Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale steers sold $6 - $10 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $20 higher. Slaughter cows sold $9 - $17 higher. Slaughter bulls sold $15 - $20 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.33/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −136.98 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$288.33

17 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.48

vs MS average

−60.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	288.33	1,595	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.67, low $369.50, median $425.30 across 13 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 sale17 hd

288.33

—

MS average11 barns · 291 hd

311.81

−23.48

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−60.33

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−136.98

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	1,388	144.65	2,007	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	137.81	1,998	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,161	131.09	1,522	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,400	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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	137.81/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,998	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	949	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	142.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,790	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	129.17/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,461	155.42/cwt	134.00–176.00	2,271	7
Bulls	—	—	1,217	119.53/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	286.25/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,611	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	368.35/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	334.74/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	239.64/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	284.14/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,620	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	358.06/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.14/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	278.75/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	358.98/cwt	355.00–363.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	274.94/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 162Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 15Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 26

Compared to last sale steers sold $6 - $10 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $20 higher. Slaughter cows sold $9 - $17 higher. Slaughter bulls sold $15 - $20 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	135.00–141.00	137.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	110.00–115.00	112.31
4	—	1,253	140.00–148.00	142.88
5	—	1,214	125.00–134.00	129.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,461	134.00–176.00	155.42
3	—	1,217	105.00–127.00	119.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	420	275.00–297.50	286.25
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	565	222.50–242.50	235.14
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	745	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	405	315.00–325.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	277.50	277.50
4	500–550	511	272.50–282.50	274.94
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	665	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	413	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	522	296.00	296.00
11	550–600	570	280.00–291.00	284.14
2	650–700	693	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	670	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	730	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	345.00–370.00	358.06
3	350–400	378	360.00–375.00	368.35
3	400–450	423	325.00–340.00	334.74
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	230.00–250.00	239.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	413	355.00–363.00	358.98
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	529	272.50–287.50	278.75
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	615	275.00–280.00	278.35
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,675	177.00	177.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

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