Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves sold mixed $9 lower to $30 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $7 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.00/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −75.30 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$350.00

34 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$45.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.27

vs MS average

−7.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	352.66	1,973	32
Medium and Large 1	555	307.50	1,707	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.16/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale34 hd

350.00

—

MS average9 barns · 170 hd

329.74

+20.27

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−7.16

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−75.30

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	—	Low	1,420	155.32	2,205	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	145.56	1,668	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,515	137.53	2,084	2thin

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)	950	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,198	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$2,052	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	650	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	304.65/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	290.00/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	139.75/cwt	137.50–141.00	2,019	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	170.88/cwt	162.50–175.00	2,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	137.53/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,084	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	145.56/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	335.05/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	273.25/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	316.77/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	260.86/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	310.42/cwt	272.50–335.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	288.75/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	342.82/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,961	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	317.99/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,115	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	286.91/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	276.27/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,983	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	298.66/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,428	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	728.86/cwt	170.00–1,225.00	6,742	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	650	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,097	2,051.82/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,052	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	2,198.00/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	397.36/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	290.88/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	283.75/cwt	262.50–305.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	321.38/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	370.03/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	405.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	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 Mar 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 197Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 90Year ago 60

Compared to last week feeder calves sold mixed $9 lower to $30 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $7 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	267.50	267.50
3	450–500	463	272.50–335.00	310.42
2	600–650	628	275.00–277.50	276.27
2	700–750	710	285.00–292.50	288.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	375.00	375.00
16	500–550	547	362.50	362.50
16	550–600	572	342.50–345.00	342.82
20	650–700	665	312.50–322.50	317.99
5	800–850	845	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	368	315.00–320.00	317.52
2	400–450	425	295.00–315.00	304.65
4	450–500	478	290.00–305.00	298.66
2	500–550	530	247.50–275.00	260.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	373	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	408	335.00–340.00	337.52
3	450–500	470	315.00–335.00	321.38
3	500–550	514	285.00–300.00	290.88
2	550–600	550	262.50–305.00	283.75
1	600–650	610	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	685	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	755	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	536	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
6	650–700	667	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	433	300.00–345.00	316.77
3	450–500	482	285.00–297.50	290.00
5	500–550	519	275.00–305.00	286.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	405.08
2	350–400	368	365.00–375.00	370.03
2	400–450	408	390.00–405.00	397.36
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	538	325.00–345.00	335.05
3	550–600	580	267.50–280.00	273.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	137.50–141.00	139.75
2	—	1,395	162.50–175.00	170.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	137.00–138.00	137.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,146	137.00–149.00	145.56

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,051.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,156	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,198.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	170.00–1,225.00	728.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	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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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

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