Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 15.00 - 20.00 cheaper. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.96/cwt on 20 head, down $74.18 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −74.18 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.

Average price

$324.96

▼ 74.18 vs prior sale

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.80

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	335.00	1,806	12thin
Medium and Large 1	559	312.02	1,743	7thin
Medium and Large 2	590	295.00	1,741	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $65 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

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $324.96, median $399.14 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 sale20 hd

324.96

—

MS average13 barns · 154 hd

333.76

−8.80

This barn, trailing median9 sales

399.14

−74.18

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	157.88	1,616	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,655	152.00	2,516	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	298.77/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	441.53/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,466	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	228.26/cwt	193.00–250.00	2,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	348.25/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	312.91/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	423.35/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	356.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	323.01/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	332.35/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	303.89/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	408.17/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,686	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,516	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	161.76/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	338.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	288.69/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	381.86/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	358.06/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	455.24/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	323.84/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	296.20/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	402.45/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	327.89/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	319.29/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	475.17/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	371.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	319.29/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	340.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,642	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 88Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 15.00 - 20.00 cheaper. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	357.50	357.50
12	500–550	539	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	625	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	465.00–485.00	475.17
3	300–350	332	435.00–445.00	441.53
3	350–400	378	415.00–430.00	423.35
3	400–450	413	400.00–415.00	408.17
4	450–500	469	370.00–375.00	371.28
2	500–550	515	325.00–340.00	332.35
5	550–600	576	297.50–310.00	303.89
2	600–650	623	297.50–300.00	298.77
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	395.00–410.00	402.45
4	400–450	424	377.50–390.00	381.86
2	450–500	483	330.00–350.00	340.05
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	615	285.00–292.50	288.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	358.00	358.00
11	450–500	480	352.50	352.50
9	500–550	526	322.50–325.00	323.84
3	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	450.00–460.00	455.24
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	415	350.00–360.00	356.25
4	450–500	478	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	517	305.00–320.00	312.91
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	775	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	388	325.00–375.00	358.06
2	400–450	420	300.00–340.00	319.29
1	450–500	490	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
5	650–700	667	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	513	345.00–355.00	348.25
3	550–600	575	330.00–345.00	338.30
4	600–650	620	315.00–337.50	323.01
1	750–800	770	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	310.00–342.50	327.89
3	550–600	573	315.00–325.00	319.29
2	600–650	610	290.00–302.50	296.20
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,018	193.00–250.00	228.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,065	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,115	156.00–168.00	161.76

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

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle