Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-03-03

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 3
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 125▼ 44 vs year ago 168 · −26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 11 vs year ago 15 · −73.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 1 vs year ago 9 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to 20.00 lower. Not enough data to call trend on slaughter.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $400.83/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +39.75 against this barn's trailing median of $361.08.
Average price
$400.83
6 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.12
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557404.992,2544thin
Medium and Large 2550392.502,1592thin
One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $95 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 sale6 hd
400.83
—
MS average14 barns · 94 hd
411.94
−11.12
This barn, trailing median13 sales
361.08
+39.75
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,348169.002,2772thin
CowsLean 85-90%High935161.001,5051thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,2352thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,005$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$2,4502thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3111
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378532.48/cwt530.00–535.002,0132
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423494.73/cwt490.00–500.002,0932
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508472.61/cwt465.00–480.002,4012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3861
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2651397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,58812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,66511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370462.47/cwt460.00–465.001,7112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410444.89/cwt440.00–450.001,8244
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462433.43/cwt425.00–440.002,0023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468380.98/cwt350.00–415.001,7833
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620360.12/cwt355.00–365.002,2332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633329.96/cwt275.00–375.002,0893
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3571
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288523.22/cwt495.00–550.001,5072
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,7841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338412.59/cwt400.00–425.001,3952
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370569.93/cwt565.00–575.002,1092
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378495.61/cwt480.00–520.001,8735
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415466.55/cwt445.00–480.001,9363
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418497.46/cwt495.00–500.002,0792
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474474.60/cwt455.00–500.002,2505
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530425.09/cwt420.00–430.002,2532
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2141
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583384.89/cwt380.00–390.002,2442
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3311
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3731
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5221
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710344.96/cwt340.00–350.002,4492
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715332.48/cwt330.00–335.002,3772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,600168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,6881
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,234.94/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17302,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19902,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,235176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,1741

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.