Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 2.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $357.98/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −46.48 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$357.98

15 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$17.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

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	368.31	2,016	6thin
Medium and Large 2	556	351.10	1,953	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about $63 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

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 sale15 hd

357.98

—

MS average13 barns · 179 hd

360.55

−2.57

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−46.48

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	1,775	178.27	3,164	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	149.82	1,601	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,880	132.50	2,491	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,589	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$2,547	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,323	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,592	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	450–500	480	366.61/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	591.56/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	363.29/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	323.66/cwt	295.00–340.00	2,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	377.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	559.80/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,588.73/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,591.67/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	397.36/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,155	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	186.14/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,657	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	2,547.39/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,547	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	363.71/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	438.54/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,890	7
Bulls	—	—	1,445	165.30/cwt	162.00–167.50	2,389	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	186.91/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,729	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	140.39/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,391	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	156.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,757	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	2,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	451.13/cwt	370.00–495.00	1,687	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,323.04/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	367.08/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	390.64/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	336.55/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,374	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	345.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	489.90/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	353.78/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 261Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 39Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 24Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Steers sold 2.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	585.00–595.00	591.56
2	300–350	318	555.00–565.00	559.80
1	350–400	360	515.00	515.00
7	400–450	431	430.00–445.00	438.54
3	450–500	480	365.00–370.00	366.61
2	500–550	510	375.00–380.00	377.52
4	550–600	566	360.00–370.00	363.71
3	600–650	607	350.00–360.00	355.03
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	332	485.00–495.00	489.90
8	350–400	374	370.00–495.00	451.13
5	400–450	431	370.00–415.00	390.64
3	450–500	483	320.00–350.00	336.55
4	500–550	529	350.00–355.00	352.47
5	550–600	578	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	626	295.00–340.00	323.66
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	408	390.00–405.00	397.36
6	450–500	469	360.00–370.00	363.29
4	500–550	521	350.00–360.00	353.78
2	550–600	595	390.00–395.00	392.50
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	345.27
7	400–450	424	345.00–385.00	367.08
3	450–500	480	345.00–355.00	350.05
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	650	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	705	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	705	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	665	357.00	357.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,588.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,547.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	170.00	170.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,591.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	182.50–190.00	186.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	162.00–167.50	165.30
3	—	1,995	185.00–190.00	186.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	991	133.00–146.00	140.39
10	—	1,123	150.00–165.00	156.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	132.50	132.50

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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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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