Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady. Heifers sold steady to $10 higher. Slaughter cows sold $5 - $20 higher. Slaughter bulls sold $8 - $15 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.57/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −92.73 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$332.57

6 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$18.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs MS average

−46.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	341.71	1,829	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	323.43	1,747	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.29/cwt here — about $83 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 sale6 hd

332.57

—

MS average11 barns · 366 hd

346.66

−14.09

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−46.01

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−92.73

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	1,390	182.00	2,530	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,512	160.89	2,432	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	153.44	1,593	19

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)	1,455	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,240	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	350.07/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	376.36/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	312.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,314	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	272.25/cwt	272.25–272.25	2,458	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	332.64/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	322.04/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	323.78/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	383.57/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	361.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	339.13/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	168.90/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,547	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	152.88/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,316	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	133.22/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,143	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	169.58/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,954	6
Bulls	—	—	1,060	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	406.11/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	261.53/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	322.81/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,178	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	151.66/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	309.94/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	273.76/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	328.78/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,549	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	374.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	436.62/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	392.55/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	407.24/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	347.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	421.82/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,118	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,239.53/head	2,000.00–2,625.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 293Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 77Year ago 35

Compared to last week steers sold steady. Heifers sold steady to $10 higher. Slaughter cows sold $5 - $20 higher. Slaughter bulls sold $8 - $15 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	415.00–430.00	421.82
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	471	325.00–335.00	328.78
5	500–550	512	315.00–330.00	322.04
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	345	382.50	382.50
2	350–400	365	300.00–345.00	322.81
2	450–500	483	225.00–300.00	261.53
2	550–600	558	272.50–275.00	273.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	670	317.50	317.50
60	750–800	791	292.50	292.50
57	900–950	903	272.25	272.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	385.00–400.00	392.55
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	513	345.00–355.00	350.07
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	658	300.00–310.00	304.94
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	530	325.00–340.00	332.64
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	308	435.00–440.00	436.62
2	350–400	368	400.00–415.00	407.24
7	400–450	424	375.00–385.00	376.36
3	450–500	463	370.00–380.00	374.87
5	500–550	509	345.00–355.00	347.02
6	550–600	577	310.00–320.00	312.48
3	600–650	627	302.50–315.00	309.94
1	750–800	755	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	385.00–420.00	406.11
6	350–400	378	360.00–395.00	383.57
8	400–450	430	350.00–370.00	361.90
4	450–500	480	315.00–350.00	339.13
6	500–550	528	312.50–330.00	323.78
2	550–600	573	300.00–305.00	302.60
2	600–650	615	295.00–300.00	297.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	885	205.00	205.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	935	2,000.00–2,625.00	2,239.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	168.00–170.00	168.90
2	—	1,515	152.00–154.00	152.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	858	127.00–137.00	133.22
6	—	1,152	163.00–176.00	169.58
9	—	1,042	145.00–159.00	151.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,720	192.00	192.00

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