Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.33/cwt on 12 head, down $19.97 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −19.97 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$405.33

▼ 19.97 vs prior sale

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$25.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.36

vs MS average

−53.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	419.98	2,306	5thin
Medium and Large 2	547	394.87	2,160	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.12/cwt here — about $145 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 sale12 hd

405.33

—

MS average12 barns · 246 hd

412.69

−7.36

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−53.86

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−19.97

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	1,797	208.05	3,738	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,403	168.59	2,366	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	157.32	1,702	11

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)	1,445	$3,702	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,188	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$4,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,605	$4,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,551	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	392.44/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	404.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	430.02/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	407.71/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	452.32/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,601	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	4,305.68/head	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	542.45/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	474.75/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	464.93/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	216.15/cwt	215.00–217.00	3,696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	204.00/cwt	194.00–210.00	3,754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	176.14/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,087	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	166.39/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,288	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,526	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	162.04/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,747	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,188.00/head	2,300.00–4,000.00	3,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	3,702.16/head	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,702	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,529	4,777.04/head	3,500.00–5,300.00	4,777	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,605	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	135.33/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	401.11/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	386.54/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,234	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	415.67/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	479.00/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	404.70/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	474.77/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	443.50/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	419.73/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	490.98/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	423.38/cwt	365.00–455.00	1,994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	448.33/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	404.84/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,998	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,333	16

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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 71Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 11Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	622	375.00	375.00
14	700–750	746	342.00	342.00
61	850–900	869	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	445	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	465	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	533	425.00–440.00	430.02
2	550–600	573	400.00–410.00	404.93
2	600–650	625	385.00–400.00	392.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	468	390.00–440.00	415.67
4	500–550	524	390.00–415.00	401.11
3	550–600	578	375.00–395.00	386.54
2	600–650	618	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	368	470.00–485.00	474.75
2	400–450	420	445.00–460.00	452.32
1	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	525	400.00–415.00	407.71
1	550–600	575	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	510.00	510.00
7	300–350	325	460.00–505.00	479.00
3	350–400	377	440.00–450.00	443.50
6	400–450	434	375.00–440.00	419.73
5	450–500	467	390.00–425.00	404.70
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	575.00	575.00
1	250–300	290	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	335	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	358	540.00–545.00	542.45
2	400–450	418	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	457	460.00–475.00	464.93
1	500–550	525	445.00	445.00
1	700–750	735	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	278	450.00–500.00	474.77
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	378	480.00–510.00	490.98
6	400–450	430	430.00–465.00	448.33
9	450–500	471	365.00–455.00	423.38
6	500–550	519	395.00–420.00	404.84
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,292	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,305.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,529	3,500.00–5,300.00	4,777.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,605	4,550.00	4,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,260	2,300.00–4,000.00	3,188.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,445	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,702.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,455	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	215.00–217.00	216.15
4	—	1,840	194.00–210.00	204.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	172.00–181.00	176.14
6	—	1,078	154.00–169.00	162.04
3	—	1,022	133.00–137.00	135.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	160.00–174.00	166.39
1	—	1,460	173.00	173.00

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

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