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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.83/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −69.47 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$355.83

19 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$24.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.06

vs MS average

−57.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	369.97	1,990	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	588	362.20	2,130	6thin
Medium and Large 2	552	345.30	1,907	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.66/cwt here — about $83 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

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 sale19 hd

355.83

—

MS average13 barns · 436 hd

390.89

−35.06

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−57.69

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−69.47

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	1,835	192.00	3,523	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	153.73	1,803	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,410	152.24	2,146	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,336	$3,146	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,428	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$3,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	650–700	673	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,305	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	310.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	339.49/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	320.29/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	356.67/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	387.40/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	347.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	444.95/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	808	190.39/cwt	177.50–200.00	1,538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	393.30/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	158.23/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,171	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	146.25/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,116	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	151.48/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,760	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	163.85/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,890	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,131	2,427.62/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,428	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,336	3,146.49/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	351.01/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	458.37/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	364.76/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	357.94/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	370.80/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	320.83/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	334.10/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	362.20/cwt	362.20–362.20	2,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	361.29/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	354.94/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,190	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	434.84/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	407.50/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	444.87/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	338.17/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	388.31/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,876	3

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 160Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 32Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 17Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
6	650–700	673	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	565.00	565.00
1	250–300	280	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	390	380.00–395.00	387.40
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	625	300.00–315.00	310.12
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	710	325.00–330.00	327.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	428	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	474	360.00–365.00	361.29
2	550–600	578	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	585.00	585.00
1	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	380	440.00–450.00	444.87
4	400–450	428	430.00–445.00	434.84
3	450–500	483	385.00–395.00	388.31
2	500–550	508	370.00–380.00	374.93
2	550–600	568	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	600	350.00–360.00	356.67
2	650–700	680	339.00–340.00	339.49
3	700–750	712	315.00–325.00	320.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	420	390.00–425.00	407.50
6	450–500	479	360.00–375.00	370.80
5	500–550	531	325.00–360.00	351.01
4	550–600	579	332.50–340.00	338.17
6	600–650	610	325.00–340.00	334.10
3	650–700	685	312.50–325.00	320.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	362.20	362.20
9	600–650	617	350.00–357.50	354.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	362	435.00–450.00	444.95
1	400–450	425	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	485	390.00–400.00	393.30
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	581	340.00–350.00	347.44
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	255	555.00	555.00
3	300–350	342	440.00–470.00	458.37
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	430	320.00–395.00	357.94
4	450–500	488	325.00–385.00	364.76
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	177.50–200.00	190.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,890	212.00	212.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,131	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,427.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,336	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,146.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	157.00–160.00	158.23
3	—	1,447	140.00–154.00	146.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,162	146.00–155.00	151.48
2	—	1,223	160.00–167.50	163.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	192.00	192.00

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

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