Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-06-09

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 9
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
7 vs last sale 269 74 vs year ago 202 · +36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
11 vs last sale 26 7 vs year ago 22 · 31.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
17 vs last sale 25 7 vs year ago 15 · 46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.39/cwt on 9 head, up $21.83 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +35.94 against this barn's trailing median of $368.46.
Average price
$404.39
21.83 vs prior sale
9 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.99
vs MS average
+3.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534417.892,2325thin
Medium and Large 2528387.522,0454thin
One grade step is worth $30.37/cwt here — about $186 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

9 sales
421391361331median 368.4601/0602/1005/0507/1408/04
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $344.80, median $368.46 across 9 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 sale9 hd
404.39
MS average14 barns · 229 hd
379.40
+24.99
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
+3.87
This barn, trailing median9 sales
368.46
+35.94
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
BullsAverage1,675196.003,2831thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,505175.002,6341thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,050162.061,7019thin

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)1,137$2,5463thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$2,4052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550505425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1461
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0691
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1931
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517413.26/cwt405.00–420.002,1373
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800755315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3781
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7171
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375473.13/cwt465.00–480.001,7743
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6661
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463449.97/cwt445.00–455.002,0832
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6081
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405437.53/cwt435.00–440.001,7722
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470397.50/cwt395.00–400.001,8682
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2771
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3101
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565377.57/cwt375.00–380.002,1332
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450410510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0911
CowsLean 85-90%1,118160.03/cwt155.00–165.001,7892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,505175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6341
CowsLean 85-90%960141.48/cwt137.00–149.001,3583
CowsLean 85-90%1,083178.50/cwt174.00–182.001,9334
Bulls1,675196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,2831
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7291
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573412.27/cwt405.00–420.002,3622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650648365.25/cwt365.25–365.252,36772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750714350.25/cwt350.25–350.252,50171
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431448.62/cwt425.00–475.001,9345
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524383.51/cwt372.00–395.002,0105
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335488.62/cwt450.00–525.001,6372
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475370.16/cwt365.00–380.001,7583
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400381443.87/cwt415.00–460.001,6914
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0411
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470395.05/cwt390.00–400.001,8572
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900850275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3381
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600563352.47/cwt345.00–360.001,9842
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620357.44/cwt355.00–360.002,2162
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550512398.36/cwt390.00–405.002,0403
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508421.64/cwt420.00–425.002,1423
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350331538.62/cwt535.00–550.001,7834
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2102,404.96/head2,250.00–2,550.002,4052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1372,546.33/head1,750.00–3,100.002,5463
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1462

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.