Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-03-31

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 31
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 132▼ 8 vs year ago 141 · −5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 12▲ 8 vs year ago 28 · +28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 7▼ 7 vs year ago 36 · −19.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 15.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.98/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +47.89 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.
Average price
$393.98
5 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.12
vs MS average
−29.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548422.502,3132thin
Medium and Large 2535374.972,0073thin
One grade step is worth $47.53/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale5 hd
393.98
—
MS average13 barns · 265 hd
404.10
−10.12
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−29.21
This barn, trailing median12 sales
346.10
+47.89
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—High1,601197.333,1598thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,351175.992,3775thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,765166.002,9301thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,111165.891,84317

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,303$3,0203thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$2,9632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$2,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,60413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,243$2,1792thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)950$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)740$2,5001thin

Every lot

70 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 1215600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2901
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4421
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515420.11/cwt410.00–435.002,1643
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518445.07/cwt440.00–450.002,3052
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595420.00/cwt415.00–425.002,4992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630380.12/cwt375.00–385.002,3952
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635407.56/cwt400.00–415.002,5882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1195640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,2481
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200636.67/cwt630.00–640.001,2733
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2217580.65/cwt535.00–610.001,2603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318507.91/cwt500.00–515.001,6152
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323492.67/cwt490.00–495.001,5912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374423.79/cwt395.00–445.001,5856
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385457.50/cwt450.00–465.001,7612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410459.94/cwt455.00–465.001,8862
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410439.88/cwt435.00–445.001,8042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478372.20/cwt350.00–415.001,7793
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523382.46/cwt375.00–390.002,0002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2051
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0161
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600322.50/cwt300.00–345.001,9352
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3687
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663326.51/cwt312.50–340.002,1652
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2175600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,0501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1203700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4212
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228618.90/cwt600.00–640.001,4112
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383529.17/cwt505.00–550.002,0276
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428494.65/cwt475.00–515.002,1174
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457476.79/cwt470.00–485.002,1793
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488445.10/cwt425.00–465.002,1722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538406.76/cwt375.00–425.002,1883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3591
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572393.38/cwt390.00–395.002,2503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615415.12/cwt410.00–420.002,5532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,330135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7961
Bulls——1,495190.98/cwt190.00–192.002,8552
Bulls——1,697212.34/cwt208.00–217.003,6035
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935146.62/cwt144.00–149.001,3712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069162.69/cwt158.00–168.001,7399
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,232177.12/cwt172.00–182.002,1826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336176.24/cwt176.00–177.002,3554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,410175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,765166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,9301
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19102,900.00/cwt2,900.00–2,900.0026,3901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2352,604.21/head2,000.00–2,900.002,60413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2432,179.38/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3033,020.11/head2,500.00–3,700.003,0203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4252,963.33/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,450183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,6541
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1935168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,222173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1141

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.