Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.00/cwt on 2 head, up $26.54 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +26.54 against this barn's trailing median of $368.46.

Average price

$395.00

▲ 26.54 vs prior sale

2 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs MS average

−34.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	415.00	2,096	1thin
Medium and Large 2	525	375.00	1,969	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $127 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

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 sale2 hd

395.00

—

MS average14 barns · 297 hd

393.94

+1.06

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−34.17

This barn, trailing median9 sales

368.46

+26.54

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	1,665	185.00	3,080	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	172.00	2,249	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	155.48	1,745	7thin

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)	1,020	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,670	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,545	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$3,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,878	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	619.88/cwt	615.00–625.00	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	426.19/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	533.31/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	451.28/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	537.93/cwt	460.00–565.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	472.68/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	421.47/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	488.57/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	153.25/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	136.09/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,304	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	178.23/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,157	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,245	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,253	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	566.49/cwt	515.00–605.00	1,858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	551.72/cwt	535.00–570.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	581.73/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	2,545.23/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	482.47/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,794	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	865	1,878.03/head	1,300.00–2,200.00	1,878	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,670.40/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 214Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	680.00	680.00
2	300–350	313	615.00–625.00	619.88
1	350–400	350	585.00	585.00
4	450–500	465	480.00–490.00	482.47
1	500–550	520	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	630	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	615.00	615.00
2	250–300	285	580.00	580.00
4	300–350	328	515.00–605.00	566.49
5	350–400	362	500.00–560.00	533.31
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	470	420.00–425.00	422.47
4	500–550	521	420.00–435.00	426.19
1	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	690.00	690.00
1	350–400	375	600.00	600.00
1	500–550	500	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	600	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	475.00	475.00
10	550–600	588	443.00	443.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	380	550.00	550.00
2	500–550	533	435.00–445.00	440.02
1	600–650	625	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	535.00–570.00	551.72
4	250–300	269	460.00–565.00	537.93
3	300–350	315	450.00–525.00	488.57
5	350–400	371	435.00–495.00	472.68
4	400–450	431	450.00–455.00	451.28
9	450–500	471	405.00–440.00	421.47
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	680	332.50	332.50
1	850–900	870	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	275	580.00–585.00	581.73
1	300–350	315	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	365	535.00	535.00
1	400–450	410	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	450	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	505	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	149.00–160.00	153.25
2	—	958	134.00–138.00	136.09
2	—	1,210	176.00–181.00	178.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,325	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	185.00	185.00

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	—	1,305	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,670.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,500.00	3,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	865	1,300.00–2,200.00	1,878.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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