Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three week ago: Feeder calves sold 15.00 - 30.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.78/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −6.69 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$397.78

16 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$13.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.90

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	407.04	2,231	5thin
Medium and Large 2	526	393.57	2,069	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $162 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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $384.78, median $404.47 across 7 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 sale16 hd

397.78

—

MS average9 barns · 101 hd

387.88

+9.90

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−6.69

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	1,515	163.00	2,469	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,770	167.00	2,956	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	157.50	2,177	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	149.04	1,604	19

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)	1,143	$2,588	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,248	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,493	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$3,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	947	$1,361	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	550–600	553	385.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	480.14/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	465.13/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	439.12/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	364.66/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	465.10/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	398.89/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	433.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	391.19/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	193	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,978	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	459.92/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	406.19/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,063	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	488.71/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	502.56/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	359.91/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	440.05/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	673.53/cwt	670.00–680.00	2,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	428.24/cwt	385.00–450.00	2,013	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	466.47/cwt	360.00–520.00	1,773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	419.31/cwt	325.00–450.00	1,790	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	621.64/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	624.71/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	611.95/cwt	590.00–645.00	1,970	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	947	1,361.44/head	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,361	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,493.48/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,493	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	2,247.84/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,248	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,587.64/head	2,050.00–3,100.00	2,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,469	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,168	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	164.45/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,964	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	131.52/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,345	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	166.49/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,456	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	153.88/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,630	9

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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 109Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 14Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 23

Compared to three week ago: Feeder calves sold 15.00 - 30.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
4	250–300	276	485.00–490.00	488.71
2	300–350	303	495.00–510.00	502.56
2	350–400	370	475.00–485.00	480.14
5	400–450	419	430.00–440.00	433.04
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	520	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	553	380.00–390.00	385.02
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	450.00	450.00
1	200–250	240	425.00	425.00
3	250–300	263	450.00–475.00	465.13
3	300–350	327	425.00–485.00	465.10
6	350–400	378	415.00–465.00	439.12
4	400–450	430	375.00–400.00	391.19
8	450–500	465	370.00–415.00	398.89
5	500–550	515	320.00–380.00	364.66
2	550–600	570	365.00–370.00	367.48
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	700.00	700.00
2	200–250	223	700.00	700.00
1	350–400	355	615.00	615.00
1	400–450	415	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	460	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	635	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	193	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	680.00	680.00
3	300–350	317	670.00–680.00	673.53
1	350–400	375	545.00	545.00
6	400–450	423	460.00–475.00	467.50
4	450–500	463	455.00–465.00	459.92
2	500–550	505	435.00–445.00	440.05
3	550–600	577	380.00–390.00	385.03
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	600.00–650.00	624.71
4	250–300	271	600.00–640.00	621.64
9	300–350	322	590.00–645.00	611.95
10	350–400	380	360.00–520.00	466.47
9	400–450	427	325.00–450.00	419.31
6	450–500	470	385.00–450.00	428.24
8	500–550	508	380.00–425.00	406.19
3	550–600	573	335.00–375.00	359.91
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,361.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,493.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,247.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	2,050.00–3,100.00	2,587.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	163.00	163.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,250	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,475	166.00–167.00	166.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	161.00–167.00	164.45
6	—	1,023	120.00–138.00	131.52
9	—	1,059	147.00–159.00	153.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	167.00	167.00

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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Bulls · 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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