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 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits −6.04 against this barn's trailing median of $368.46.

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

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 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 median9 sales

368.46

−6.04

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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