Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 4.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.64/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −53.66 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$371.64

23 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$18.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs MS average

−28.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	375.00	2,078	12thin
Medium and Large 1	547	372.19	2,036	8thin
Medium and Large 2	530	356.76	1,892	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.24/cwt here — about $185 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

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 sale23 hd

371.64

—

MS average13 barns · 359 hd

372.93

−1.29

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−28.25

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−53.66

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	1,615	187.45	3,027	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,163	150.79	1,754	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	150.00	2,025	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	323.75/cwt	323.75–323.75	2,810	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,078	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	514.93/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	407.54/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	502.50/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	418.35/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,791	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	361.88/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	388.36/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	382.49/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,004	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	369.17/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	376.82/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	452.09/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	452.45/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	139.55/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,543	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	157.22/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,880	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	380.37/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	412.74/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	390.45/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	367.42/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	385.64/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	342.49/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	390.33/cwt	345.00–415.00	1,612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	342.58/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	345.65/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	349.28/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	340.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	353.26/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	360.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	397.37/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	383.67/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	353.24/cwt	343.00–362.00	2,381	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	386.28/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,504	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,228	5

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 216Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Steers sold 4.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	525.00	525.00
10	450–500	456	425.00	425.00
12	550–600	554	375.00	375.00
20	650–700	674	343.00–362.00	353.24
47	850–900	868	323.75	323.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	510.00–520.00	514.93
2	300–350	320	500.00–505.00	502.50
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	428	415.00–420.00	418.35
2	450–500	478	400.00–415.00	407.54
4	500–550	524	375.00–385.00	382.49
4	550–600	570	355.00–365.00	361.88
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	438	390.00–405.00	397.37
4	450–500	469	375.00–390.00	383.67
2	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	360.14
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	343	445.00–460.00	452.45
2	350–400	370	445.00–460.00	452.09
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	484	380.00–390.00	386.28
3	500–550	513	370.00–385.00	376.82
1	550–600	575	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	623	325.00–330.00	327.47
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	370	395.00–430.00	412.74
8	400–450	413	345.00–415.00	390.33
4	450–500	469	325.00–375.00	349.28
2	500–550	543	325.00–360.00	342.58
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	422	385.00–395.00	388.36
2	450–500	470	365.00–370.00	367.47
6	500–550	516	365.00–375.00	369.17
3	550–600	567	350.00–360.00	353.26
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	370.00–390.00	380.37
2	300–350	335	375.00–405.00	390.45
5	350–400	384	360.00–405.00	385.64
10	400–450	426	350.00–380.00	367.42
3	450–500	465	330.00–350.00	340.22
4	500–550	523	320.00–360.00	345.65
4	550–600	558	335.00–345.00	342.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	445.00	445.00
13	400–450	401	375.00	375.00
10	450–500	498	372.50	372.50

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)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,250.00	3,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	222.50	222.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	131.00–145.00	139.55
7	—	1,196	150.00–164.00	157.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	185.00–190.00	187.45

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