Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend but market was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −95.90 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$258.33

3 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$23.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs MS average

−39.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	266.25	1,464	2thin
Medium and Large 2	520	242.50	1,261	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.75/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $316.92, median $354.24 across 11 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 sale3 hd

258.33

—

MS average11 barns · 156 hd

260.79

−2.46

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−39.50

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

−95.90

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	1,480	155.00	2,294	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	135.55	1,477	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,500	118.00	1,770	1thin

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)	1,080	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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%	—	1,063	133.40/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,418	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	152.70/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,921	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	300.84/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,248	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,183	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	332.36/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,429	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	855	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	323.30/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	427.24/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	343.84/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	293.72/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	280.00/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	414.55/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	280.05/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	390.17/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,416	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,294	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 221Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 42Year ago 21

Not enough data to call a trend but market was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	126.00–139.00	133.40
3	—	1,258	147.00–156.00	152.70
1	—	745	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	420.00–435.00	427.24
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	363	385.00–395.00	390.17
2	400–450	420	340.00–347.50	343.84
1	450–500	485	312.50	312.50
2	500–550	513	287.50–300.00	293.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	400.00–430.00	414.55
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	476	260.00–295.00	280.05
1	500–550	515	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	318	330.00–335.00	332.36
3	400–450	415	300.00–302.50	300.84
1	500–550	520	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	660	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	343	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	372	320.00–325.00	323.30
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	555	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	234.00	234.00
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	475	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	609	275.00–282.50	280.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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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

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