Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.88/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −25.36 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$328.88

21 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$23.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs MS average

−21.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	338.91	1,849	12thin
Medium and Large 2	558	315.50	1,762	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.42/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd

328.88

—

MS average14 barns · 362 hd

333.98

−5.10

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−21.69

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

−25.36

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	1,750	197.13	3,450	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	157.48	1,781	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	154.57	2,108	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$3,070	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$2,817	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$3,877	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	348.69/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	391.54/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	336.63/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	341.20/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	344.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,965	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	378.79/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	362.45/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,186	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	820	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	377.43/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,906	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	3,836.05/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,836	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	318.27/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,983	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	2,816.97/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	720	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	161.38/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,888	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	154.57/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,108	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	145.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,489	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	173.43/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	193.72/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,254	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	202.25/cwt	200.00–204.00	3,752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	3,069.96/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	340.99/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	418.86/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	430.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	389.89/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	344.98/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	329.93/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	349.05/cwt	317.50–380.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	316.91/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	377.48/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	383.72/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	312.62/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	405.18/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	387.30/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	328.85/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	353.44/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	417.59/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	316.32/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	364.65/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	337.39/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	355.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	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 Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 108Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 10Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 5Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	405.00–435.00	418.86
7	400–450	426	375.00–400.00	391.54
7	450–500	478	300.00–365.00	348.69
3	500–550	512	325.00–360.00	344.98
2	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	329.93
2	600–650	630	305.00–310.00	307.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	475.00	475.00
4	350–400	365	445.00–460.00	450.00
2	400–450	425	415.00–420.00	417.59
4	450–500	480	375.00–380.00	378.79
2	500–550	505	370.00–385.00	377.43
6	550–600	571	340.00–350.00	344.16
2	600–650	623	312.00–325.00	318.27
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	825	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	930	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	260	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	370	380.00–395.00	387.30
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	465	360.00–365.00	362.45
6	500–550	521	330.00–345.00	336.63
6	550–600	570	335.00–345.00	341.20
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	317.50–380.00	349.05
3	350–400	382	355.00–375.00	364.65
2	400–450	440	320.00–337.50	328.85
5	450–500	473	325.00–347.50	340.99
2	500–550	535	300.00–325.00	312.62
7	550–600	565	250.00–330.00	316.32
4	600–650	613	295.00–332.50	316.91
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	360	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	415	400.00–410.00	405.18
4	450–500	475	380.00–385.00	383.72
4	500–550	509	370.00–385.00	377.48
5	550–600	568	350.00–360.00	353.44
3	600–650	613	350.00–360.00	355.01
2	650–700	660	330.00–345.00	337.39
1	750–800	775	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	425.00–435.00	430.07
2	400–450	435	385.00–395.00	389.89
1	450–500	485	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	575	325.00–340.00	332.50
2	600–650	610	330.00–335.00	332.50
1	650–700	680	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	700	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	327.50	327.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,308	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,836.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,816.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,069.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	3,500.00	3,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,170	155.00–166.00	161.38
6	—	1,027	140.00–149.00	145.02
2	—	1,230	171.00–176.00	173.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	148.00–157.00	154.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	190.00–196.00	193.72
2	—	1,855	200.00–204.00	202.25

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle