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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 9

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 127▲ 62 vs year ago 156 · +39.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 25▼ 15 vs year ago 21 · −71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 29 vs year ago 35 · −82.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher, 35.00 in spots. Slaughter cattle not enough data to call.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.58/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −4.72 against this barn's trailing median of $379.30.

Average price

$374.58

12 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.63

vs MS average

−56.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	390.00	2,174	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	374.44	2,080	9thin
Medium and Large 2	565	345.00	1,949	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $225 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 sale12 hd

374.58

—

MS average13 barns · 188 hd

392.21

−17.63

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−56.05

This barn, trailing median17 sales

379.30

−4.72

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,495	162.00	2,422	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	134.24	1,338	4thin

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)	910	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,495	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	427.42/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,765	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,086	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,052	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,059	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,185	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,244	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,618	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	315.25/cwt	315.25–315.25	2,717	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	410.12/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,534	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,680	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	393.22/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,840	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	364.57/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,728	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,992	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	165	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	949	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,221	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,495	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	515.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,468	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,748	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	482.25/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,587	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	482.57/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,761	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	444.43/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,644	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	417.28/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,807	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	437.50/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,925	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	399.48/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,918	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	399.83/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,063	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,858	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,941	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,422	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	145.61/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,405	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	122.86/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,263	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	910	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	975	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	990	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Dec 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 127Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 25Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher, 35.00 in spots. Slaughter cattle not enough data to call.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	374	355.00–435.00	410.12
2	400–450	420	390.00–410.00	400.00
6	450–500	474	320.00–380.00	364.57
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	468	385.00–400.00	393.22
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	565	350.00–355.00	352.48
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	845	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	413	425.00–430.00	427.42
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	525	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	590	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	610	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	420.00	420.00
7	500–550	549	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	578	355.00	355.00
7	650–700	657	332.50	332.50
5	750–800	771	291.00	291.00
25	800–850	843	310.50	310.50
58	850–900	862	315.25	315.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	575.00	575.00
1	200–250	220	555.00	555.00
1	250–300	260	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	315	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	365	480.00–485.00	482.57
2	400–450	440	435.00–440.00	437.50
1	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	510	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	635	450.00	450.00
2	650–700	658	290.00–300.00	294.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	500.00–530.00	515.00
6	300–350	329	460.00–500.00	482.25
7	350–400	370	430.00–455.00	444.43
2	400–450	433	410.00–425.00	417.28
3	450–500	480	385.00–425.00	399.48
4	500–550	516	385.00–420.00	399.83
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	116.00–129.00	122.86
2	—	965	144.00–147.00	145.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	162.00	162.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.