Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.41/cwt on 5 head, down $6.04 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 11 comparable sales and sits +8.18 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$362.41

▼ 6.04 vs prior sale

5 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$20.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.08

vs MS average

−51.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	375.00	2,109	2thin
Medium and Large 2	542	354.02	1,918	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $192 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

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $316.92, median $354.24 across 11 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 sale5 hd

362.41

—

MS average14 barns · 199 hd

386.49

−24.08

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−51.37

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

+8.18

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	1,663	190.86	3,174	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,405	170.00	2,389	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	166.00	1,444	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	340	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	397.48/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	458.06/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	374.46/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	391.97/cwt	330.00–465.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	368.53/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	442.41/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	442.05/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	406.30/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	364.95/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	331.46/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	420.08/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	366.32/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	405.14/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	190.86/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,174	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,444	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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 124Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	370	535.00	535.00
1	450–500	455	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	565	395.00–400.00	397.48
1	600–650	605	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	695	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	482	350.00–435.00	405.14
2	500–550	538	355.00–375.00	364.95
2	550–600	588	350.00–382.50	366.32
2	600–650	625	300.00–365.00	331.46
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	385	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	480	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	450.00–475.00	458.06
1	500–550	505	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	415	440.00–445.00	442.41
2	450–500	463	415.00–425.00	420.08
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	343	330.00–465.00	391.97
2	350–400	373	435.00–450.00	442.05
2	400–450	423	385.00–430.00	406.30
2	450–500	465	350.00–400.00	374.46
2	500–550	525	365.00–372.00	368.53
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	180.00–195.00	190.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	166.00	166.00

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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