Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.92/cwt on 4 head, up $20.44 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +24.61 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$449.92

▲ 20.44 vs prior sale

4 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs MS average

−23.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	453.22	2,370	3thin
Medium and Large 2	505	440.00	2,222	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $148 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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.67, low $369.50, median $425.30 across 13 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 sale4 hd

449.92

—

MS average13 barns · 335 hd

452.33

−2.42

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−23.78

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

+24.61

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	1,340	183.50	2,459	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	176.62	2,394	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	169.04	1,951	18

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)	1,000	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,182	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	867	$2,851	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.82/cwt	415.00–485.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	441.64/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,871	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	423.62/cwt	365.00–485.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	396.69/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	453.22/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	532.75/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	537.03/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,907	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	537.44/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	407.67/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	511.47/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	424.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	480.78/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	410.05/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	382.47/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,230	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,182.08/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,182	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	2,850.96/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,851	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,429	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	174.48/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,070	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	178.04/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,345	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	166.78/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,866	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	176.41/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,177	7

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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 322Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 27Year ago 85

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 10.00 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
2	350–400	383	525.00–540.00	532.75
2	400–450	415	535.00–540.00	537.44
1	450–500	470	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	563	400.00–415.00	407.67
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	385	450.00–510.00	480.78
2	400–450	425	415.00–485.00	450.82
2	450–500	478	400.00–420.00	410.05
2	500–550	510	420.00–430.00	424.95
2	550–600	583	375.00–390.00	382.47
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	320	530.00–545.00	537.03
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	425	450.00–455.00	452.47
3	450–500	478	440.00–445.00	441.64
3	500–550	523	390.00–400.00	396.69
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	335	485.00–525.00	511.47
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	750–800	777	369.50	369.50
54	900–950	923	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	365.00–485.00	423.62
1	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	450	485.00	485.00
3	500–550	523	450.00–460.00	453.22

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,182.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	867	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,850.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	213.00	213.00
1	—	1,070	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	174.00–175.00	174.48
3	—	1,317	174.00–185.00	178.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	140.00	140.00
10	—	1,119	160.00–175.00	166.78
7	—	1,234	174.00–179.00	176.41

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle