Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $343.53/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −60.94 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$343.53

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$29.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.08

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	364.31	1,958	7thin
Medium and Large 2	549	334.97	1,839	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.35/cwt here — about $120 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

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 sale24 hd

343.53

—

MS average13 barns · 192 hd

350.61

−7.08

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−60.94

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	1,437	181.97	2,614	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,649	165.19	2,724	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	159.45	2,171	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	153.41	1,689	18

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)	1,390	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,592	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$2,530	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	883	$2,007	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	313.46/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	338.66/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	459.96/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	332.38/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,878	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	366.44/cwt	315.00–395.00	1,730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	365.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	401.64/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	441.25/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	482.52/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	372.49/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	353.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	346.23/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	397.54/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	504.88/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	449.93/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	459.94/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,886	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	439.96/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	354.28/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	322.58/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	2,591.65/head	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,592	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	765	179.18/cwt	167.50–192.50	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	314.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	473.31/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,765	6
Bulls	—	—	1,512	190.96/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,887	3
Bulls	—	—	1,210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	165.59/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,240	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	165.99/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,020	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	155.01/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,730	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	139.56/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,359	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	883	2,006.52/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,007	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	725	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,433	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	153.31/cwt	145.00–163.00	2,100	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,813	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	163.25/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	2,530.40/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,530	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	362.88/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	308.53/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	380.81/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	363.75/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	323.86/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	481.10/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	420.36/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	459.70/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	411.22/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	446.64/cwt	395.00–465.00	1,670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,516	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 301Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 6Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	480.00–485.00	482.52
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	425	445.00–455.00	449.93
1	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	518	360.00–370.00	365.12
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	735	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	780	322.50	322.50
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	400.00–440.00	420.36
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	444.00	444.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	371	350.00–415.00	380.81
7	400–450	417	315.00–385.00	363.75
9	450–500	473	330.00–385.00	362.88
4	500–550	535	310.00–340.00	323.86
2	550–600	558	305.00–322.00	313.46
3	600–650	618	290.00–330.00	308.53
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	445.00	445.00
2	250–300	293	455.00–465.00	459.96
4	300–350	330	435.00–445.00	441.25
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	427	395.00–405.00	401.64
2	450–500	453	390.00–405.00	397.54
6	500–550	517	350.00–365.00	354.28
2	550–600	583	342.50–350.00	346.23
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	675	355.00–360.00	357.50
1	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	780	322.00	322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	425.00–495.00	459.70
5	300–350	323	460.00–490.00	481.10
8	350–400	374	395.00–465.00	446.64
5	400–450	418	375.00–445.00	411.22
8	450–500	472	315.00–395.00	366.44
7	500–550	526	325.00–360.00	338.66
10	550–600	565	285.00–345.00	332.38
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	285	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	323	500.00–510.00	504.88
6	350–400	373	470.00–480.00	473.31
2	400–450	410	455.00–465.00	459.94
3	450–500	453	435.00–450.00	439.96
4	500–550	523	365.00–375.00	372.49
3	550–600	557	350.00–360.00	353.41
2	600–650	625	320.00–325.00	322.58
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	720	310.00–320.00	314.93
1	800–850	800	295.00	295.00

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	—	1,025	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,033	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,591.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,006.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,036	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,530.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	230.00	230.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	167.50–192.50	179.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	185.00–199.00	190.96
1	—	1,210	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,353	163.00–168.00	165.59
5	—	1,370	145.00–163.00	153.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	165.00–168.00	165.99
11	—	1,116	152.00–158.00	155.01
4	—	974	133.00–145.00	139.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	171.00	171.00
3	—	1,650	160.00–168.00	163.25

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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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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