Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher, 35.00 in spots. Slaughter cattle not enough data to call.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.58/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −50.72 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$374.58

12 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.63

vs MS average

−56.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	390.00	2,174	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	374.44	2,080	9thin
Medium and Large 2	565	345.00	1,949	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $225 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 sale12 hd

374.58

—

MS average13 barns · 188 hd

392.21

−17.63

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−56.05

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−50.72

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	1,495	162.00	2,422	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	134.24	1,338	4thin

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)	910	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	300–350	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	364.57/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	427.42/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	315.25/cwt	315.25–315.25	2,717	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,618	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,185	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	949	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	122.86/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,263	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	145.61/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,422	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	515.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	444.43/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	399.48/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	417.28/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	482.25/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	399.83/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	437.50/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	482.57/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	393.22/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	410.12/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,534	4

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 Dec 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 127Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 25Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher, 35.00 in spots. Slaughter cattle not enough data to call.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	374	355.00–435.00	410.12
2	400–450	420	390.00–410.00	400.00
6	450–500	474	320.00–380.00	364.57
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	468	385.00–400.00	393.22
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	565	350.00–355.00	352.48
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	845	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	413	425.00–430.00	427.42
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	525	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	590	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	610	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	420.00	420.00
7	500–550	549	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	578	355.00	355.00
7	650–700	657	332.50	332.50
5	750–800	771	291.00	291.00
25	800–850	843	310.50	310.50
58	850–900	862	315.25	315.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	575.00	575.00
1	200–250	220	555.00	555.00
1	250–300	260	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	315	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	365	480.00–485.00	482.57
2	400–450	440	435.00–440.00	437.50
1	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	510	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	635	450.00	450.00
2	650–700	658	290.00–300.00	294.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	500.00–530.00	515.00
6	300–350	329	460.00–500.00	482.25
7	350–400	370	430.00–455.00	444.43
2	400–450	433	410.00–425.00	417.28
3	450–500	480	385.00–425.00	399.48
4	500–550	516	385.00–420.00	399.83
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	116.00–129.00	122.86
2	—	965	144.00–147.00	145.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	162.00	162.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	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

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

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