Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $5 - $20 higher, $30 higher in spots. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold $15 - $20 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −106.55 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$318.75

4 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$78.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.61

vs MS average

−55.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	338.33	1,800	3thin
Medium and Large 2	595	260.00	1,547	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.33/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale4 hd

318.75

—

MS average13 barns · 331 hd

334.36

−15.61

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−55.27

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−106.55

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	1,689	165.67	2,798	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	135.31	1,477	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,862	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$2,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	374.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	367.46/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	367.41/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	360.09/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	315.08/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	426.72/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	324.07/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,861.92/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,862	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	143.92/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	174.22/cwt	172.50–175.00	3,223	3
Bulls	—	—	1,205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,687	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	138.46/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,411	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,066	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	336.85/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	341.69/cwt	250.00–390.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,775	12

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 224Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 38Year ago 18

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $5 - $20 higher, $30 higher in spots. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold $15 - $20 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	427	370.00–385.00	374.98
2	450–500	468	365.00–370.00	367.46
2	500–550	523	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	483	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	370	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	420	355.00–365.00	360.09
1	450–500	450	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
3	250–300	282	425.00–430.00	426.72
3	300–350	330	250.00–390.00	341.69
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	336.85
2	450–500	488	300.00–330.00	315.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	363	365.00–370.00	367.41
5	400–450	435	315.00–330.00	324.07
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	588	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	395	335.00–355.00	345.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,861.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	993	141.00–146.00	143.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	172.50–175.00	174.22
1	—	1,205	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	136.00–140.00	138.46
1	—	1,435	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,040	114.00	114.00

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle