.00	570.00
1	400–450	400	550.00	550.00
3	450–500	457	470.00–485.00	476.79
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	615	410.00–420.00	415.12
1	650–700	685	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	345	560.00	560.00
3	500–550	515	410.00–435.00	420.11
1	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	630	375.00–385.00	380.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
1	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	475	490.00	490.00
2	500–550	518	440.00–450.00	445.07
2	550–600	595	415.00–425.00	420.00
2	600–650	635	400.00–415.00	407.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,232	172.00–182.00	177.12
9	—	1,069	158.00–168.00	162.69
2	—	935	144.00–149.00	146.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	166.00	166.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	176.00–177.00	176.24
1	—	1,410	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,697	208.00–217.00	212.34
2	—	1,495	190.00–192.00	190.98
1	—	1,330	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	183.00	183.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,963.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,775.00	2,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,243	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,179.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,020.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,235	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,604.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	168.00	168.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,222	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	3,200.00	3,200.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle