Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2025-09-09

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 9
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
237 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 160▼ 9 vs year ago 246 · −3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 32▼ 1 vs year ago 23 · −4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 17▼ 5 vs year ago 21 · −23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $355.83/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −23.47 against this barn's trailing median of $379.30.
Average price
$355.83
19 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,995
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−35.06
vs MS average
−57.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538369.971,9904thin
Medium and Large 1-2588362.202,1306thin
Medium and Large 2552345.301,9079thin
One grade step is worth $24.66/cwt here — about $83 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 sale19 hd
355.83
—
MS average13 barns · 436 hd
390.89
−35.06
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
−57.69
This barn, trailing median17 sales
379.30
−23.47
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—Average1,835192.003,5231thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,173153.731,80311
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,410152.242,1466thin

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)1,336$3,1464thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$2,4284thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,308$3,3002thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,6381
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380444.87/cwt440.00–450.001,6912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420407.50/cwt390.00–425.001,7122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428434.84/cwt430.00–445.001,8614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479370.80/cwt360.00–375.001,7766
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483388.31/cwt385.00–395.001,8763
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508374.93/cwt370.00–380.001,9052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531351.01/cwt325.00–360.001,8645
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0732
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579338.17/cwt332.50–340.001,9584
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588362.20/cwt362.20–362.202,1306
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600356.67/cwt350.00–360.002,1403
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610334.10/cwt325.00–340.002,0386
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617354.94/cwt350.00–357.502,1909
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680339.49/cwt339.00–340.002,3092
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685320.83/cwt312.50–325.002,1983
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712320.29/cwt315.00–325.002,2803
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,1581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3581
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390387.40/cwt380.00–395.001,5112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474361.29/cwt360.00–365.001,7134
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8461
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1092
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625310.12/cwt300.00–315.001,9383
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2403
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,3056
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710327.52/cwt325.00–330.002,3252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,2761
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,4151
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6671
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2342458.37/cwt440.00–470.001,5683
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362444.95/cwt435.00–450.001,6113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430357.94/cwt320.00–395.001,5392
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485393.30/cwt390.00–400.001,9083
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488364.76/cwt325.00–385.001,7804
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581347.44/cwt340.00–350.002,0194
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1781
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,835192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,5231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162151.48/cwt146.00–155.001,7609
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,223163.85/cwt160.00–167.502,0042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,372158.23/cwt157.00–160.002,1713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,447146.25/cwt140.00–154.002,1163
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,890212.00/cwt212.00–212.004,0071
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1808190.39/cwt177.50–200.001,5382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3083,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1312,427.62/head2,150.00–2,650.002,4284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3363,146.49/head2,800.00–3,400.003,1464

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.