Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-01-06

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 6
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 109▲ 193 vs year ago 67 · +288.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 14▲ 25 vs year ago 11 · +227.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 8 vs year ago 23 · −34.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three week ago: Feeder calves sold 15.00 - 30.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.78/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 10 of 13 comparable sales and sits +36.70 against this barn's trailing median of $361.08.
Average price
$397.78
16 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,119
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.90
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548407.042,2315thin
Medium and Large 2526393.572,06911thin
One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $162 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 sale16 hd
397.78
—
MS average9 barns · 101 hd
387.88
+9.90
This barn, trailing median13 sales
361.08
+36.70
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

13 sales
441398354311median 361.0805/0507/0709/1510/1311/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $324.96, median $361.08 across 13 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—Average1,515163.002,4691thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,770167.002,9561thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,383157.502,1774thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,076149.041,60419

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,143$2,5882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$2,2482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,4932thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,4501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,020$3,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)947$1,3613thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1160700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,1201
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2193675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,3032
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2195500.00/cwt500.00–500.009751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,5612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,1831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8902
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2861
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2165450.00/cwt450.00–450.007431
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2991
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263465.13/cwt450.00–475.001,2233
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276488.71/cwt485.00–490.001,3494
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1303502.56/cwt495.00–510.001,5232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327465.10/cwt425.00–485.001,5213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370480.14/cwt475.00–485.001,7772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378439.12/cwt415.00–465.001,6606
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419433.04/cwt430.00–440.001,8145
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430391.19/cwt375.00–400.001,6824
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465398.89/cwt370.00–415.001,8558
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515364.66/cwt320.00–380.001,8785
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553385.02/cwt380.00–390.002,1292
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570367.48/cwt365.00–370.002,0952
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1951
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2218624.71/cwt600.00–650.001,3622
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,6661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2271621.64/cwt600.00–640.001,6854
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317673.53/cwt670.00–680.002,1353
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322611.95/cwt590.00–645.001,9709
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380466.47/cwt360.00–520.001,77310
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423467.50/cwt460.00–475.001,9786
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427419.31/cwt325.00–450.001,7909
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463459.92/cwt455.00–465.002,1294
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470428.24/cwt385.00–450.002,0136
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505440.05/cwt435.00–445.002,2222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508406.19/cwt380.00–425.002,0638
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573359.91/cwt335.00–375.002,0623
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577385.03/cwt380.00–390.002,2223
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,515163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,4691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023131.52/cwt120.00–138.001,3456
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059153.88/cwt147.00–159.001,6309
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194164.45/cwt161.00–167.001,9644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475166.49/cwt166.00–167.002,4562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,9561
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19471,361.44/head1,250.00–1,550.001,3613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1432,587.64/head2,050.00–3,100.002,5882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,493.48/head1,400.00–1,600.001,4932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2182,247.84/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2482

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.