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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

168 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 288▼ 7 vs year ago 175 · −4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 5▼ 8 vs year ago 23 · −34.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 16 vs year ago 25 · −64.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $2 - $20 higher . Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.08/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −70.01 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$276.08

18 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$29.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs MS average

−28.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	291.00	1,478	7thin
Medium and Large 1	523	280.00	1,465	3thin
Medium and Large 2	526	261.56	1,376	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.44/cwt here — about $102 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

276.08

—

MS average13 barns · 387 hd

282.79

−6.71

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−28.94

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

−70.01

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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $313.86, median $346.10 across 12 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	1,614	171.23	2,764	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	149.28	2,239	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	134.78	1,575	5thin

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)	1,000	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,484	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,642	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	317.71/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,668	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	295.35/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,683	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,819	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	326.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,886	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	307.77/cwt	300.00–315.00	862	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	346.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,151	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,317	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	347.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,303	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	321.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,222	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	307.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,455	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	287.77/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,376	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,478	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	261.56/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,376	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,481	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	357.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,174	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	386.70/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,307	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	384.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,424	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,501	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	318.18/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,534	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	292.59/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,413	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,578	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,674	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,614	171.23/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,764	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,288	139.72/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,800	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,131	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	149.92/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,294	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,176	171.38/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,015	4

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 288Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 25

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $2 - $20 higher . Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	300.00–315.00	307.77
3	300–350	332	340.00–355.00	346.76
2	350–400	375	340.00–355.00	347.50
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	307.70
2	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	310.00–330.00	321.58
2	450–500	478	280.00–295.00	287.77
8	500–550	526	245.00–275.00	261.56
1	750–800	790	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	355.00	355.00
4	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
7	500–550	508	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	509	322.50	322.50
3	550–600	573	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	525	310.00–325.00	317.71
3	550–600	577	320.00–330.00	326.82
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	570	275.00–315.00	295.35
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	385.00–390.00	386.70
3	350–400	370	380.00–390.00	384.91
3	400–450	435	340.00–350.00	344.96
3	450–500	482	315.00–325.00	318.18
1	500–550	505	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	350.00–365.00	357.90
2	450–500	483	275.00–310.00	292.59
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,135	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	4	—	1,176	166.00–173.00	171.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,530	144.00–156.00	149.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,288	134.00–143.00	139.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	163.00–176.00	171.23

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.