Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $7 - $25 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $296.23/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −108.24 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$296.23

9 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$2.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.23

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	297.49	1,633	4thin
Medium and Large 2	526	295.22	1,553	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.27/cwt here — about $80 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

296.23

—

MS average10 barns · 106 hd

316.46

−20.23

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−108.24

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	1,692	167.16	2,828	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	131.26	1,598	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,527	130.23	1,989	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,464	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,328	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,877	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$2,919	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,800	5

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	269.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	420.03/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	308.41/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	314.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	304.32/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	277.57/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	329.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	240.13/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	410.12/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	290.10/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	360.94/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	295.22/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	394.77/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	362.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	342.64/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	283.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	1,877.07/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,877	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	2,463.93/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,464	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	870	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,297	2,995.32/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,995	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	2,327.51/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,328	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	2,210	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,514	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	171.24/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	133.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,617	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,534	131.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,022	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 227Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 14Year ago 16

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $7 - $25 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	310	415.00–425.00	420.03
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	425	400.00–420.00	410.12
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	562	280.00–285.00	283.32
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	668	265.00–275.00	269.98
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	755	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	330	390.00–400.00	394.77
2	350–400	393	350.00–375.00	362.58
4	400–450	425	330.00–390.00	360.94
3	450–500	480	310.00–370.00	342.64
5	500–550	526	280.00–315.00	295.22
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	430	300.00–315.00	308.41
5	500–550	519	250.00–295.00	277.57
2	550–600	575	235.00–245.00	240.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	350	365.00–375.00	370.00
2	400–450	428	325.00–335.00	329.85
2	450–500	463	310.00–320.00	314.86
4	500–550	513	300.00–312.50	304.32
3	550–600	562	285.00–295.00	290.10
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,825	170.00	170.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	280.00	280.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,175	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,877.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,179	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,463.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,403	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,327.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,297	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,995.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	3,500.00	3,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	795	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,210	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,433	170.00–172.00	171.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,209	130.00–138.00	133.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,534	130.00–135.00	131.79

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle