Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2025-11-18

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 18
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
209 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 62▼ 26 vs year ago 235 · −11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 6▲ 23 vs year ago 22 · +104.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 4▲ 27 vs year ago 17 · +158.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 8.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $354.16/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −25.14 against this barn's trailing median of $379.30.
Average price
$354.16
21 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$51.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.92
vs MS average
−55.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517379.621,9638thin
Medium and Large 1532362.491,9274thin
Medium and Large 2568327.831,8629thin
One grade step is worth $51.79/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
354.16
—
MS average14 barns · 301 hd
382.08
−27.92
National average185 barns · 23,076 hd
410.08
−55.92
This barn, trailing median17 sales
379.30
−25.14
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—Average1,883168.893,1803thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,406143.412,01611
CowsLean 85-90%High1,158133.991,55118

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)1,229$2,94010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$2,8135
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,6272thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)975$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,334$3,13111
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,340$2,1812thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)970$1,8501thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5244
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388417.35/cwt410.00–425.001,6192
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425384.52/cwt365.00–395.001,6347
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,8143
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475383.33/cwt380.00–390.001,8213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488366.62/cwt360.00–375.001,7893
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505364.95/cwt360.00–370.001,8432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517379.62/cwt379.00–380.001,9638
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538333.50/cwt320.00–355.001,7943
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558360.02/cwt355.00–365.002,0092
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583324.99/cwt315.00–335.001,8956
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600350.00/cwt345.00–355.002,1002
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,1167
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620319.88/cwt315.00–325.001,9832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0011
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230325.00/cwt325.00–325.007481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330369.39/cwt325.00–390.001,2195
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362423.41/cwt420.00–430.001,5333
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376402.48/cwt390.00–415.001,5134
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415399.88/cwt395.00–405.001,6603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423382.63/cwt375.00–390.001,6192
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465371.70/cwt365.00–375.001,7283
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475338.33/cwt300.00–360.001,6074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562340.82/cwt340.00–342.501,9153
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680267.56/cwt260.00–275.001,8192
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9611
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,0181
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,2639
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328438.61/cwt425.00–450.001,4394
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363451.65/cwt450.00–455.001,6393
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380402.26/cwt350.00–440.001,52910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421385.00/cwt370.00–395.001,6218
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430409.88/cwt405.00–415.001,7622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475392.58/cwt390.00–395.001,8652
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515355.10/cwt350.00–360.001,8292
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573309.93/cwt295.00–325.001,7762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,883168.89/cwt160.00–174.503,1803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152140.19/cwt132.00–146.001,61511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,161113.95/cwt110.00–119.001,3235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370157.82/cwt155.50–160.002,1623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,444141.30/cwt136.00–147.502,0407
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2403,106.16/head2,850.00–3,350.003,1067
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3402,180.60/head1,800.00–2,550.002,1812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4993,174.56/head2,700.00–3,400.003,1754
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,627.08/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2222,812.93/head2,100.00–3,000.002,8135
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2292,940.46/head1,900.00–3,300.002,94010

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.