Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.25/cwt on 8 head, up $25.43 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 9 comparable sales and sits +17.79 against this barn's trailing median of $368.46.

Average price

$386.25

▲ 25.43 vs prior sale

8 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$11.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs MS average

−45.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	389.14	2,075	6thin
Medium and Large 2	520	377.57	1,963	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about $112 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

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 sale8 hd

386.25

—

MS average9 barns · 153 hd

391.37

−5.12

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−45.29

This barn, trailing median9 sales

368.46

+17.79

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	1,306	182.69	2,386	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	174.98	2,363	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	162.02	1,788	9thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	487.25/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	517.45/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	487.45/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	435.29/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	494.88/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	533.40/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	372.53/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	428.14/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	413.72/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	446.32/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	357.42/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	444.07/cwt	360.00–485.00	1,914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	462.50/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	398.97/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	377.57/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	480.97/cwt	445.00–510.00	1,799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	387.56/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	434.78/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	443.09/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,149	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	189.25/cwt	183.00–196.00	2,684	3
Bulls	—	—	970	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	161.48/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,784	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	176.13/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,973	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	177.22/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,459	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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 201Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 11

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 - 20.00 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	275	515.00–520.00	517.45
2	300–350	340	480.00–490.00	485.00
2	350–400	373	475.00–500.00	487.25
2	400–450	405	455.00–470.00	462.50
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	529	395.00–405.00	398.97
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	850	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	340	420.00–450.00	434.78
8	350–400	380	420.00–465.00	446.32
3	400–450	417	400.00–450.00	428.14
5	450–500	473	390.00–425.00	413.72
2	500–550	520	370.00–385.00	377.57
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	408	485.00–490.00	487.45
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	550	405.00	405.00
1	850–900	890	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	425.00–445.00	435.29
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	555	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	600.00	600.00
1	200–250	245	565.00	565.00
3	350–400	358	530.00–540.00	533.40
2	400–450	420	490.00–500.00	494.88
2	450–500	455	465.00–475.00	469.95
2	500–550	515	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	580	385.00–390.00	387.56
2	600–650	613	365.00–380.00	372.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	445.00–510.00	480.97
4	400–450	431	360.00–485.00	444.07
3	450–500	485	420.00–455.00	443.09
2	550–600	568	355.00–360.00	357.42
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	166.00	166.00
4	—	1,333	175.00–181.00	177.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,105	155.00–169.00	161.48
2	—	1,120	169.00–183.00	176.13
1	—	1,065	137.00	137.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	183.00–196.00	189.25
1	—	970	163.00	163.00

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle