Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $15 lower. Heifers sold mixed $15 lower to $13 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $7 - $12 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $270.72/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −133.74 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$270.72

9 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$30.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	290.82	1,595	3thin
Medium and Large 2	554	260.67	1,443	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.15/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $384.78, median $404.47 across 7 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 sale9 hd

270.72

—

MS average11 barns · 109 hd

272.45

−1.73

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−133.74

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,515	137.00	2,076	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,121	123.45	1,384	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$2,442	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,029	$2,321	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,052	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$2,601	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	133.44/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,535	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	122.82/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,441	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	705	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,051.61/head	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,052	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	2,441.69/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,442	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,233.33/head	1,325.00–3,000.00	2,233	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	833	178.78/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,489	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	945	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	2,320.64/head	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,321	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	2,820.96/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	305.83/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,318	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	262.02/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	379.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	287.43/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	260.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	357.77/cwt	300.00–400.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	292.01/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	228.71/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	261.76/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	331.31/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	332.79/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,225	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	315.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	281.23/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	338.77/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	308.86/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	278.79/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	347.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	267.77/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	298.34/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	316.94/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	286.23/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	263.75/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	290.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 351Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 21Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 11Year ago 5

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $15 lower. Heifers sold mixed $15 lower to $13 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $7 - $12 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	132.00–135.00	133.44
4	—	1,173	113.00–127.00	122.82
1	—	855	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	137.00	137.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,051.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,118	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,441.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,029	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,320.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	1,325.00–3,000.00	2,233.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,358	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,820.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	177.50–180.00	178.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,640	164.00	164.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	300.00–400.00	357.77
4	300–350	329	315.00–355.00	331.31
10	350–400	368	315.00–350.00	332.79
11	400–450	431	275.00–325.00	305.83
5	450–500	467	275.00–300.00	287.43
2	500–550	525	250.00–275.00	262.02
4	550–600	568	250.00–265.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	415.00–420.00	417.50
3	300–350	322	370.00–385.00	379.95
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	416	335.00–345.00	339.98
2	450–500	458	310.00–320.00	315.03
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	570	280.00–282.50	281.23
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	323	280.00–300.00	290.70
8	350–400	383	275.00–305.00	292.01
7	400–450	421	225.00–280.00	267.77
3	450–500	478	255.00–265.00	261.76
2	500–550	520	225.00–232.50	228.71
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	340.00–355.00	347.50
4	300–350	321	335.00–345.00	338.77
5	350–400	377	315.00–320.00	316.94
3	400–450	417	290.00–305.00	298.34
3	450–500	460	277.50–285.00	280.00
2	500–550	500	262.50–265.00	263.75
1	600–650	645	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	358	350.00–355.00	352.48
2	400–450	433	305.00–312.50	308.86
4	450–500	470	275.00–290.00	278.79
2	500–550	518	282.50–290.00	286.23
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	620	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00

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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

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