Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher. Stock cows sold real good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.02/cwt on 6 head, down $7.48 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +29.72 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$455.02

▼ 7.48 vs prior sale

6 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$49.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.87

vs MS average

−33.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	480.00	2,434	3thin
Medium and Large 1	549	430.05	2,360	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.95/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.67, low $369.50, median $425.30 across 13 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

455.02

—

MS average13 barns · 229 hd

462.90

−7.87

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−33.33

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

+29.72

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	1,643	198.20	3,256	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	175.25	2,488	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	168.34	1,759	8thin

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)	1,253	$4,115	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$3,490	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$3,099	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$3,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,830	$6,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,466	$5,518	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,242	$4,783	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	420.07/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	5,734.23/head	4,700.00–6,900.00	5,734	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	427.68/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,694	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	617.50/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,832	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,830	6,000.00/head	6,000.00–6,000.00	6,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,809	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	575.28/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	313.08/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	532.14/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,676	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	3,906.44/head	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,906	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	3,662.03/head	2,500.00–5,300.00	3,662	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	5,660.48/head	5,400.00–5,850.00	5,660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	4,909.47/head	4,600.00–5,200.00	4,909	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	883	227.80/cwt	195.00–255.00	2,011	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	527.54/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,205	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	482.57/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,485	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	888	293.61/cwt	277.50–310.00	2,607	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	4,114.77/head	3,500.00–4,600.00	4,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	4,237.77/head	3,500.00–4,900.00	4,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	384.93/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,598	2
Bulls	—	—	1,170	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	381.32/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	470.55/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,235	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	2,339.18/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	430.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	532.89/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,950	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	486.77/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,253	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	171.82/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,838	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	184.08/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,526	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	166.41/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,441	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	214.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	4,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,847	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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 152Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 12Year ago 38

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher. Stock cows sold real good.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	195.00–255.00	227.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,650.00	2,650.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	277.50–310.00	293.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,500	4,700.00–6,900.00	5,734.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,906.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	5,400.00–5,850.00	5,660.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	4,600.00–5,200.00	4,909.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,830	6,000.00	6,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,665	222.00	222.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,393	2,500.00–5,300.00	3,662.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	3,500.00–4,600.00	4,114.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,390	3,500.00–4,900.00	4,237.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,339.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	270.00	270.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	3,100.00	3,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	255	645.00	645.00
2	300–350	320	610.00–625.00	617.50
2	350–400	350	580.00	580.00
4	400–450	418	520.00–535.00	527.54
1	450–500	450	530.00	530.00
2	500–550	515	475.00–490.00	482.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	545.00–600.00	575.28
8	350–400	366	500.00–565.00	532.89
5	400–450	416	450.00–515.00	486.77
4	450–500	475	450.00–490.00	470.55
3	650–700	670	300.00–325.00	313.08
1	750–800	755	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	558	415.00–425.00	420.07
2	600–650	630	420.00–435.00	427.68
2	650–700	675	380.00–390.00	384.93
1	750–800	755	385.00	385.00
1	800–850	805	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	507	480.00	480.00
4	650–700	660	411.00	411.00
12	700–750	724	388.00	388.00
19	800–850	816	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	625.00	625.00
2	600–650	638	375.00–387.50	381.32
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	315	525.00–540.00	532.14
1	350–400	360	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	640	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	387.50	387.50
5	650–700	651	360.00	360.00
3	850–900	863	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	310	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	413	425.00–435.00	430.09
1	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	620	315.00–320.00	317.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	191.00	191.00
2	—	1,873	210.00–220.00	214.89
1	—	1,655	172.00	172.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	144.00	144.00
7	—	1,070	167.00–178.00	171.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	181.00–187.00	184.08
3	—	1,467	160.00–176.00	166.41

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

Steers · 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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