Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 8.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $354.16/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −71.14 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$354.16

21 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$51.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.92

vs MS average

−55.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	379.62	1,963	8thin
Medium and Large 1	532	362.49	1,927	4thin
Medium and Large 2	568	327.83	1,862	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.79/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

354.16

—

MS average14 barns · 301 hd

382.08

−27.92

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−55.92

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−71.14

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	1,883	168.89	3,180	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	143.41	2,016	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,158	133.99	1,551	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)	1,229	$2,940	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,813	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,627	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,334	$3,131	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,181	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	250–300	255	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	383.33/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	371.70/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	360.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	417.35/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	451.65/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	340.82/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	399.88/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	392.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,106.16/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	423.41/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	409.88/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,762	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,499	3,174.56/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,175	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	141.30/cwt	136.00–147.50	2,040	7
Bulls	—	—	1,883	168.89/cwt	160.00–174.50	3,180	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	113.95/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,323	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	140.19/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,615	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	2,812.93/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,813	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	2,940.46/head	1,900.00–3,300.00	2,940	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,627.08/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	157.82/cwt	155.50–160.00	2,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	267.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	384.52/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	748	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,180.60/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	369.39/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	324.99/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	366.62/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	319.88/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	402.48/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	438.61/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	385.00/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	338.33/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	382.63/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	355.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	333.50/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	402.26/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	364.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	309.93/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	379.62/cwt	379.00–380.00	1,963	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,116	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

Tue Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 62Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 6Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 4Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 8.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	363	450.00–455.00	451.65
2	400–450	430	405.00–415.00	409.88
2	450–500	475	390.00–395.00	392.58
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	790	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
4	300–350	328	425.00–450.00	438.61
10	350–400	380	350.00–440.00	402.26
8	400–450	421	370.00–395.00	385.00
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	515	350.00–360.00	355.10
2	550–600	573	295.00–325.00	309.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	388	410.00–425.00	417.35
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	475	380.00–390.00	383.33
2	500–550	505	360.00–370.00	364.95
2	550–600	558	355.00–365.00	360.02
2	600–650	600	345.00–355.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	365.00–395.00	384.52
3	450–500	488	360.00–375.00	366.62
3	500–550	538	320.00–355.00	333.50
6	550–600	583	315.00–335.00	324.99
2	600–650	620	315.00–325.00	319.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
3	400–450	435	417.00	417.00
8	500–550	517	379.00–380.00	379.62
7	600–650	617	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	362	420.00–430.00	423.41
3	400–450	415	395.00–405.00	399.88
3	450–500	465	365.00–375.00	371.70
1	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	562	340.00–342.50	340.82
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	325.00	325.00
5	300–350	330	325.00–390.00	369.39
4	350–400	376	390.00–415.00	402.48
2	400–450	423	375.00–390.00	382.63
4	450–500	475	300.00–360.00	338.33
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	680	260.00–275.00	267.56
1	700–750	740	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	750	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	783	289.00	289.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,465	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,240	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,106.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,499	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,174.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,180.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,222	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,812.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,229	1,900.00–3,300.00	2,940.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,627.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	136.00–147.50	141.30
1	—	1,245	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,370	155.50–160.00	157.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,161	110.00–119.00	113.95
11	—	1,152	132.00–146.00	140.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,883	160.00–174.50	168.89

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

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