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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 28

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 153▼ 172 vs year ago 303 · −56.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 18▲ 7 vs year ago 15 · +46.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 10 vs year ago 17 · −58.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder bulls and steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Heifers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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 $380.00/cwt on 3 head, down $26.51 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 12 comparable sales and sits +33.90 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$380.00

▼ 26.51 vs prior sale

3 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.60

vs MS average

−44.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	395.00	2,244	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	350.00	1,995	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $249 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 sale3 hd

380.00

—

MS average11 barns · 221 hd

395.60

−15.60

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−44.07

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

+33.90

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	—	High	1,740	210.00	3,654	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	166.00	2,764	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	163.33	2,202	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	154.97	1,541	9thin

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)	1,368	$3,557	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,578	$4,807	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,926	2thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,184	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,273	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	426.70/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,368	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,415	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	346.33/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,677	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	352.20/cwt	352.20–352.20	2,870	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	843	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,803	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,903	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	3,029	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	324.96/cwt	322.50–327.50	3,152	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,421	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,622	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	453.05/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,676	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	498.38/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,879	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	442.69/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,895	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	487.47/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,096	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,244	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,249	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,590	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,890	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,763	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,844	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	472.16/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,558	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,967	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	502.84/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,805	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,117	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	482.33/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,098	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	427.44/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,278	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	355.49/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,168	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,654	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	139.96/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,355	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	157.80/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,543	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,924	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	163.33/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,202	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,764	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	910	1,926.37/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,926	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,368	3,557.40/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,557	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,578	4,807.13/head	4,700.00–4,900.00	4,807	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 153Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Feeder bulls and steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Heifers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	480	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	505	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	555	420.00–435.00	426.70
1	600–650	615	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	685	375.00	375.00
2	750–800	773	342.50–350.00	346.33
1	800–850	815	352.20	352.20
1	850–900	860	337.50	337.50
1	900–950	925	327.50	327.50
2	950–1000	970	322.50–327.50	324.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	565	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	700	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	843	330.00–335.00	332.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	485.00	485.00
5	350–400	370	420.00–485.00	453.05
4	400–450	428	425.00–470.00	442.69
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	312.00	312.00
1	850–900	850	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	515.00	515.00
3	350–400	377	495.00–500.00	498.38
2	400–450	430	485.00–490.00	487.47
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
2	550–600	568	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	608	365.00–375.00	369.98
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	850	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	625.00	625.00
1	300–350	345	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	365	580.00	580.00
2	400–450	435	475.00–490.00	482.33
2	500–550	533	425.00–430.00	427.44
1	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	805	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	330	450.00–495.00	472.16
5	350–400	359	450.00–530.00	502.84
1	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	610	345.00–370.00	355.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	136.00–143.00	139.96
1	—	1,145	168.00	168.00
6	—	978	153.00–163.00	157.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	161.00–166.00	163.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,926.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,368	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,557.40

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	2	—	1,578	4,700.00–4,900.00	4,807.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.