Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-06-16

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 16
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
211 vs last sale 276 106 vs year ago 171 · 62.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
9 vs last sale 15 31 vs year ago 37 · 83.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
5 vs last sale 8 32 vs year ago 35 · 91.4%
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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $411.39/cwt on 7 head, up $26.60 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 7 comparable sales and sits +6.92 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.
Average price
$411.39
26.60 vs prior sale
7 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.56
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524415.002,1754thin
Medium and Large 1557406.572,2653thin
One grade step is worth $8.43/cwt here — about −$90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales
441417394371median 404.4701/0602/2405/1907/0707/14
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 sale7 hd
411.39
MS average13 barns · 118 hd
403.83
+7.56
This barn, trailing median7 sales
404.47
+6.92
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,130159.001,7971thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,390169.002,3491thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,095150.701,6503thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,8501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$1,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,195161.05/cwt155.00–167.001,9252
CowsLean 85-90%895130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1641
Bulls1,130159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,7971
CowsBoner 80-85%1,390169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,3491
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5931
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500455480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1841
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3031
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1531
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4101
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500453445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0162
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650610383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,3364
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573404.85/cwt400.00–410.002,3202
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400358554.97/cwt550.00–560.001,9872
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0451
Stock CowsMedium and Large 18901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365487.16/cwt475.00–500.001,7782
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478421.80/cwt395.00–445.002,0166
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513417.44/cwt415.00–420.002,1412
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450410515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1122
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350313567.44/cwt560.00–575.001,7762
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328549.81/cwt545.00–555.001,8032
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3831
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550524415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1754
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540387.48/cwt385.00–390.002,0922
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9261
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275502.09/cwt495.00–510.001,3812
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
BullsMedium and Large 1940295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7731
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300255475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400388472.55/cwt470.00–475.001,8332

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.