Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a 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 $362.50/cwt on 6 head, down $36.64 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −41.97 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$362.50

▼ 36.64 vs prior sale

6 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.53

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	400.00	2,060	1thin
Medium and Large 2	524	355.00	1,860	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $200 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 sale6 hd

362.50

—

MS average12 barns · 129 hd

344.97

+17.53

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−41.97

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	—	Low	945	150.00	1,418	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	157.84	1,855	3thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	995	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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%	—	1,210	165.26/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,580	1
Bulls	—	—	945	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	538.58/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	388.57/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	332.53/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	516.72/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	355.00/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	436.24/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	493.30/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	388.03/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	413.52/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	465.33/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	423.07/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	425.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,968	3

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 198Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a 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
2	—	1,210	163.00–167.00	165.26
1	—	1,105	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	150.00	150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	530.00–555.00	538.58
1	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	358	490.00–500.00	493.30
4	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	444.94
3	450–500	463	420.00–430.00	425.05
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	282	500.00–525.00	516.72
4	300–350	324	450.00–485.00	465.33
6	350–400	384	400.00–460.00	436.24
5	400–450	429	415.00–425.00	423.07
4	450–500	481	375.00–405.00	388.57
5	500–550	524	330.00–365.00	355.00
2	600–650	608	325.00–340.00	332.53
2	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	302.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	423	395.00–425.00	413.52
3	450–500	470	375.00–400.00	388.03
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle