Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2025-06-17

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 17
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 202▼ 96 vs year ago 267 · −36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 22▲ 2 vs year ago 35 · +5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 15▲ 29 vs year ago 6 · +483.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.70/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −35.40 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.
Average price
$310.70
4 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.73
vs MS average
−23.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500330.001,6501thin
Medium and Large 2530304.261,6133thin
One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about $37 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 sale4 hd
310.70
—
MS average14 barns · 369 hd
315.42
−4.73
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−23.42
This barn, trailing median12 sales
346.10
−35.40
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
421380340300median 346.1004/0707/1408/2509/2910/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,663185.543,0858thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,378151.302,0853thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,142150.281,71613

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,555$2,8082thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,6432thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$2,5164thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)695$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,99610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,044$2,9446
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)713$1,5752thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3861
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385372.18/cwt360.00–385.001,4332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438348.50/cwt215.00–385.001,5268
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523332.46/cwt330.00–335.001,7392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1371
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235375.00/cwt375.00–375.008811
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415332.78/cwt310.00–345.001,3816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470336.67/cwt330.00–340.001,5823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488320.03/cwt315.00–325.001,5622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530304.26/cwt297.50–310.001,6133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610266.31/cwt262.50–270.001,6242
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,99110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668268.75/cwt267.50–270.001,7952
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,9661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750267.50/cwt265.00–270.002,0062
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8231
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330437.42/cwt435.00–440.001,4432
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335413.82/cwt400.00–425.001,3864
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355422.54/cwt420.00–425.001,5002
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368400.10/cwt395.00–405.001,4722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414366.03/cwt355.00–380.001,5154
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420395.24/cwt390.00–400.001,6602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471357.49/cwt350.00–365.001,6844
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471341.18/cwt335.00–345.001,6074
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7421
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531312.41/cwt300.00–325.001,6595
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568312.53/cwt310.00–315.001,7752
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568283.87/cwt275.00–292.501,6122
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7031
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678266.28/cwt265.00–267.501,8052
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8861
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8191
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,338162.93/cwt152.00–170.002,1802
Bulls——1,731191.49/cwt188.00–197.003,3155
Bulls——1,970201.00/cwt201.00–201.003,9601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,172151.47/cwt146.00–157.001,77510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378151.30/cwt150.00–154.002,0853
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 16951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0902,643.12/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2312,516.24/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5552,807.88/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8082
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19912,822.30/head2,500.00–3,100.002,8225
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0252,586.99/head2,450.00–2,800.002,5873
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3103,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3323,171.21/head2,500.00–3,550.003,1717
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 17131,575.26/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5752
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1975147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4331

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.