Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2025-08-05

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 5
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 108▲ 124 vs year ago 117 · +106.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 10▲ 4 vs year ago 28 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 16 · +31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.88/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −17.22 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.
Average price
$328.88
21 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,812
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.10
vs MS average
−21.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546338.911,84912thin
Medium and Large 2558315.501,7629thin
One grade step is worth $23.42/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd
328.88
—
MS average14 barns · 362 hd
333.98
−5.10
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−21.69
This barn, trailing median12 sales
346.10
−17.22
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

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—Average1,750197.133,4505thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,131157.481,78119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,364154.572,1084thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$3,0702thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$2,8173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$1,8001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,115$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$3,8774thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,1502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$2,0001thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340430.07/cwt425.00–435.001,4622
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415405.18/cwt400.00–410.001,6812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435389.89/cwt385.00–395.001,6962
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475383.72/cwt380.00–385.001,8234
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509377.48/cwt370.00–385.001,9214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568353.44/cwt350.00–360.002,0085
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575332.50/cwt325.00–340.001,9122
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610332.50/cwt330.00–335.002,0282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613355.01/cwt350.00–360.002,1763
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1293
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660337.39/cwt330.00–345.002,2272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0231
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9781
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2271
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263349.05/cwt317.50–380.009182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370387.30/cwt380.00–395.001,4332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382364.65/cwt355.00–375.001,3933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440328.85/cwt320.00–337.501,4472
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465362.45/cwt360.00–365.001,6852
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473340.99/cwt325.00–347.501,6135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521336.63/cwt330.00–345.001,7546
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535312.62/cwt300.00–325.001,6732
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565316.32/cwt250.00–330.001,7877
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570341.20/cwt335.00–345.001,9456
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9867
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613316.91/cwt295.00–332.501,9434
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2441
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365450.00/cwt445.00–460.001,6434
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373418.86/cwt405.00–435.001,5624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425417.59/cwt415.00–420.001,7752
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426391.54/cwt375.00–400.001,6687
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478348.69/cwt300.00–365.001,6677
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480378.79/cwt375.00–380.001,8184
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505377.43/cwt370.00–385.001,9062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512344.98/cwt325.00–360.001,7663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571344.16/cwt340.00–350.001,9656
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573329.93/cwt325.00–335.001,8902
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623318.27/cwt312.00–325.001,9832
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630307.46/cwt305.00–310.001,9372
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2231
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,680193.72/cwt190.00–196.003,2543
Bulls——1,855202.25/cwt200.00–204.003,7522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027145.02/cwt140.00–149.001,4896
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170161.38/cwt155.00–166.001,88811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,230173.43/cwt171.00–176.002,1332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,364154.57/cwt148.00–157.002,1084
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2753,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3083,836.05/head3,700.00–3,900.003,8363
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3154,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3753,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1783,069.96/head2,750.00–3,300.003,0702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2672,816.97/head2,500.00–3,300.002,8173
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,065172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,8321

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.