Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed lower $15 to higher $10. Heifers sold steady to $10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.70/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −43.54 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$310.70

4 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$25.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs MS average

−23.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	330.00	1,650	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	304.26	1,613	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about $37 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

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $316.92, median $354.24 across 11 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

310.70

—

MS average14 barns · 369 hd

315.42

−4.73

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−23.42

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

−43.54

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	1,663	185.54	3,085	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	151.30	2,085	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,142	150.28	1,716	13

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)	1,555	$2,808	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,643	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$2,516	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,996	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$2,944	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	713	$1,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	700–750	735	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	266.28/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	437.42/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,991	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	336.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	357.49/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	348.50/cwt	215.00–385.00	1,526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	283.87/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	395.24/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	268.75/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	400.10/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	366.03/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,338	162.93/cwt	152.00–170.00	2,180	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	151.47/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,775	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	151.30/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,085	3
Bulls	—	—	1,731	191.49/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	413.82/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	372.18/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	304.26/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	332.78/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,381	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	341.18/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,607	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	695	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,332	3,171.21/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,171	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	312.41/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,659	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	2,516.24/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	713	1,575.26/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,137	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,643.12/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,555	2,807.88/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,808	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	991	2,822.30/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,586.99/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	266.31/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,624	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 202Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 22Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 6

Compared to last week steers sold mixed lower $15 to higher $10. Heifers sold steady to $10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	470	330.00–340.00	336.67
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	610	262.50–270.00	266.31
2	650–700	668	267.50–270.00	268.75
1	700–750	735	267.50	267.50
2	750–800	750	265.00–270.00	267.50
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	628	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	415	310.00–345.00	332.78
2	450–500	488	315.00–325.00	320.03
3	500–550	530	297.50–310.00	304.26
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	330	435.00–440.00	437.42
2	350–400	355	420.00–425.00	422.54
2	400–450	420	390.00–400.00	395.24
4	450–500	471	350.00–365.00	357.49
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	568	310.00–315.00	312.53
1	600–650	625	272.50	272.50
2	650–700	678	265.00–267.50	266.28
1	700–750	705	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	835	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	400.00–425.00	413.82
2	350–400	368	395.00–405.00	400.10
4	400–450	414	355.00–380.00	366.03
4	450–500	471	335.00–345.00	341.18
5	500–550	531	300.00–325.00	312.41
2	550–600	568	275.00–292.50	283.87
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–335.00	332.46
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	630	272.50	272.50
1	750–800	770	277.50	277.50
1	850–900	855	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	385	360.00–385.00	372.18
8	400–450	438	215.00–385.00	348.50
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	165.00	165.00
10	—	1,172	146.00–157.00	151.47
2	—	1,043	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	150.00–154.00	151.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	152.00–170.00	162.93
1	—	1,970	201.00	201.00
5	—	1,731	188.00–197.00	191.49

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	—	695	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,231	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,516.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,643.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,555	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,807.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,332	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,171.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	991	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,822.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,586.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	147.00	147.00

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

Heifers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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