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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 15

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

212 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 184▼ 142 vs year ago 354 · −40.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 15▼ 24 vs year ago 52 · −46.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $303.60/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −42.50 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$303.60

14 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$28.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.59

vs MS average

−35.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	317.94	1,706	7thin
Medium and Large 2	566	289.25	1,636	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.69/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale14 hd

303.60

—

MS average14 barns · 435 hd

321.18

−17.59

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−35.14

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

−42.50

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	1,452	174.01	2,526	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	150.05	2,071	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	141.99	1,474	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,524	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,365	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,334	$2,196	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,190	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	353.26/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,643	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,855	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	338.26/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,766	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,939	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	305.02/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,095	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,139	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	427.32/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,316	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,353	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	389.86/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,403	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	350.22/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,282	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,492	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	345.03/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,566	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	320.56/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,523	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	319.07/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,669	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	299.81/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,589	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	315.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,796	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	285.03/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,653	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,223	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	384.32/cwt	345.00–420.00	1,449	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	429.99/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,630	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	368.63/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,563	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	415.06/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,785	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	377.34/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,736	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	345.25/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,671	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,796	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	319.73/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,653	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,750	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	287.61/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,898	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,118	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	—	1,632	187.01/cwt	181.00–194.00	3,052	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	132.19/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,311	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	146.44/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,551	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	150.05/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,071	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	938	2,364.80/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,365	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	2,523.89/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,524	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,189.77/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,190	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,334	2,196.44/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,196	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	785	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 184Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 15Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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	268	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	308	420.00–435.00	427.32
2	350–400	360	385.00–395.00	389.86
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	454	340.00–355.00	345.03
5	500–550	523	315.00–325.00	319.07
2	550–600	570	310.00–320.00	315.13
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	760	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	442	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	366	300.00–375.00	350.22
8	450–500	475	315.00–325.00	320.56
2	500–550	530	290.00–310.00	299.81
5	550–600	580	250.00–300.00	285.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	522	335.00–345.00	338.26
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	687	300.00–315.00	305.02
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	498	372.50	372.50
20	550–600	584	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	465	350.00–360.00	353.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
5	350–400	379	425.00–440.00	429.99
2	400–450	430	410.00–420.00	415.06
2	450–500	460	370.00–385.00	377.34
2	500–550	513	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	660	280.00–295.00	287.61
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	985	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	377	345.00–420.00	384.32
6	400–450	424	325.00–385.00	368.63
6	450–500	484	325.00–365.00	345.25
3	500–550	517	310.00–325.00	319.73
2	550–600	560	310.00–315.00	312.50
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	938	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,364.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,523.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,189.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,334	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,196.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	181.00–194.00	187.01
1	—	910	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	992	125.00–139.00	132.19
11	—	1,059	140.00–153.00	146.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	146.00–157.00	150.05

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.