Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.21/cwt on 7 head, down $21.56 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −7.26 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$397.21

▼ 21.56 vs prior sale

7 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$23.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.17

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	410.83	2,219	3thin
Medium and Large 2	545	386.99	2,110	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $108 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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $384.78, median $404.47 across 7 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 sale7 hd

397.21

—

MS average11 barns · 101 hd

402.38

−5.17

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−7.26

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	1,124	178.73	2,009	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,776	156.00	2,771	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,438	153.65	2,209	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$3,383	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$4,155	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,776	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	175.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,952	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	182.11/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,067	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	153.65/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	391.25/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	715	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	4,155.27/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	421.90/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	387.95/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	429.39/cwt	382.50–445.00	2,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	432.72/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	3,724.57/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,725	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	390.99/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 265Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 77

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 — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,776	156.00	156.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	170.00–180.00	175.35
2	—	1,135	180.00–184.00	182.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	152.00–155.00	153.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	458	450.00–460.00	455.03
1	500–550	510	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	555	382.50–400.00	391.25
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	428	425.00–440.00	432.72
6	450–500	487	382.50–445.00	429.39
3	500–550	532	375.00–425.00	390.99
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	835	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	515	400.00–405.00	402.43
1	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	375.00–400.00	387.95
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	685	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	485	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	410.00–435.00	421.90
1	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	535	425.00	425.00

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	—	715	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,155.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,724.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	222.50	222.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	245.00	245.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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