Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 - 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $335.05/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −69.42 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$335.05

8 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$29.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	350.00	1,913	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	320.10	1,770	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $143 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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $384.78, median $404.47 across 7 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 sale8 hd

335.05

—

MS average12 barns · 120 hd

333.97

+1.08

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−69.42

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	1,428	172.50	2,462	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,124	149.93	1,686	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,937	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2	450–500	470	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	322.42/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	401.66/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	348.55/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	339.97/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	342.57/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	305.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	357.59/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	348.96/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,047	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	151.53/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	307.67/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	332.53/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	376.21/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	366.14/cwt	330.00–387.50	1,710	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	429.88/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	386.92/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	321.40/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,199	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	323.64/cwt	250.00–345.00	1,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	357.42/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,887	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	3,049.87/head	2,200.00–3,400.00	3,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	405.09/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,512	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 Jul 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 158Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 - 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	348.00	348.00
4	500–550	540	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	400.00–410.00	405.09
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	378	342.50–355.00	348.96
2	400–450	425	350.00–365.00	357.59
4	450–500	475	345.00–360.00	348.55
3	500–550	528	335.00–350.00	339.97
1	550–600	585	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	605	320.00–325.00	322.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	350.00–395.00	376.21
6	350–400	373	290.00–340.00	321.40
5	400–450	424	250.00–345.00	323.64
2	450–500	465	320.00–330.00	325.11
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	290	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	358	425.00–440.00	429.88
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	528	355.00–360.00	357.42
2	550–600	565	340.00–345.00	342.57
2	600–650	625	320.00–325.00	322.42
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	378	370.00–405.00	386.92
3	400–450	412	400.00–405.00	401.66
14	450–500	467	330.00–387.50	366.14
2	500–550	543	325.00–340.00	332.53
2	550–600	563	295.00–320.00	307.67
2	600–650	623	300.00–310.00	305.18
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	740	332.50	332.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,180	144.00–156.00	151.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,430	185.00	185.00

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	1	—	1,350	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,257	2,200.00–3,400.00	3,049.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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