Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.37/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −63.09 against this barn's trailing median of $368.46.

Average price

$305.37

10 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$23.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.61

vs MS average

−36.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	316.97	1,751	5thin
Medium and Large 2	547	293.77	1,607	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.20/cwt here — about $143 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

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $344.80, median $368.46 across 9 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 sale10 hd

305.37

—

MS average11 barns · 346 hd

321.97

−16.61

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−36.16

This barn, trailing median9 sales

368.46

−63.09

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	1,752	191.80	3,360	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	150.04	1,616	8thin

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)	1,325	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,922	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,979	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	—	1,752	191.80/cwt	183.00–197.00	3,360	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	128.84/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,357	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	154.72/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,708	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	443.66/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	429.73/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	332.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,872	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,979.17/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	409.85/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	244.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	337.50/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	336.23/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	357.55/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	348.44/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	387.45/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	349.96/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	408.87/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	349.93/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	285.08/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	302.22/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	305.13/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	408.61/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	294.86/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	299.10/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	364.67/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	316.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,672	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	1,922.28/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,922	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	293.96/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	296.53/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	289.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	307.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	316.65/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	317.37/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 231Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 31Year ago 3

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,752	183.00–197.00	191.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	120.00–137.00	128.84
5	—	1,104	145.00–159.00	154.72
1	—	990	169.00	169.00

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	258	405.00–415.00	409.85
4	300–350	326	440.00–450.00	443.66
4	350–400	370	425.00–435.00	429.73
4	400–450	424	350.00–360.00	357.55
3	450–500	475	345.00–355.00	348.44
2	500–550	523	345.00–355.00	349.93
4	550–600	563	330.00–340.00	332.44
2	600–650	640	330.00–345.00	337.50
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	720	240.00–250.00	244.90
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	378	400.00–415.00	408.61
1	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	485	275.00–330.00	302.22
4	500–550	529	300.00–330.00	316.09
2	550–600	560	310.00–325.00	317.37
5	600–650	618	275.00–320.00	294.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	405.00	405.00
1	200–250	210	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	321	405.00–415.00	408.87
2	350–400	358	385.00–390.00	387.45
4	400–450	428	340.00–355.00	349.96
4	450–500	464	330.00–345.00	336.23
2	500–550	523	315.00–320.00	317.44
3	550–600	572	315.00–320.00	316.65
10	600–650	614	275.00–320.00	293.96
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	797	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	374	355.00–375.00	364.67
5	450–500	486	275.00–325.00	299.10
2	500–550	525	280.00–300.00	289.62
3	550–600	562	285.00–305.00	296.53
1	700–750	745	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	665	300.00–315.00	307.33
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	492	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	533	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	628	300.00–315.00	305.13
2	650–700	660	275.00–295.00	285.08

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	—	1,140	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,979.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,139	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,922.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	182.00	182.00

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Slaughter Cattle

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