Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $425.63/cwt on 8 head, up $3.85 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 7 comparable sales and sits +21.16 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$425.63

▲ 3.85 vs prior sale

8 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	436.62	2,410	3thin
Medium and Large 2	559	419.03	2,342	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd

425.63

—

MS average13 barns · 79 hd

429.69

−4.06

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

+21.16

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	1,820	200.00	3,640	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,434	175.14	2,511	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,189	171.75	2,042	15

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)	1,135	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$3,183	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$2,756	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	400–450	400	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	498.88/cwt	445.00–535.00	2,140	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	525.77/cwt	475.00–580.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	587.02/cwt	575.00–605.00	1,972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	479.84/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	524.63/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	642.23/cwt	635.00–650.00	2,087	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	178.77/cwt	173.00–187.00	2,240	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	163.73/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,827	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	166.71/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	181.46/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,542	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	610.00/cwt	605.00–615.00	2,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	410.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,419	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	3,183.37/head	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	661.71/cwt	655.00–665.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	454.93/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,756.37/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,756	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	454.90/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	357.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	522.47/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	484.80/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,794	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,323	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 133Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 36Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 29Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	655.00–665.00	661.71
6	300–350	325	635.00–650.00	642.23
2	350–400	350	605.00–615.00	610.00
1	400–450	400	555.00	555.00
1	450–500	460	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	533	450.00–460.00	454.93
1	550–600	590	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	620	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	285	640.00	640.00
5	300–350	336	575.00–605.00	587.02
5	350–400	363	475.00–580.00	525.77
7	400–450	429	445.00–535.00	498.88
2	450–500	465	475.00–485.00	479.84
3	500–550	538	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	590	400.00–420.00	410.08
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	575.00	575.00
2	350–400	370	480.00–490.00	484.80
3	400–450	422	450.00–460.00	454.90
1	450–500	485	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	509	410.00–415.00	412.52
1	550–600	575	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	660	350.00–365.00	357.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	485.00	485.00
4	500–550	531	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	495.00–540.00	524.63
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	438	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	740.00	740.00
2	400–450	410	520.00–525.00	522.47
1	450–500	495	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	500	485.00	485.00
1	600–650	620	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	417.50	417.50
3	700–750	700	375.00	375.00
6	750–800	754	350.00	350.00
3	800–850	837	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,253	173.00–187.00	178.77
7	—	1,116	158.00–169.00	163.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	164.00–170.00	166.71
4	—	1,401	179.00–184.00	181.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	200.00	200.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,173	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,183.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,138	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,756.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

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