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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 147▼ 69 vs year ago 254 · −27.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 22▼ 5 vs year ago 19 · −26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 10.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.85/cwt on 19 head, up $12.16 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −11.25 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$334.85

▲ 12.16 vs prior sale

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$48.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.93

vs MS average

−42.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	352.50	1,868	10thin
Medium and Large 1	539	320.76	1,728	6thin
Medium and Large 2	569	304.19	1,730	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.31/cwt here — about $138 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

334.85

—

MS average14 barns · 266 hd

323.92

+10.93

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−42.17

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

−11.25

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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $313.86, median $346.10 across 12 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,512	148.77	2,249	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,785	133.00	2,374	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	112.41	1,289	5thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$5,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,578	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	487.45/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,672	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	484.83/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,784	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	449.57/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,897	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	407.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,866	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	438.51/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,399	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	390.22/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,327	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	386.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,602	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	350.38/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,535	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,695	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	317.39/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,676	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,868	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,834	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	293.78/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,742	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,061	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,112	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,103	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	226	491.16/cwt	455.00–520.00	1,110	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	531.06/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,466	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	449.38/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,272	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	441.42/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,602	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	431.61/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,804	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	380.88/cwt	335.00–410.00	1,630	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	400.90/cwt	392.00–410.00	1,864	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	371.52/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,761	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	367.78/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,920	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	353.06/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,857	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,013	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	330.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,957	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,915	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	282.48/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,062	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,482	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,149	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	118.01/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,411	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,374	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 147Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 10.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	4,400.00	4,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	5,000.00	5,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	375.00–420.00	390.22
6	400–450	438	325.00–375.00	350.38
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	593	287.50–300.00	293.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	319	430.00–450.00	438.51
1	350–400	385	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	415	380.00–400.00	386.14
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
4	500–550	528	310.00–325.00	317.39
2	550–600	560	325.00–330.00	327.50
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	357.50	357.50
10	500–550	530	352.50	352.50
4	600–650	649	317.50	317.50
8	650–700	655	322.50	322.50
5	700–750	701	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	455.00–520.00	491.16
3	250–300	283	425.00–490.00	449.38
3	350–400	363	415.00–460.00	441.42
3	400–450	428	335.00–410.00	380.88
6	450–500	474	350.00–390.00	371.52
4	500–550	526	345.00–357.50	353.06
2	550–600	593	325.00–335.00	330.02
2	650–700	690	275.00–280.00	277.50
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	525.00–545.00	531.06
1	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	418	430.00–435.00	431.61
2	450–500	465	392.00–410.00	400.90
10	500–550	522	360.00–375.00	367.78
4	550–600	571	350.00–355.00	352.49
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	730	275.00–290.00	282.48
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	343	480.00–495.00	487.45
2	350–400	368	480.00–490.00	484.83
3	400–450	422	440.00–465.00	449.57
2	450–500	458	400.00–415.00	407.46
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	140.00–150.00	145.03
1	—	1,600	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	112.00–122.00	118.01
1	—	950	90.00	90.00

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.