Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2025-10-21

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 21

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 325▲ 89 vs year ago 165 · +53.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 24▼ 8 vs year ago 27 · −29.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 25.00 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 $350.00/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +3.90 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$350.00

17 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$36.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

vs MS average

−40.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	373.42	1,960	6thin
Medium and Large 2	558	337.23	1,883	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.19/cwt here — about $77 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 sale17 hd

350.00

—

MS average14 barns · 355 hd

355.49

−5.49

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−40.82

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

+3.90

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	2,045	174.01	3,559	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	151.00	2,075	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	145.11	1,474	7thin

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)	1,020	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,721	2thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	492.05/cwt	450.00–535.00	1,171	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,599	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,726	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,784	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	419.14/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,773	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	439.15/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,011	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	402.23/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,903	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	376.41/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,991	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	380.13/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,167	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,337	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,261	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	350.83/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,501	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,735	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	401.99/cwt	380.00–425.00	884	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	420.81/cwt	385.00–455.00	1,149	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	477.09/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,312	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,257	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	400.81/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,523	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	395.80/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,654	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	376.30/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,592	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	394.36/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,822	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	373.91/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,776	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	375.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,928	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	350.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,827	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	332.43/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,901	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	477.20/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,050	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	582.83/cwt	545.00–620.00	1,649	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,856	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,815	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	617.44/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,933	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,899	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	475.82/cwt	445.00–525.00	1,775	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	457.46/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,935	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	418.59/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,812	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,040	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,869	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	387.54/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,007	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	332.17/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,777	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,073	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,900	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,045	174.01/cwt	170.00–177.00	3,559	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	149.13/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,573	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	151.00/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,075	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,593	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	2,720.59/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,721	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 325Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	305	585.00	585.00
2	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	400	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	458	432.50–445.00	439.15
2	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	570	375.00–385.00	380.13
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	663	350.00–355.00	352.49
3	700–750	713	350.00–352.50	350.83
1	800–850	835	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	450.00–535.00	492.05
1	250–300	290	595.00	595.00
1	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	423	365.00–450.00	419.14
6	450–500	473	385.00–420.00	402.23
7	500–550	529	360.00–395.00	376.41
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	670	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	430.00–500.00	477.20
2	250–300	283	545.00–620.00	582.83
1	300–350	305	595.00	595.00
4	350–400	373	445.00–525.00	475.82
8	400–450	433	380.00–445.00	418.59
2	450–500	495	375.00–380.00	377.50
2	500–550	535	315.00–350.00	332.17
2	550–600	580	325.00–330.00	327.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	313	610.00–625.00	617.44
2	350–400	355	530.00–540.00	535.00
2	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	457.46
1	450–500	480	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	518	385.00–390.00	387.54
4	550–600	576	355.00–365.00	359.95
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	470.00–485.00	477.09
2	300–350	303	410.00–420.00	414.96
1	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	418	390.00–400.00	395.80
5	450–500	462	390.00–400.00	394.36
5	500–550	514	370.00–380.00	375.10
1	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	380.00–425.00	401.99
6	250–300	273	385.00–455.00	420.81
4	350–400	380	375.00–420.00	400.81
4	400–450	423	370.00–385.00	376.30
9	450–500	475	350.00–385.00	373.91
3	500–550	522	345.00–355.00	350.02
8	550–600	572	320.00–345.00	332.43
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	162.50	162.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,720.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	148.00–154.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	121.00	121.00
6	—	1,055	142.00–154.00	149.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,045	170.00–177.00	174.01

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.