Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2025-05-27

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 27
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 239▲ 78 vs year ago 215 · +36.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 20▲ 7 vs year ago 11 · +63.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 9▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady. Heifers sold mixed lower $10 to higher $15. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $12 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $335.08/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −44.22 against this barn's trailing median of $379.30.
Average price
$335.08
6 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,796
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.77
vs MS average
−39.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520347.621,8084thin
Medium and Large 2568310.001,7612thin
One grade step is worth $37.62/cwt here — about $47 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
335.08
—
MS average11 barns · 259 hd
335.85
−0.77
National average120 barns · 5,578 hd
374.14
−39.06
This barn, trailing median17 sales
379.30
−44.22
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
477424371318median 379.3003/2406/0208/0409/2210/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,814180.253,2694thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,355150.402,0388thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,820142.002,5841thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,334$2,84919
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$2,63511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,2312thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,557$3,9205
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,451$3,61821
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,620$3,5001thin

Every lot

69 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6191
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467386.70/cwt385.00–390.001,8063
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510351.83/cwt345.00–360.001,7943
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6171
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618311.27/cwt310.00–312.501,9242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675271.23/cwt270.00–272.501,8312
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,01712
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2849266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,25853
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,35756
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363380.02/cwt375.00–385.001,3793
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377357.41/cwt340.00–370.001,3475
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413350.03/cwt345.00–355.001,4462
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478334.97/cwt325.00–345.001,6013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515360.10/cwt355.00–365.001,8552
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527313.32/cwt310.00–315.001,6513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6241
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,6986
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621270.01/cwt265.00–275.001,6774
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8875
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,01710
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328443.35/cwt435.00–450.001,4543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337414.93/cwt400.00–430.001,3983
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377425.02/cwt420.00–430.001,6023
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385390.13/cwt380.00–400.001,5022
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410381.28/cwt365.00–395.001,5634
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415405.06/cwt400.00–410.001,6812
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450374.50/cwt369.00–380.001,6852
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477344.43/cwt335.00–355.001,6437
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508347.49/cwt345.00–350.001,7652
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635280.00/cwt275.00–285.001,7782
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8031
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6431
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8791
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,2371
Bulls——1,853176.67/cwt173.00–180.003,2743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275160.55/cwt160.00–161.002,0472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363151.03/cwt148.00–155.002,0594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418138.99/cwt138.00–140.001,9712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,820142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,5841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4273,705.41/head3,100.00–4,000.003,70516
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5273,337.79/head3,000.00–3,500.003,3385
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5683,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0832,231.18/head1,900.00–2,500.002,2312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2932,634.97/head2,500.00–2,800.002,63511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,295174.12/cwt167.00–178.002,2553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3342,848.73/head2,500.00–3,000.002,84919
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,385179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4791
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1995183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,060185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9611

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.