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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 14

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 152▼ 57 vs year ago 224 · −25.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 31▲ 10 vs year ago 13 · +76.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 12▲ 18 vs year ago 38 · +47.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher. Stock cows sold real good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.02/cwt on 6 head, down $7.48 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 17 comparable sales and sits +75.72 against this barn's trailing median of $379.30.

Average price

$455.02

▼ 7.48 vs prior sale

6 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$49.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.87

vs MS average

−33.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	480.00	2,434	3thin
Medium and Large 1	549	430.05	2,360	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.95/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

455.02

—

MS average13 barns · 229 hd

462.90

−7.87

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−33.33

This barn, trailing median17 sales

379.30

+75.72

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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.50, low $332.31, median $379.30 across 17 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	1,643	198.20	3,256	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	175.25	2,488	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	168.34	1,759	8thin

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)	1,253	$4,115	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$3,490	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$3,099	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$3,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,830	$6,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,466	$5,518	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,242	$4,783	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,750	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,434	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	420.07/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,344	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	427.68/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,694	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	381.32/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,433	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,713	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	384.93/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,598	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,809	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,907	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,475	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,832	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,504	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	532.14/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,676	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,890	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	430.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,776	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,054	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,968	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,344	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,537	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	180	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,206	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,645	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	617.50/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,976	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	575.28/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,904	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,030	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	532.89/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,950	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	486.77/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,025	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	527.54/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,205	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,385	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	470.55/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,235	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	482.57/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,485	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	313.08/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,098	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,847	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	214.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	4,025	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,253	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	171.82/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,838	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	184.08/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,526	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,467	166.41/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,441	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,830	6,000.00/head	6,000.00–6,000.00	6,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	875	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	883	227.80/cwt	195.00–255.00	2,011	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	888	293.61/cwt	277.50–310.00	2,607	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,737	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	3,906.44/head	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,906	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	5,660.48/head	5,400.00–5,850.00	5,660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	4,909.47/head	4,600.00–5,200.00	4,909	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	5,734.23/head	4,700.00–6,900.00	5,734	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,093	2,339.18/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,339	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	4,114.77/head	3,500.00–4,600.00	4,115	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	4,237.77/head	3,500.00–4,900.00	4,238	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,393	3,662.03/head	2,500.00–5,300.00	3,662	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 152Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 12Year ago 38

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher. Stock cows sold real good.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	195.00–255.00	227.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,650.00	2,650.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	277.50–310.00	293.61

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	15	—	1,500	4,700.00–6,900.00	5,734.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,906.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	5,400.00–5,850.00	5,660.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	4,600.00–5,200.00	4,909.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,830	6,000.00	6,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,665	222.00	222.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,393	2,500.00–5,300.00	3,662.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	3,500.00–4,600.00	4,114.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,390	3,500.00–4,900.00	4,237.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,339.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	270.00	270.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	3,100.00	3,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	255	645.00	645.00
2	300–350	320	610.00–625.00	617.50
2	350–400	350	580.00	580.00
4	400–450	418	520.00–535.00	527.54
1	450–500	450	530.00	530.00
2	500–550	515	475.00–490.00	482.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	545.00–600.00	575.28
8	350–400	366	500.00–565.00	532.89
5	400–450	416	450.00–515.00	486.77
4	450–500	475	450.00–490.00	470.55
3	650–700	670	300.00–325.00	313.08
1	750–800	755	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	558	415.00–425.00	420.07
2	600–650	630	420.00–435.00	427.68
2	650–700	675	380.00–390.00	384.93
1	750–800	755	385.00	385.00
1	800–850	805	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	507	480.00	480.00
4	650–700	660	411.00	411.00
12	700–750	724	388.00	388.00
19	800–850	816	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	625.00	625.00
2	600–650	638	375.00–387.50	381.32
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	315	525.00–540.00	532.14
1	350–400	360	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	640	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	387.50	387.50
5	650–700	651	360.00	360.00
3	850–900	863	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	310	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	413	425.00–435.00	430.09
1	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	620	315.00–320.00	317.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	191.00	191.00
2	—	1,873	210.00–220.00	214.89
1	—	1,655	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	144.00	144.00
7	—	1,070	167.00–178.00	171.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	181.00–187.00	184.08
3	—	1,467	160.00–176.00	166.41

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.