Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $3 - $30 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $13 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $317.27/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −87.20 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$317.27

10 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$25.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	332.49	1,834	4thin
Medium and Large 2	567	307.12	1,741	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.37/cwt here — about $92 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

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 sale10 hd

317.27

—

MS average8 barns · 91 hd

313.62

+3.65

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−87.20

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	1,394	147.99	2,063	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,465	140.00	2,051	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	131.14	1,398	20

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)	969	$1,886	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,147	$1,736	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,421	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,688.55/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,689	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	2,053.05/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,053	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	432.48/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	384.83/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,435	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	1,736.34/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,736	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	447.35/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	306.26/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	367.19/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	332.32/cwt	295.00–375.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	278.08/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	307.12/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	284.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	299.39/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	336.47/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	396.67/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,488	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	132.37/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,457	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,051	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	114.56/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,069	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	141.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,469	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	157.75/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,263	138.22/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,746	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	168.26/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	452.61/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	330.07/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	969	1,885.81/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	311.63/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	309.40/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,485	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 127Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 20Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 47Year ago 110

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $3 - $30 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $13 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,163	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,688.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,013	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,053.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,736.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	969	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,885.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	160.00–177.50	168.26

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	278	430.00–435.00	432.48
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	355	445.00–460.00	452.61
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	538	325.00–335.00	330.07
2	550–600	565	330.00–340.00	334.91
2	600–650	605	305.00–307.50	306.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	328	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	375	350.00–420.00	396.67
2	400–450	428	350.00–385.00	367.19
4	450–500	476	310.00–355.00	336.47
6	550–600	567	275.00–320.00	307.12
2	600–650	610	280.00–290.00	284.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	373	380.00–390.00	384.83
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	523	295.00–305.00	299.39
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	775	220.00–230.00	224.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	323	295.00–375.00	332.32
2	350–400	370	350.00–355.00	352.50
3	400–450	440	305.00–315.00	311.63
4	450–500	480	307.50–310.00	309.40
3	500–550	530	267.50–290.00	278.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	460.00–475.00	467.50
2	350–400	383	440.00–455.00	447.35
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
2	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	287.50	287.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,101	125.00–139.00	132.37
3	—	933	112.00–118.00	114.56
3	—	1,035	140.00–143.00	141.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	150.00–165.00	157.75
2	—	1,263	129.00–145.00	138.22

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

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