Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-01-13

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 13
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
33 vs last sale 260 131 vs year ago 162 · +80.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
2 vs last sale 36 19 vs year ago 15 · +126.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
5 vs last sale 15 1 vs year ago 11 · 9.1%
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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, down $11.51 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits 7.63 against this barn's trailing median of $368.46.
Average price
$360.82
11.51 vs prior sale
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548361.281,9787thin
Medium and Large 2531360.021,9124thin
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

9 sales
421391361331median 368.4601/0602/1005/0507/1408/04
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $344.80, median $368.46 across 9 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 median9 sales
368.46
−7.63
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,521169.922,5846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,388153.782,1355thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,088143.241,55815

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$2,0393thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$5,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,550$4,0422thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,385$2,9001thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400364476.22/cwt470.00–480.001,7334
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270522.78/cwt515.00–530.001,4122
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6382
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550531360.02/cwt355.00–365.001,9124
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418465.03/cwt460.00–470.001,9444
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7711
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578348.50/cwt345.00–354.002,0144
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323518.20/cwt515.00–525.001,6743
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460420.11/cwt415.00–425.001,9332
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527403.42/cwt400.00–410.002,1263
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2271
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600576392.48/cwt385.00–400.002,2614
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0251
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4631
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7201
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8981
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3901
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530423.69/cwt420.00–430.002,2464
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745353.75/cwt350.00–357.502,6352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1609
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1904
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4301
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1901
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250210655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,3761
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463443.88/cwt440.00–455.002,0559
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,7221
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900850312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6561
CowsLean 85-90%1,138150.03/cwt145.00–159.001,7076
CowsLean 85-90%935126.87/cwt123.00–134.001,1866
CowsBoner 80-85%1,405125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7561
CowsLean 85-90%1,293162.39/cwt161.00–164.002,1003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,377166.30/cwt165.00–168.002,2903
CowsBoner 80-85%1,405145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0371
Bulls1,578181.15/cwt170.00–186.002,8593
Bulls1,463158.68/cwt153.00–167.002,3213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0522,038.67/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0393
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5504,041.94/head3,800.00–4,300.004,0422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3955,300.00/head5,300.00–5,300.005,3001
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350326570.96/cwt545.00–605.001,86112
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,9061
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400358522.48/cwt520.00–525.001,8702
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285577.50/cwt565.00–590.001,6462
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479415.45/cwt400.00–430.001,9907
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420449.86/cwt440.00–460.001,8895
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550507378.32/cwt375.00–385.001,9183
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415436.27/cwt430.00–440.001,8114
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580362.28/cwt350.00–375.002,1012
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377471.84/cwt460.00–505.001,77913
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3311
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235606.14/cwt590.00–620.001,4244
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283428.50/cwt390.00–465.001,2132
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424407.07/cwt380.00–425.001,72619
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326479.98/cwt475.00–495.001,5654
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515440.00/cwt435.00–445.002,2662
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1442
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430471.02/cwt470.00–475.002,0255
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380430.99/cwt410.00–465.001,63813
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468374.89/cwt350.00–405.001,7548

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.