Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2025-09-16

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 16
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 237▼ 22 vs year ago 321 · −6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 22▼ 11 vs year ago 25 · −44.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 6 vs year ago 16 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Heifers sold 7.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $362.26/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −17.04 against this barn's trailing median of $379.30.
Average price
$362.26
21 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$39.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.44
vs MS average
−42.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562364.822,05017thin
Medium and Large 1545360.171,9643thin
Medium and Large 2570325.001,8531thin
One grade step is worth $39.82/cwt here — about $197 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 sale21 hd
362.26
—
MS average13 barns · 416 hd
378.70
−16.44
National average165 barns · 10,728 hd
404.64
−42.38
This barn, trailing median17 sales
379.30
−17.04
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—Low1,040144.001,4981thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,472160.432,3614thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,063145.471,5468thin

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
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,565$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,137$3,7495
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$3,4114thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328452.52/cwt450.00–455.001,4842
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369422.39/cwt415.00–425.001,5594
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6144
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428453.41/cwt442.50–464.501,94112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460365.01/cwt360.00–370.001,6794
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478363.81/cwt345.00–390.001,7397
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523367.75/cwt360.00–375.001,9232
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned559350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9575
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,08912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0361
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612354.80/cwt340.00–375.002,1713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619361.58/cwt357.00–365.002,23823
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned619345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1365
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned679345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3434
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4216
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688323.76/cwt322.50–325.002,2272
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2174
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3361
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4354
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328442.40/cwt440.00–445.001,4512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5253
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381386.09/cwt370.00–395.001,4715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6193
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432368.07/cwt365.00–370.001,5905
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483329.38/cwt320.00–337.501,5914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513313.82/cwt300.00–327.501,6102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520344.81/cwt340.00–350.001,7932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613327.49/cwt325.00–330.002,0082
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628307.47/cwt300.00–315.001,9312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1355
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668293.72/cwt292.50–295.001,9622
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9531
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1231
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3001
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1190615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,1691
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,3691
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3342
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325430.25/cwt400.00–465.001,3988
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328482.60/cwt480.00–485.001,5832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6382
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371410.61/cwt365.00–425.001,5237
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414392.58/cwt380.00–400.001,6256
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417416.68/cwt410.00–420.001,7383
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465371.21/cwt365.00–380.001,7264
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478350.80/cwt325.00–360.001,6776
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528329.93/cwt300.00–345.001,7424
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529354.98/cwt350.00–360.001,8784
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563342.51/cwt340.00–345.001,9282
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593326.67/cwt325.00–330.001,9373
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622313.71/cwt310.00–316.001,9513
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,040144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,7231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063151.95/cwt147.00–159.001,6154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063131.15/cwt128.00–136.001,3943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385166.10/cwt163.00–169.002,3002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,558154.75/cwt150.00–159.002,4112
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1453,614.56/head2,500.00–4,050.003,6153
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1593,686.08/head3,400.00–3,800.003,6864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.