Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 8.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.19/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −15.05 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$339.19

44 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$26.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.73

vs MS average

−58.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	354.59	1,945	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	341.07	1,835	23
Medium and Large 2	549	328.41	1,804	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.18/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale44 hd

339.19

—

MS average14 barns · 350 hd

345.92

−6.73

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−58.67

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

−15.05

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	1,732	175.46	3,039	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	156.55	1,759	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,358	155.52	2,112	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	388.15/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	433.18/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	365.97/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,998	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	410.07/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	402.44/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	343.70/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,077	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	365.03/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	446.64/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	344.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	369.10/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	387.57/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	418.69/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	485.03/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	153.78/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,832	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	159.22/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,138	5
Bulls	—	—	1,732	175.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,039	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,481	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	163.91/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,734	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	367.46/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	336.07/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	387.83/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	308.64/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	449.91/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	381.17/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	558.83/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	535.50/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	412.93/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	318.19/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	415.22/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	358.70/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	413.76/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	347.07/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,315	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	440.72/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	341.93/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,993	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	450.52/cwt	350.00–510.00	1,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	327.01/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,936	7

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 197Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 27Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Steers sold 8.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	400.00–425.00	415.22
5	300–350	327	375.00–435.00	413.76
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	429	380.00–395.00	387.83
5	450–500	473	340.00–370.00	358.70
8	500–550	533	315.00–350.00	336.07
6	550–600	571	300.00–330.00	318.19
2	600–650	618	305.00–312.50	308.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	337.50	337.50
9	450–500	457	382.50	382.50
16	500–550	515	347.00	347.00
7	550–600	591	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	318	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	374	405.00–415.00	410.07
6	400–450	421	400.00–410.00	402.44
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	532	362.50–375.00	369.10
4	550–600	561	340.00–350.00	343.70
4	600–650	620	330.00–340.00	334.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	425	420.00–445.00	433.18
6	450–500	478	350.00–410.00	388.15
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	440.00–442.50	440.72
25	500–550	546	347.50–367.50	365.97
9	650–700	667	340.00–353.00	347.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	458	420.00–430.00	425.03
2	500–550	523	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	615	365.00–370.00	367.46
1	700–750	710	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	810	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	250	595.00	595.00
1	300–350	340	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	388	480.00–490.00	485.03
3	400–450	402	440.00–455.00	446.64
4	450–500	458	415.00–430.00	418.69
4	500–550	520	385.00–395.00	387.57
3	550–600	562	360.00–375.00	365.03
4	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	344.99
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	500.00–570.00	535.50
3	250–300	270	545.00–565.00	558.83
7	300–350	322	350.00–510.00	450.52
5	350–400	374	425.00–460.00	449.91
5	400–450	426	390.00–435.00	412.93
10	450–500	478	340.00–405.00	381.17
5	500–550	525	370.00–380.00	375.02
8	550–600	583	335.00–350.00	341.93
5	600–650	618	320.00–335.00	327.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	148.00–159.00	153.78
1	—	1,050	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,058	161.00–170.00	163.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	137.00	137.00
5	—	1,343	152.00–165.00	159.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	170.00–180.00	175.46

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	—	1,530	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,300.00	2,300.00

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

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

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Replacement Cattle