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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 21

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 167▲ 52 vs year ago 101 · +51.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 23▲ 7 vs year ago 11 · +63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 56▼ 4 vs year ago 9 · −44.4%

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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 cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 15.00 higher.

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 $359.96/cwt on 4 head, down $46.55 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 12 comparable sales and sits +13.86 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$359.96

▼ 46.55 vs prior sale

4 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$20.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.05

vs MS average

−62.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	375.00	2,006	1thin
Medium and Large 1	567	354.94	2,013	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.06/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale4 hd

359.96

—

MS average14 barns · 319 hd

399.01

−39.05

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−62.22

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

+13.86

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	—	High	1,704	210.36	3,585	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,360	159.00	2,162	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,061	149.19	1,583	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,778	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$3,048	2thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,044	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,256	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,360	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,425	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	484.13/cwt	482.50–487.50	2,556	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,588	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,671	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,400	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,756	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,661	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	150	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	945	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,235	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,504	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	478.38/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,770	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	406.87/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,924	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,117	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	354.94/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,013	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,009	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,742	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,032	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	500.07/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,900	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	515.00/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,086	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	469.89/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,011	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	482.46/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,243	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	462.54/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,257	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	365.26/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,137	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,354	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,290	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	207.94/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,468	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,762	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	620	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	698	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	154.88/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,766	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,900	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,421	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,439	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	2,778.22/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,778	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	3,047.97/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,048	2

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 167Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 56Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	405	505.00	505.00
6	450–500	498	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	310	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	370	475.00–485.00	478.38
1	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	465	475.00	475.00
3	550–600	567	350.00–365.00	354.94
1	600–650	600	385.00	385.00
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	475.00	475.00
4	450–500	473	365.00–425.00	406.87
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	618	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	725	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	380	495.00–505.00	500.07
7	400–450	428	445.00–495.00	469.89
2	450–500	488	455.00–470.00	462.54
2	550–600	585	350.00–380.00	365.26
1	600–650	645	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	645.00	645.00
1	300–350	315	645.00	645.00
2	400–450	405	510.00–520.00	515.00
4	450–500	465	480.00–485.00	482.46
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	710	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	520.00	520.00
5	450–500	472	500.00	500.00
6	500–550	528	482.50–487.50	484.13
10	600–650	630	424.00	424.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	640	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
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
2	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	470	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	500	485.00	485.00
1	550–600	575	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	730	377.50	377.50
1	750–800	755	352.50	352.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	112.50	112.50
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,360	178.00	178.00
3	—	1,140	150.00–159.00	154.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,410	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	214.00	214.00
3	—	1,668	203.00–210.00	207.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,778.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,047.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.