Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale feeder calves sold $3 - $12 higher, $20 in spots. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $10 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.44/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −112.01 against this barn's trailing median of $368.46.

Average price

$256.44

15 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$61.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs MS average

−47.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	275.20	1,488	10thin
Medium and Large 1	543	226.25	1,227	2thin
Medium and Large 2	534	214.05	1,142	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.15/cwt here — about $345 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

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $344.80, median $368.46 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 sale15 hd

256.44

—

MS average13 barns · 334 hd

260.99

−4.55

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−47.59

This barn, trailing median9 sales

368.46

−112.01

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	1,445	133.66	1,931	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	117.11	1,702	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	111.53	1,025	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,343	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,557	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	400–450	420	327.38/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	228.58/cwt	225.00–232.20	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	414.93/cwt	410.00–420.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	266.20/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	278.81/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	308.21/cwt	300.00–315.00	977	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	117.11/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,702	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	117.80/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,143	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	101.09/cwt	97.00–109.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	242.38/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	271.68/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	343.46/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	248.12/cwt	222.50–275.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	261.01/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	307.43/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,789	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,461	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,343.27/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,343	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	365.09/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	294.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,455	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	1,557.38/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	369.89/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,173	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	367.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	291.88/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	133.66/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,931	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 67Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 5

Compared to last sale feeder calves sold $3 - $12 higher, $20 in spots. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $10 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	410.00–420.00	414.93
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	317	365.00–375.00	369.89
3	350–400	357	360.00–370.00	365.09
2	400–450	420	325.00–330.00	327.38
3	450–500	463	290.00–300.00	294.21
4	500–550	528	287.50–297.50	291.88
1	550–600	555	292.50	292.50
2	600–650	613	262.50–270.00	266.20
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	373	330.00–355.00	343.46
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	475	282.50	282.50
3	500–550	517	280.00–285.00	282.54
3	550–600	587	265.00–275.00	271.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	390	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	415	222.50–275.00	248.12
2	450–500	483	235.00–250.00	242.38
2	500–550	513	225.00–232.20	228.58
1	550–600	575	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	317	300.00–315.00	308.21
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	405	252.50	252.50
1	450–500	455	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	560	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	730	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	438	282.50	282.50
7	500–550	531	274.00	274.00
3	550–600	563	278.00	278.00
4	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	360.00–375.00	367.50
1	400–450	445	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	550	297.00	297.00
2	600–650	610	275.00–282.50	278.81
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	583	250.00–272.50	261.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	582	302.50–310.00	307.43
2	700–750	710	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	112.00–122.00	117.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	970	111.00–123.00	117.80
3	—	835	97.00–109.00	101.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	132.00–135.00	133.66

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,343.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	140.00	140.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,038	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,557.38

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle