Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $5 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.53/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −97.77 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$327.53

4 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$3.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.03

vs MS average

−50.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	328.38	1,801	3thin
Medium and Large 2	520	325.00	1,690	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.38/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

327.53

—

MS average13 barns · 393 hd

347.56

−20.03

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−50.52

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−97.77

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	1,302	166.87	2,172	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	143.45	1,668	11

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)	1,280	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,297	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	935	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	185.74/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	148.91/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,785	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	133.89/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,471	4
Bulls	—	—	1,285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	323.25/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	316.69/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,725.49/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	411.25/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	313.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	442.55/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	317.57/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	420.14/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,115	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,207	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	847	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,371	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	2,296.95/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,297	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	291.91/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	347.12/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	393.16/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	355.26/cwt	315.00–395.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	379.06/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	294.79/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	397.48/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	304.42/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	394.06/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	331.50/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	324.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	378.84/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,459	62

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 218Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 85Year ago 11

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $5 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,493	183.00–188.00	185.74
1	—	1,285	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	141.00–158.00	148.91
4	—	1,099	128.00–139.00	133.89

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	275	440.00–445.00	442.55
1	300–350	300	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	429	410.00–415.00	411.25
4	450–500	464	375.00–385.00	378.84
3	500–550	528	315.00–330.00	323.25
3	550–600	578	310.00–325.00	316.69
3	600–650	618	300.00–310.00	305.05
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	378	395.00–400.00	397.48
5	400–450	433	365.00–385.00	379.06
7	450–500	469	325.00–370.00	347.12
2	500–550	528	280.00–310.00	294.79
1	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	313	410.00–425.00	420.14
3	350–400	363	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	527	310.00–315.00	313.32
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	385.00	385.00
3	250–300	285	385.00–400.00	393.16
4	300–350	311	385.00–405.00	394.06
3	350–400	380	300.00–350.00	324.89
2	400–450	430	280.00–330.00	304.42
3	450–500	472	325.00–345.00	331.50
3	500–550	523	280.00–300.00	291.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	565	310.00–325.00	317.57
1	800–850	805	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	659	321.00	321.00
17	750–800	757	291.50	291.50
62	850–900	869	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	315.00–395.00	355.26
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	172.50	172.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,296.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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