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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 29

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

303 head

▲ 202 vs last sale 101▲ 86 vs year ago 217 · +39.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 1 vs year ago 16 · −6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 9▲ 7 vs year ago 10 · +70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $30 to $15 lower. Heifers sold $5 - $20 higher, $35 higher in spots. Slaughter sold steady.

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 $336.07/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −43.23 against this barn's trailing median of $379.30.

Average price

$336.07

7 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$62.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs MS average

−38.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	345.00	1,953	6thin
Medium and Large 1	590	282.50	1,667	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.50/cwt here — about $286 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale7 hd

336.07

—

MS average12 barns · 240 hd

341.33

−5.26

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−38.36

This barn, trailing median17 sales

379.30

−43.23

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	1,385	159.81	2,213	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	141.00	1,985	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	130.93	1,413	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)	977	$2,195	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	841	$2,268	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$2,030	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	472.57/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,290	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	395.14/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,423	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,801	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	313.82/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,459	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	350.71/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,669	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,953	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,667	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,815	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	286.23/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,783	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	330.46/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,105	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,077	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,241	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	269.75/cwt	269.75–269.75	2,412	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	258.75/cwt	258.75–258.75	2,427	56
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,438	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	798	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	379.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,417	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	328.09/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,224	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,428	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	329.87/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,527	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	315.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,537	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	326.85/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,687	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	309.22/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,617	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	280.36/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,587	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	311.27/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,774	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,645	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	263.76/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,770	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	427.38/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,368	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	347.50/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,268	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	400.91/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,700	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	436.63/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,921	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	352.74/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,640	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	318.24/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,512	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,735	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	322.86/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,711	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,818	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	295.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,697	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	273.75/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,725	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	149.52/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	175.50/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,975	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	113.77/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,104	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,640	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,822	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,153	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	828	2,340.34/head	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,340	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	850	1,813.97/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,814	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	880	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	2,246.65/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,247	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	845	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	977	2,195.39/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,195	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

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 Apr 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 101Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 9Year ago 10

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $30 to $15 lower. Heifers sold $5 - $20 higher, $35 higher in spots. Slaughter sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	373	375.00–385.00	379.97
4	400–450	420	335.00–345.00	339.96
3	450–500	463	325.00–335.00	329.87
4	500–550	516	325.00–330.00	326.85
2	550–600	570	310.00–312.50	311.27
2	600–650	615	267.50	267.50
4	650–700	671	262.50–267.50	263.76
1	700–750	735	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	315.00–340.00	328.09
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	488	310.00–320.00	315.03
3	500–550	523	292.50–317.50	309.22
5	550–600	566	267.50–290.00	280.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	397.50	397.50
6	550–600	566	345.00	345.00
17	600–650	637	327.50–345.00	330.46
9	800–850	821	273.00	273.00
58	850–900	894	269.75	269.75
56	900–950	938	258.75	258.75
2	1050–1100	1,060	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	465.00–480.00	472.57
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	360	390.00–400.00	395.14
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	476	345.00–355.00	350.71
1	550–600	590	282.50	282.50
2	600–650	610	295.00–300.00	297.46
1	700–750	710	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	465	280.00–335.00	313.82
2	600–650	623	285.00–287.50	286.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	320	425.00–430.00	427.38
3	400–450	440	430.00–445.00	436.63
2	450–500	465	345.00–360.00	352.74
2	500–550	503	340.00–350.00	345.02
2	550–600	555	325.00–330.00	327.50
2	600–650	630	272.50–275.00	273.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	325.00–370.00	347.50
5	400–450	424	380.00–425.00	400.91
2	450–500	475	300.00–335.00	318.24
7	500–550	530	315.00–330.00	322.86
2	550–600	575	290.00–300.00	295.13

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,246.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,813.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	828	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,340.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	1	—	845	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	977	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,195.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	149.00–150.00	149.52
1	—	1,165	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,695	170.00–180.00	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,455	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	112.00–116.00	113.77
3	—	1,152	140.00–145.00	142.37

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.