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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 16

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 218▼ 142 vs year ago 251 · −56.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

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 $352.48/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +6.39 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$352.48

8 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$42.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs MS average

−37.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	373.69	2,005	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	331.28	1,831	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.41/cwt here — about $174 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 sale8 hd

352.48

—

MS average14 barns · 248 hd

354.54

−2.05

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−37.43

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

+6.39

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	1,402	158.66	2,224	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,432	161.90	2,318	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,114	145.06	1,616	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)	1,080	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,648	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	349.53/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,846	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	457.77/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,282	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,455	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,610	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	393.99/cwt	330.00–430.00	1,481	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	399	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,748	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	408.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,686	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,860	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	387.55/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,860	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	373.50/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,811	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,942	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,067	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	323.37/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,834	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,053	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,684	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	451.72/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,875	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	422.34/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,943	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	379.93/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,006	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,165	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	340.04/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,979	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,275	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	960	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,430	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	163.49/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,653	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,080	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,317	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	154.34/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,851	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,349	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	159.85/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,302	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,615	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	895	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	995	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	785	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	770	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	2,648.01/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,648	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,172	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 218Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	415	445.00–460.00	451.72
2	450–500	460	415.00–430.00	422.34
2	500–550	528	375.00–385.00	379.93
1	550–600	555	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	760	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	582	325.00–355.00	340.04
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	910	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	280	450.00–465.00	457.77
2	300–350	313	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	413	400.00–415.00	408.31
2	450–500	480	385.00–390.00	387.55
2	500–550	518	370.00–380.00	374.88
2	550–600	555	370.00–375.00	372.50
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	376	330.00–430.00	393.99
2	450–500	485	372.00–375.00	373.50
1	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	567	315.00–330.00	323.37
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	690	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	462.50	462.50
5	350–400	399	438.00	438.00
7	450–500	474	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	495	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	528	330.00–370.00	349.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,005	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,199	150.00–158.00	154.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	159.00–161.00	159.85
1	—	1,415	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	163.00–164.00	163.49
1	—	960	149.00	149.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,648.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	171.00	171.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,615	4,600.00	4,600.00

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.