Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $2 - $20 higher . Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.08/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −92.37 against this barn's trailing median of $368.46.

Average price

$276.08

18 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$29.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs MS average

−28.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	291.00	1,478	7thin
Medium and Large 1	523	280.00	1,465	3thin
Medium and Large 2	526	261.56	1,376	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.44/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale18 hd

276.08

—

MS average13 barns · 387 hd

282.79

−6.71

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−28.94

This barn, trailing median9 sales

368.46

−92.37

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	1,614	171.23	2,764	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	149.28	2,239	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	134.78	1,575	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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	307.77/cwt	300.00–315.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	346.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	317.71/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	326.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	386.70/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,307	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	171.38/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	287.77/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	321.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	318.18/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	347.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	307.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	261.56/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	357.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	292.59/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	295.35/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	384.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,424	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	149.92/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,294	2
Bulls	—	—	1,614	171.23/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,764	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	139.72/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,800	4

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 288Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 25

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $2 - $20 higher . Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	300.00–315.00	307.77
3	300–350	332	340.00–355.00	346.76
2	350–400	375	340.00–355.00	347.50
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	307.70
2	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	310.00–330.00	321.58
2	450–500	478	280.00–295.00	287.77
8	500–550	526	245.00–275.00	261.56
1	750–800	790	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	355.00	355.00
4	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
7	500–550	508	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	509	322.50	322.50
3	550–600	573	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	525	310.00–325.00	317.71
3	550–600	577	320.00–330.00	326.82
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	570	275.00–315.00	295.35
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	385.00–390.00	386.70
3	350–400	370	380.00–390.00	384.91
3	400–450	435	340.00–350.00	344.96
3	450–500	482	315.00–325.00	318.18
1	500–550	505	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	350.00–365.00	357.90
2	450–500	483	275.00–310.00	292.59
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,135	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,176	166.00–173.00	171.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,530	144.00–156.00	149.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,288	134.00–143.00	139.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	163.00–176.00	171.23

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle