Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 15.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.30/cwt on 23 head, up $0.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −46.01 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$379.30

▲ 0.42 vs prior sale

23 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$26.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

vs MS average

−22.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	405.00	2,106	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	378.13	2,119	22

One grade step is worth $26.87/cwt here — about −$13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale23 hd

379.30

—

MS average13 barns · 369 hd

383.23

−3.93

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−22.58

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−46.01

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	—	Average	1,792	196.67	3,524	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,485	174.98	2,598	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	167.09	1,899	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)	1,470	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	471.48/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,942	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	541.69/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	467.44/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	326.74/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,330	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	376.57/cwt	373.00–385.00	2,403	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	359.43/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	389.21/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	422.46/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	443.26/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	400.51/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	375.43/cwt	367.50–392.50	2,181	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,075	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	441.11/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	486.82/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	319.99/cwt	317.50–322.50	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	384.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	396.29/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	363.14/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	351.13/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	537.50/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	362.28/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	365.65/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,858	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,906	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	150.91/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,547	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,229	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	171.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,042	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	174.98/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,598	2

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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 232Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 38Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 24Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 15.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	313	465.00–470.00	467.44
3	350–400	373	435.00–450.00	443.26
2	400–450	423	415.00–430.00	422.46
6	450–500	462	385.00–395.00	389.21
4	500–550	508	362.50–367.50	365.65
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	483	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	438	390.00–402.50	396.29
4	450–500	475	350.00–377.50	363.14
4	500–550	533	342.50–360.00	351.13
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	628	317.50–322.50	319.99
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	520	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	645	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	474	422.50	422.50
13	500–550	546	380.00	380.00
9	550–600	581	367.50–392.50	375.43
10	600–650	638	373.00–385.00	376.57
2	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
7	700–750	713	322.50–330.00	326.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	480	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	555.00	555.00
3	300–350	330	535.00–550.00	541.69
2	350–400	395	535.00–540.00	537.50
3	400–450	412	465.00–485.00	471.48
2	450–500	468	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	561	350.00–367.50	362.28
5	600–650	629	350.00–367.50	359.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	310	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	357	480.00–495.00	486.82
4	400–450	424	425.00–455.00	441.11
9	450–500	474	375.00–415.00	400.51
2	500–550	515	380.00–390.00	384.95
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,655	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	149.00–153.00	150.91
1	—	1,205	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,188	165.00–175.00	171.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	174.00–176.00	174.98

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle