Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a accurate trend. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $380.07/cwt on 3 head, down $19.07 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −24.40 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$380.07

▼ 19.07 vs prior sale

3 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$15.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	385.10	1,983	2thin
Medium and Large 2	505	370.00	1,869	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale3 hd

380.07

—

MS average13 barns · 131 hd

376.06

+4.01

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−24.40

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	—	Low	1,240	177.75	2,204	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,468	177.76	2,610	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	161.73	1,875	6thin

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)	1,270	$3,099	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$3,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$3,800	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$3,800	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	975	$4,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	159.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,797	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	177.75/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,204	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	180.45/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,714	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,271	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	455.08/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,456	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	400.18/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	413.45/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	421.33/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	544.77/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	457.55/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	3,099.21/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,099	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 198Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a accurate trend. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	155.00–165.00	159.48
1	—	1,320	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	174.00–188.00	180.45
1	—	1,325	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	174.00–180.00	177.75

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	205	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	250	595.00	595.00
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	370	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	455.08
4	450–500	475	415.00–430.00	421.33
2	500–550	515	380.00–390.00	385.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	580.00	580.00
2	250–300	273	515.00–570.00	544.77
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	383	455.00–460.00	457.55
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	285	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	320	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	385.00–430.00	413.45
2	400–450	428	390.00–410.00	400.18
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	518	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	880	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	920	3,800.00	3,800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	3,900.00	3,900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	4,600.00	4,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,099.21

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

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