Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $15 higher. Heifers sold steady to $20 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −97.80 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$327.50

4 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$36.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.89

vs MS average

−57.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	336.67	1,863	3thin
Medium and Large 2	585	300.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.67/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

327.50

—

MS average12 barns · 221 hd

352.39

−24.89

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−57.10

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−97.80

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	1,663	177.31	2,949	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,483	141.02	2,091	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,249	139.58	1,743	12

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)	1,320	$2,850	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,422	$2,584	42
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,565	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$2,408	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,574	$3,379	14

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	2,407.72/head	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,408	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,422	2,583.68/head	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,584	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	338.29/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	293.26/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	385.17/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	261.56/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	357.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	177.31/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,091	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	139.58/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	482.48/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	442.57/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,682	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,447	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,565	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	587	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	3,248.43/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,248	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,599	3,430.65/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,431	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	154.81/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,695	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	278.75/cwt	275.00–282.50	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	397.48/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	322.42/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	330.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,310	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	2,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	2,572	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	374.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	363.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	443.30/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	352.35/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,804	2

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 May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 276Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 35Year ago 40

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $15 higher. Heifers sold steady to $20 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	628	250.00–272.50	261.56
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	790	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
1	1300–1350	1,310	201.50	201.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
104	950–1000	992	259.25	259.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	405	335.00–340.00	338.29
2	450–500	495	275.00–315.00	295.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	578	290.00–300.00	293.26
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	382	360.00–370.00	363.36
4	400–450	419	350.00–360.00	355.03
3	450–500	470	325.00–335.00	330.04
4	500–550	519	315.00–325.00	322.42
2	550–600	568	315.00–320.00	317.58
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	713	275.00–280.00	277.51
2	750–800	750	275.00–282.50	278.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	333	395.00–400.00	397.48
2	400–450	433	375.00–395.00	385.17
4	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	357.54
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	253	480.00–485.00	482.48
3	300–350	333	435.00–450.00	443.30
2	350–400	380	440.00–445.00	442.57
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	458	370.00–385.00	374.91
2	500–550	510	345.00–360.00	352.35
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	935	234.00	234.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,264	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,407.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	1,422	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,583.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,565	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	167.00	167.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,095	150.00–162.00	154.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,510	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,248.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,599	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,430.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	175.00–180.00	177.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	140.00–142.00	141.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,249	130.00–147.00	139.58

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

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Slaughter Cattle