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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 23

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 299▼ 58 vs year ago 321 · −18.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 4 vs year ago 18 · +22.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 10▲ 39 vs year ago 8 · +487.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 2.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 15.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 - 7.00 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 $331.09/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −15.01 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$331.09

23 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.11

vs MS average

−34.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	342.81	1,883	7thin
Medium and Large 2	534	325.96	1,740	16thin

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale23 hd

331.09

—

MS average14 barns · 320 hd

344.19

−13.11

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−34.76

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

−15.01

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	—	Low	1,559	180.67	2,816	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	150.44	2,076	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	140.23	1,434	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,812	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,582	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,091	$2,422	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,247	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,745	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$1,500	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	378.39/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,956	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	349.00/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,968	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,261	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	356.89/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,163	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,208	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,338	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,471	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	334.86/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,428	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,690	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	445.09/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,237	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	401.55/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,317	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	379.96/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,273	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	367.53/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,341	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	388.92/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,435	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	345.02/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,470	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	388.55/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,679	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	376.18/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,712	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	350.10/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,631	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	354.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,846	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	329.36/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,749	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	326.66/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,921	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	289.14/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,772	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	322.54/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,984	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,122	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	273.45/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,854	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,153	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,815	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,632	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	481.64/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,541	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	392.15/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,467	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	443.38/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,685	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	432.55/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,765	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	385.53/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,642	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	409.16/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,907	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	371.63/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,758	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	350.68/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,817	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,937	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	329.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,874	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	348.80/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,999	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	334.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,065	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,033	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,461	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	169.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,321	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	187.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,133	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	129.43/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,268	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	145.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,520	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	150.44/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,076	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,265	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,690	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	905	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,399.43/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,399	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	2,952.33/head	2,400.00–3,500.00	2,952	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	900	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	2,581.82/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,582	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,091	2,422.18/head	2,050.00–2,950.00	2,422	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	2,812.14/head	2,000.00–3,350.00	2,812	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,246.94/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,247	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 299Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 10Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Steers sold 2.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 15.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	455.00–510.00	481.64
8	350–400	374	350.00–425.00	392.15
7	400–450	426	370.00–405.00	385.53
10	450–500	473	345.00–395.00	371.63
4	500–550	518	342.50–360.00	350.68
2	550–600	568	325.00–335.00	329.89
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	760	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	305	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	380	435.00–450.00	443.38
2	400–450	408	430.00–435.00	432.55
6	450–500	466	405.00–415.00	409.16
2	500–550	520	370.00–375.00	372.52
2	550–600	573	347.50–350.00	348.80
3	600–650	618	330.00–340.00	334.19
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	775	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	517	375.00–385.00	378.39
5	550–600	564	347.50–350.00	349.00
4	600–650	606	350.00–362.50	356.89
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	725	330.00–340.00	334.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	375.00	375.00
5	650–700	668	350.00	350.00
11	700–750	704	351.00	351.00
5	800–850	815	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	470	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	328	395.00–410.00	401.55
4	350–400	369	385.00–400.00	388.92
3	400–450	432	380.00–395.00	388.55
2	450–500	455	370.00–382.50	376.18
4	500–550	520	350.00–360.00	354.92
3	550–600	588	322.50–330.00	326.66
4	600–650	615	315.00–325.00	322.54
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	435.00–455.00	445.09
4	300–350	335	370.00–390.00	379.96
3	350–400	365	345.00–380.00	367.53
7	400–450	426	310.00–365.00	345.02
9	450–500	466	330.00–365.00	350.10
15	500–550	531	310.00–340.00	329.36
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	613	272.50–300.00	289.14
2	650–700	678	257.50–290.00	273.45
1	700–750	705	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	678	313.00	313.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,165	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,399.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,268	2,400.00–3,500.00	2,952.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,091	2,050.00–2,950.00	2,422.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,133	2,000.00–3,350.00	2,812.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	990	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,581.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,246.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,845	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	221.00	221.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	140.00–150.00	145.63
2	—	980	123.00–137.00	129.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	145.00–156.00	150.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	165.00–175.00	169.64
5	—	1,673	180.00–190.00	187.29

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.