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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 17

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

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Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 214▲ 63 vs year ago 79 · +79.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 7▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 lower.

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 $395.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +48.90 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$395.00

2 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs MS average

−34.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	415.00	2,096	1thin
Medium and Large 2	525	375.00	1,969	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $127 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 sale2 hd

395.00

—

MS average14 barns · 297 hd

393.94

+1.06

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−34.17

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

+48.90

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	1,665	185.00	3,080	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	172.00	2,249	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	155.48	1,745	7thin

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)	1,020	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,670	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,545	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$3,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,878	3thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,794	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,250	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,090	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,195	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,350	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,345	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,605	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,531	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	551.72/cwt	535.00–570.00	1,241	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	537.93/cwt	460.00–565.00	1,447	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	581.73/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,600	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	488.57/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,539	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,953	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	472.68/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,754	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	451.28/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,945	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	421.47/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,985	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,261	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,292	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,530	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,653	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	619.88/cwt	615.00–625.00	1,940	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	566.49/cwt	515.00–605.00	1,858	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,048	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	533.31/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,931	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	482.47/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,243	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,986	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,392	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	426.19/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,220	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	136.09/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,304	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	153.25/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,798	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	178.23/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,157	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,245	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,253	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	2,670.40/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,670	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	2,545.23/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	865	1,878.03/head	1,300.00–2,200.00	1,878	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 214Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	680.00	680.00
2	300–350	313	615.00–625.00	619.88
1	350–400	350	585.00	585.00
4	450–500	465	480.00–490.00	482.47
1	500–550	520	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	630	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	615.00	615.00
2	250–300	285	580.00	580.00
4	300–350	328	515.00–605.00	566.49
5	350–400	362	500.00–560.00	533.31
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	470	420.00–425.00	422.47
4	500–550	521	420.00–435.00	426.19
1	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	690.00	690.00
1	350–400	375	600.00	600.00
1	500–550	500	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	600	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	475.00	475.00
10	550–600	588	443.00	443.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	380	550.00	550.00
2	500–550	533	435.00–445.00	440.02
1	600–650	625	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	535.00–570.00	551.72
4	250–300	269	460.00–565.00	537.93
3	300–350	315	450.00–525.00	488.57
5	350–400	371	435.00–495.00	472.68
4	400–450	431	450.00–455.00	451.28
9	450–500	471	405.00–440.00	421.47
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	680	332.50	332.50
1	850–900	870	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	275	580.00–585.00	581.73
1	300–350	315	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	365	535.00	535.00
1	400–450	410	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	450	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	505	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	149.00–160.00	153.25
2	—	958	134.00–138.00	136.09
2	—	1,210	176.00–181.00	178.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,325	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	185.00	185.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,670.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	865	1,300.00–2,200.00	1,878.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.