Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-02-10

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 10
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 123▼ 7 vs year ago 221 · −3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 25▼ 6 vs year ago 13 · −46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 2▼ 35 vs year ago 42 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 - 30.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.46/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 10 of 12 comparable sales and sits +22.36 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.
Average price
$368.46
13 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,032
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.43
vs MS average
−55.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543405.002,1972thin
Medium and Large 2553361.812,00111thin
One grade step is worth $43.19/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale13 hd
368.46
—
MS average11 barns · 222 hd
391.89
−23.43
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−55.49
This barn, trailing median12 sales
346.10
+22.36
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
421380340300median 346.1004/0707/1408/2509/2910/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,717200.643,4463thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,400170.002,3802thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,101160.151,7647thin

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)1,198$3,0913thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,420$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$2,6001thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8871
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368522.48/cwt520.00–525.001,9232
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0465
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0662
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436444.89/cwt425.00–455.001,9404
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1742
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468444.80/cwt440.00–455.002,0823
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562402.86/cwt370.00–425.002,2645
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5371
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6041
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,3991
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4791
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770330.06/cwt325.00–335.002,5413
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9841
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8111
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263547.62/cwt545.00–550.001,4402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281518.24/cwt495.00–535.001,4564
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318511.34/cwt500.00–525.001,6267
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322538.13/cwt530.00–545.001,7333
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7448
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380455.00/cwt450.00–460.001,7292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384435.86/cwt425.00–444.001,6744
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408462.64/cwt455.00–470.001,8882
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424425.50/cwt410.00–435.001,80410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460432.42/cwt425.00–440.001,9892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471399.21/cwt385.00–415.001,8807
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527372.53/cwt362.00–380.001,9635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575352.88/cwt305.00–380.002,0296
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245564.00/cwt564.00–564.001,3821
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2266541.92/cwt500.00–610.001,4425
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323535.76/cwt500.00–555.001,7314
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335572.43/cwt570.00–575.001,9182
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365574.79/cwt570.00–580.002,0982
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379500.92/cwt455.00–540.001,8987
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410467.44/cwt465.00–470.001,9172
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458394.84/cwt365.00–425.001,8082
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470437.53/cwt435.00–440.002,0562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3991
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4851
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,652197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,2541
Bulls——1,750202.46/cwt200.00–205.003,5432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070155.04/cwt151.00–159.001,6594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225177.43/cwt173.00–182.002,1742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3802
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,430203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,9031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1983,090.96/head2,850.00–3,200.003,0913
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.