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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.24/cwt on 28 head, up $21.91 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +1.94 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$427.24

▲ 21.91 vs prior sale

28 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$37.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.11

vs MS average

−32.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	433.73	2,364	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	432.15	2,454	20
Medium and Large 2	588	396.22	2,330	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.51/cwt here — about $34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

427.24

—

MS average10 barns · 378 hd

434.36

−7.11

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−32.24

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

+1.94

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	—	High	1,788	207.50	3,709	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	167.91	1,899	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	158.00	2,236	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,697	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	536.78/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	487.66/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	492.98/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	428.09/cwt	424.00–435.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	537.20/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	389.94/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	487.51/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	400.22/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	443.79/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	476.59/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	377.56/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	425.02/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,832	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,518	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,895	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	167.16/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,825	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	179.98/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,430	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,697.30/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,697	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	458.95/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	467.50/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	421.60/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	477.49/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	424.87/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	499.71/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	409.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	362.45/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	483.61/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	390.42/cwt	377.50–399.00	2,639	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	396.22/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,552	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	446.81/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	363.16/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	530.08/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	477.53/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	417.00/cwt	407.50–427.00	2,435	14

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 0Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 9

Compared to sale two weeks ago: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	530.00–545.00	536.78
2	300–350	318	530.00–545.00	537.20
2	350–400	358	480.00–495.00	487.66
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	458	424.00–435.00	428.09
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	563	390.00–410.00	400.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	480.00–520.00	499.71
5	350–400	379	435.00–460.00	446.81
7	400–450	427	415.00–430.00	424.87
4	450–500	468	400.00–415.00	409.91
3	500–550	522	362.00–365.00	363.16
2	550–600	588	350.00–375.00	362.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	417.50	417.50
8	500–550	543	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	571	410.00	410.00
4	650–700	673	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	530	467.50	467.50
14	550–600	584	407.50–427.00	417.00
12	600–650	609	419.00	419.00
18	650–700	676	377.50–399.00	390.42
2	700–750	725	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	565.00	565.00
2	400–450	428	485.00–490.00	487.51
4	450–500	460	475.00–485.00	477.53
2	500–550	525	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	565	420.00–425.00	422.46
2	600–650	628	385.00–395.00	389.94
1	650–700	680	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	525.00–535.00	530.08
2	450–500	465	465.00–470.00	467.50
4	550–600	588	390.00–400.00	396.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	595.00	595.00
2	300–350	333	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
5	400–450	419	490.00–500.00	492.98
3	450–500	472	475.00–480.00	476.59
4	500–550	515	440.00–450.00	443.79
2	550–600	553	420.00–430.00	425.02
2	600–650	615	375.00–380.00	377.56
1	650–700	670	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	378	470.00–505.00	483.61
8	400–450	431	470.00–485.00	477.49
5	450–500	477	440.00–465.00	458.95
6	500–550	526	380.00–435.00	421.60
2	550–600	568	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	4,000.00	4,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	250.00	250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,697.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	3,350.00	3,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,900	205.00	205.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	160.00–175.00	167.16
1	—	810	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,350	179.00–181.00	179.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	158.00	158.00

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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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

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