Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-10-13

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 13
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 270▼ 178 vs year ago 325 · −54.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 18▼ 2 vs year ago 24 · −8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 14▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 8.00 lower. Heifers sold 10.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.99/cwt on 14 head, down $3.34 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −13.21 against this barn's trailing median of $361.20.
Average price
$347.99
▼ 3.34 vs prior sale
14 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,929
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.76
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560352.451,9759thin
Medium and Large 2544339.971,8495thin
One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $126 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
347.99
—
MS average14 barns · 168 hd
336.23
+11.76
This barn, trailing median13 sales
361.20
−13.21
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
441398354311median 361.2002/2406/0908/2510/0610/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $324.96, median $361.20 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—High1,914149.952,8703thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,440121.381,7483thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,177115.181,3559thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,435$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,322$2,1653thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)945$2,0001thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5191
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378449.90/cwt445.00–455.001,7012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466394.96/cwt390.00–400.001,8414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525368.30/cwt360.00–380.001,9343
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534343.25/cwt325.00–350.001,8335
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577342.52/cwt335.00–350.001,9763
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620339.88/cwt335.00–345.002,1072
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337366.93/cwt325.00–390.001,2375
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5271
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372371.66/cwt370.00–375.001,3833
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,5331
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465348.80/cwt340.00–355.001,6224
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472324.94/cwt307.50–335.001,5343
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515319.90/cwt315.00–325.001,6472
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6292
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581314.27/cwt310.00–320.001,8264
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633301.22/cwt292.50–310.001,9072
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283510.09/cwt500.00–520.001,4442
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288490.04/cwt485.00–495.001,4112
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320482.38/cwt480.00–485.001,5442
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330423.99/cwt400.00–450.001,3993
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8371
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433381.18/cwt365.00–395.001,6514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470359.52/cwt345.00–375.001,6902
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475389.89/cwt385.00–395.001,8522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523341.67/cwt340.00–345.001,7873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530357.36/cwt350.00–365.001,8942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569351.05/cwt345.00–360.001,9977
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575337.41/cwt335.00–340.001,9402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,855160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,9681
Bulls——1,943144.93/cwt140.00–150.002,8162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028105.47/cwt105.00–106.001,0842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,219117.95/cwt115.00–125.001,4387
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375119.57/cwt115.00–124.001,6442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,570125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3222,164.69/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.