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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 25

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 209 vs last sale 79▲ 69 vs year ago 219 · +31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 16▼ 17 vs year ago 22 · −77.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder cattle sold $5 - $30 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $10 - $15 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.05/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −80.25 against this barn's trailing median of $379.30.

Average price

$299.05

8 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$16.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.66

vs MS average

−49.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	311.19	1,743	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	295.00	1,611	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.19/cwt here — about $132 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

299.05

—

MS average10 barns · 146 hd

324.71

−25.66

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−49.19

This barn, trailing median17 sales

379.30

−80.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.50, low $332.31, median $379.30 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,762	172.44	3,038	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	140.00	1,540	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,125	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,107	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,605	$3,300	1thin

Every lot

51 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	318.13/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,517	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,536	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	311.19/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,743	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,712	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	251.93/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,867	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,885	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,096	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	869	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,107	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	941	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	359.29/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,006	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,028	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	328.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,090	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	297.20/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,115	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	327.03/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,233	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	320.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,306	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	308.12/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,411	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	258.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,349	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	253.81/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,485	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,697	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	398.39/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,115	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	379.85/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,235	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	340.08/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,105	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	377.36/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,400	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	347.95/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,340	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,446	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	318.54/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,507	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	346.71/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,657	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	357.68/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,835	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	294.56/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,511	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,664	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,762	172.44/cwt	165.00–177.00	3,038	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,540	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,712	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	2,106.74/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,107	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,125.07/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,125	3

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 79Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 16Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 10

Compared to last weeks sale feeder cattle sold $5 - $30 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $10 - $15 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	539	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
9	600–650	640	267.50	267.50
38	700–750	741	240.00–257.50	251.93
4	750–800	754	250.00	250.00
61	800–850	825	254.00	254.00
9	850–900	869	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	310.00–330.00	318.13
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	560	305.00–317.50	311.19
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	265	355.00	355.00
3	300–350	300	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	780	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	375	290.00–305.00	297.20
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	458	290.00–320.00	308.12
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	352.00–365.00	359.29
3	300–350	332	325.00–335.00	328.37
5	350–400	377	325.00–330.00	327.03
2	400–450	408	315.00–325.00	320.09
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	522	250.00–265.00	258.34
2	550–600	585	250.00–257.50	253.81
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	370.00–430.00	398.39
4	300–350	325	300.00–360.00	340.08
2	350–400	385	330.00–365.00	347.95
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	473	300.00–335.00	318.54
2	500–550	513	265.00–325.00	294.56
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	325	375.00–385.00	379.85
4	350–400	371	375.00–385.00	377.36
2	400–450	413	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	478	340.00–355.00	346.71
2	500–550	513	350.00–365.00	357.68
2	600–650	628	260.00–270.00	264.90

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	167.00	167.00

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)	2	—	965	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,106.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,125.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,605	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	165.00–177.00	172.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	140.00	140.00

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.