Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 25.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $395.46/cwt on 9 head, down $2.32 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −9.01 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$395.46

▼ 2.32 vs prior sale

9 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$23.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	408.65	2,199	4thin
Medium and Large 2	530	384.90	2,041	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.75/cwt here — about $158 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

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 sale9 hd

395.46

—

MS average11 barns · 96 hd

393.28

+2.18

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−9.01

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	1,490	168.00	2,503	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,444	161.71	2,335	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	148.43	1,578	5thin

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)	1,273	$2,792	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$2,725	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	300–350	317	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	425.02/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	407.77/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	378.77/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	417.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	398.74/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	436.43/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	457.46/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,104	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	362.70/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	388.26/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	471.25/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	412.32/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	512.50/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,461	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	145.39/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,527	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,234	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	166.06/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,380	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,241	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	2,725.18/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,792.34/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,792	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	386.13/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	453.43/cwt	410.00–500.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	455.05/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	374.77/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	444.86/cwt	422.50–455.00	1,668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	414.98/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,975	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	485.85/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	439.97/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	377.00/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 25.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	317	460.00–470.00	465.05
2	350–400	393	415.00–420.00	417.48
2	400–450	415	400.00–415.00	407.77
1	450–500	490	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	535	377.50–380.00	378.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	425.00–465.00	436.43
2	300–350	308	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	374	325.00–400.00	374.77
4	400–450	421	362.50–395.00	377.00
4	450–500	486	345.00–390.00	362.70
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	465.00	465.00
4	400–450	418	455.00–465.00	457.46
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	508	420.00–430.00	425.02
2	550–600	560	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	515	397.50–400.00	398.74
3	550–600	573	375.00–395.00	388.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	465	452.50	452.50
5	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
6	800–850	833	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	630.00	630.00
2	250–300	285	510.00–515.00	512.50
1	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
8	350–400	368	465.00–480.00	471.25
5	400–450	414	450.00–465.00	455.05
4	450–500	453	435.00–450.00	439.97
2	500–550	518	405.00–420.00	412.32
2	550–600	558	400.00–410.00	404.98
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	410.00–500.00	453.43
6	300–350	327	450.00–500.00	485.85
8	350–400	375	422.50–455.00	444.86
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
8	450–500	476	400.00–425.00	414.98
4	500–550	514	370.00–405.00	386.13
1	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	705	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	139.00–150.00	145.39
1	—	875	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,290	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	164.00–168.00	166.06
1	—	1,465	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	168.00	168.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,792.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	820	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle