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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to 20.00 lower. Not enough data to call trend on slaughter.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $400.83/cwt on 6 head, down $20.95 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −3.64 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$400.83

▼ 20.95 vs prior sale

6 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	404.99	2,254	4thin
Medium and Large 2	550	392.50	2,159	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $95 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

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 sale6 hd

400.83

—

MS average14 barns · 94 hd

411.94

−11.12

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−3.64

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	169.00	2,277	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	161.00	1,505	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,235	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$2,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	329.96/cwt	275.00–375.00	2,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	433.43/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	494.73/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	360.12/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	380.98/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	472.61/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	532.48/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,588	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	384.89/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	474.60/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,250	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	425.09/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,862	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	730	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,174	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,234.94/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	523.22/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	466.55/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	497.46/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	569.93/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	412.59/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	462.47/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	444.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	495.61/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 125Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to 20.00 lower. Not enough data to call trend on slaughter.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	468	350.00–415.00	380.98
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	633	275.00–375.00	329.96
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	370	460.00–465.00	462.47
4	400–450	410	440.00–450.00	444.89
3	450–500	462	425.00–440.00	433.43
1	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	620	355.00–365.00	360.12
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	865	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	378	530.00–535.00	532.48
2	400–450	423	490.00–500.00	494.73
1	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	508	465.00–480.00	472.61
1	550–600	575	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	651	397.50	397.50
11	750–800	786	339.00	339.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	615.00	615.00
2	350–400	370	565.00–575.00	569.93
2	400–450	418	495.00–500.00	497.46
5	450–500	474	455.00–500.00	474.60
2	500–550	530	420.00–430.00	425.09
2	550–600	583	380.00–390.00	384.89
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	710	340.00–350.00	344.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	288	495.00–550.00	523.22
2	300–350	338	400.00–425.00	412.59
5	350–400	378	480.00–520.00	495.61
3	400–450	415	445.00–480.00	466.55
1	500–550	540	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	650	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	715	330.00–335.00	332.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,095	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	161.00	161.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,234.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	3,200.00	3,200.00

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

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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