Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $10 higher. Heifers sold mixed $17 lower to $15 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $7 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.78/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −104.53 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$320.78

13 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

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

$4.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.14

vs MS average

−43.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	323.78	1,655	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	319.44	1,847	9thin

One grade step is worth $4.34/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale13 hd

320.78

—

MS average13 barns · 344 hd

331.92

−11.14

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−43.98

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−104.53

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	1,557	153.33	2,387	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	134.17	1,506	6thin

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)	1,338	$2,499	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,013	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,680	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,471	$3,007	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$2,733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	622	$1,850	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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%	—	1,085	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,302	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	137.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,548	5
Bulls	—	—	1,140	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,573	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,828	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	622	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	2,499.47/head	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,499	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,012.84/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	2,013	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,481	3,033.39/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,033	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,680	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	269.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	320.86/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	367.48/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	398.34/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	311.69/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	294.85/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	273.53/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	303.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	349.75/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	340.05/cwt	270.00–365.00	1,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	272.97/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	325.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	292.45/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	282.56/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	377.58/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	312.14/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,803	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	338.07/cwt	275.00–385.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	395.09/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	407.45/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	297.68/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	323.78/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	415.05/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	391.72/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	264.33/cwt	259.00–272.50	2,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	276.78/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	408.81/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	286.87/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,510	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 133Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 55Year ago 28

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $10 higher. Heifers sold mixed $17 lower to $15 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $7 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,130	130.00–140.00	137.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,645	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,885	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	622	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,338	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,499.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,270	1,700.00–2,150.00	2,012.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,481	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,033.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,680	3,150.00	3,150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	395.00–400.00	398.34
6	400–450	423	320.00–395.00	367.48
6	450–500	477	285.00–345.00	320.86
2	500–550	535	265.00–275.00	269.95
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	416	405.00–415.00	408.81
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	530	280.00–290.00	284.98
4	550–600	568	285.00–290.00	286.87
4	600–650	619	270.00–285.00	276.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	321	270.00–365.00	340.05
3	350–400	380	280.00–320.00	294.85
3	400–450	438	310.00–315.00	311.69
2	450–500	480	250.00–295.00	272.97
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	340.00–350.00	344.91
2	300–350	320	375.00–380.00	377.58
3	350–400	368	345.00–360.00	349.75
5	400–450	424	320.00–330.00	325.36
3	450–500	485	300.00–310.00	303.40
4	500–550	520	285.00–295.00	292.45
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	608	277.50–287.50	282.56
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50
5	700–750	725	267.50–275.00	273.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
10	500–550	501	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	250	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	343	400.00–415.00	407.45
4	350–400	378	410.00–425.00	415.05
2	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	395.09
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
4	500–550	511	320.00–325.00	323.78
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	494	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	595	295.00–335.00	312.14
4	600–650	608	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	661	285.00–315.00	297.68
5	800–850	820	259.00–272.50	264.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	383	385.00–400.00	391.72
3	400–450	428	275.00–385.00	338.07

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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