Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 15.00 - 30.00 lower. Heifers sold 5.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.29/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −21.95 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$332.29

7 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$28.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs MS average

−42.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	348.30	1,759	3thin
Medium and Large 2	523	320.28	1,675	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about $84 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

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 sale7 hd

332.29

—

MS average14 barns · 245 hd

333.52

−1.23

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−42.60

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

−21.95

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	1,645	165.00	2,714	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	151.84	2,101	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	139.82	1,512	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,787	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,620	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,488	$3,213	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,472	$2,797	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	450–500	473	366.55/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	356.72/cwt	332.50–375.00	1,709	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	298.32/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	352.30/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	372.54/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	392.46/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	339.86/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	402.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	348.24/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	455.60/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	399.52/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	416.05/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	320.28/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	392.96/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	123.41/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,193	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	145.98/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,641	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	148.52/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,073	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	155.15/cwt	152.00–157.50	2,127	4
Bulls	—	—	1,395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,162	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	449.49/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	382.77/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,229	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	337.56/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	351.08/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	480.23/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	288.71/cwt	282.50–295.00	2,093	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,463	3,301.97/head	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	412.50/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	375.43/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,584	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,472	2,797.17/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	323.76/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,786.79/head	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,620	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	3,479.75/head	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	323.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	383.33/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	348.30/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,759	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	2,858.50/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	427.41/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,731	2

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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 254Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 19Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 6Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Steers sold 15.00 - 30.00 lower. Heifers sold 5.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	515.00	515.00
3	300–350	323	475.00–485.00	480.23
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	405	420.00–435.00	427.41
3	450–500	473	360.00–375.00	366.55
3	500–550	527	340.00–355.00	348.24
2	550–600	565	322.50–325.00	323.76
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	358	400.00–405.00	402.48
3	400–450	415	375.00–415.00	399.52
2	500–550	530	325.00–335.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	420.00–485.00	449.49
2	300–350	313	430.00–480.00	455.60
4	350–400	369	400.00–425.00	416.05
3	400–450	428	370.00–395.00	383.33
13	450–500	479	332.50–375.00	356.72
6	500–550	510	325.00–350.00	337.56
3	550–600	585	320.00–325.00	323.38
2	650–700	668	282.50–315.00	298.32
1	750–800	785	262.50	262.50
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	378	445.00–450.00	447.48
1	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	458	385.00–400.00	392.46
2	500–550	508	370.00–380.00	375.02
1	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	610	325.00–330.00	327.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	375.00–405.00	392.96
10	300–350	321	350.00–400.00	382.77
2	350–400	388	342.50–360.00	351.08
6	400–450	422	337.50–365.00	352.30
6	450–500	480	310.00–357.50	339.86
4	500–550	523	300.00–337.50	320.28
1	600–650	625	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	725	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	405.00–420.00	412.50
2	350–400	358	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	422	370.00–380.00	375.43
2	450–500	458	365.00–380.00	372.54
3	500–550	505	345.00–355.00	348.30
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	725	282.50–295.00	288.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	121.00–127.00	123.41
8	—	1,124	140.00–151.00	145.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	145.00–152.00	148.52
4	—	1,371	152.00–157.50	155.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,895	175.00	175.00

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	2	—	1,463	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,301.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,472	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,797.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,479.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,858.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,185	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,786.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,620	3,550.00	3,550.00

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

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