Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.82/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 8 of 11 comparable sales and sits +6.59 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$360.82

11 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$1.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.08

vs MS average

−52.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	361.28	1,978	7thin
Medium and Large 2	531	360.02	1,912	4thin

One grade step is worth $1.26/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

360.82

—

MS average14 barns · 343 hd

370.90

−10.08

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−52.66

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

+6.59

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	1,521	169.92	2,584	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,388	153.78	2,135	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	143.24	1,558	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$2,039	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$5,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$4,042	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	350–400	364	476.22/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	522.78/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	360.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	465.03/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	348.50/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	518.20/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	420.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	403.42/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	392.48/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	423.69/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	353.75/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,160	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	443.88/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,055	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	150.03/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,707	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	126.87/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,186	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	162.39/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	166.30/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,290	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,037	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	181.15/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,463	158.68/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,321	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	2,038.67/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,039	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	4,041.94/head	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,042	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	570.96/cwt	545.00–605.00	1,861	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	522.48/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	577.50/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	415.45/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	449.86/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	378.32/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	436.27/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	362.28/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	471.84/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,779	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	606.14/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	428.50/cwt	390.00–465.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	407.07/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,726	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	479.98/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	471.02/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	430.99/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	374.89/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,754	8

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 260Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 36Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	515.00–530.00	522.78
3	300–350	323	515.00–525.00	518.20
4	350–400	364	470.00–480.00	476.22
4	400–450	415	430.00–440.00	436.27
2	450–500	460	415.00–425.00	420.11
3	500–550	507	375.00–385.00	378.32
4	550–600	578	345.00–354.00	348.50
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	390.00–465.00	428.50
4	300–350	326	475.00–495.00	479.98
13	350–400	380	410.00–465.00	430.99
19	400–450	424	380.00–425.00	407.07
8	450–500	468	350.00–405.00	374.89
4	500–550	531	355.00–365.00	360.02
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	520.00	520.00
2	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	575.00	575.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	418	460.00–470.00	465.03
1	450–500	455	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	530	420.00–430.00	423.69
1	550–600	590	417.50	417.50
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	680	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	745	350.00–357.50	353.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	527	400.00–410.00	403.42
4	550–600	576	385.00–400.00	392.48
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	432	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
4	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	655.00	655.00
1	250–300	280	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	305	625.00	625.00
2	350–400	358	520.00–525.00	522.48
5	400–450	430	470.00–475.00	471.02
9	450–500	463	440.00–455.00	443.88
2	500–550	515	435.00–445.00	440.00
1	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	675	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	850	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	590.00–620.00	606.14
2	250–300	285	565.00–590.00	577.50
12	300–350	326	545.00–605.00	570.96
13	350–400	377	460.00–505.00	471.84
5	400–450	420	440.00–460.00	449.86
7	450–500	479	400.00–430.00	415.45
2	500–550	523	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	580	350.00–375.00	362.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	145.00–159.00	150.03
6	—	935	123.00–134.00	126.87
3	—	1,293	161.00–164.00	162.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,377	165.00–168.00	166.30
1	—	1,405	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	170.00–186.00	181.15
3	—	1,463	153.00–167.00	158.68

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,052	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,038.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,550	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,041.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	5,300.00	5,300.00

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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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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