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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 5

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

322 head

▲ 191 vs last sale 131▲ 46 vs year ago 276 · +16.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 22▼ 6 vs year ago 26 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 7▼ 8 vs year ago 35 · −22.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder calves sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 10.00 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 $382.56/cwt on 14 head, down $23.95 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 12 comparable sales and sits +36.46 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$382.56

▼ 23.95 vs prior sale

14 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$28.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.94

vs MS average

−45.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	400.97	2,138	5thin
Medium and Large 2	535	372.33	1,991	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.64/cwt here — about $147 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 sale14 hd

382.56

—

MS average14 barns · 276 hd

401.50

−18.94

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−45.34

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

+36.46

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	—	Low	1,715	187.89	3,222	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,424	165.71	2,360	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	163.25	1,992	4thin

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)	1,124	$3,227	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$3,143	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,997	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,990	4thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,488	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,028	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,888	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,066	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,117	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,215	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	449.91/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,407	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	429.95/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,322	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,414	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,232	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,432	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,405	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	435.93/cwt	395.00–475.00	1,408	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	349	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,797	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,896	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,951	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	411.55/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,975	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	377.26/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,818	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	405.05/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,066	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	374.08/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,949	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	394.85/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,243	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	366.21/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,135	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	295.07/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,986	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	329.37/cwt	329.00–329.75	2,711	120
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	539.97/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,933	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	485.20/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,795	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,140	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	482.49/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,055	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	442.49/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,181	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	445.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,238	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	398.56/cwt	350.00–425.00	2,057	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,188	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	386.89/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,225	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	374.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,317	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,025	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	192.28/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,759	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	169.01/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,033	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	163.25/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,992	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,498	164.61/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,466	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	880	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	3,143.49/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,143	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,124	3,226.51/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,227	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,996.50/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,997	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	3,705.71/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,706	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,560	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,615	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 131Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 7Year ago 35

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	349	515.00	515.00
6	350–400	383	495.00	495.00
19	450–500	451	432.50	432.50
120	800–850	823	329.00–329.75	329.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	405.00–420.00	411.55
3	500–550	510	400.00–410.00	405.05
2	550–600	568	390.00–400.00	394.85
1	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	395.00–475.00	435.93
3	450–500	482	360.00–392.00	377.26
7	500–550	521	355.00–390.00	374.08
2	550–600	583	350.00–382.00	366.21
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
4	650–700	673	275.00–315.00	295.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	480.00	480.00
8	450–500	479	462.50	462.50
5	550–600	568	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	450.00–460.00	455.00
2	500–550	540	425.00–435.00	429.95
1	600–650	640	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	595.00	595.00
1	350–400	390	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	435	470.00–480.00	475.00
2	500–550	535	445.00–455.00	449.91
1	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	600	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	358	535.00–545.00	539.97
1	400–450	400	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	493	440.00–445.00	442.49
2	500–550	503	440.00–450.00	445.02
1	550–600	570	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	618	370.00–380.00	374.90
2	650–700	660	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	905	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	370	480.00–490.00	485.20
4	400–450	426	470.00–500.00	482.49
2	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	516	350.00–425.00	398.56
2	550–600	575	370.00–405.00	386.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	460.00	460.00
4	550–600	561	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,220	162.00–164.00	163.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	163.00–174.00	169.01
6	—	1,498	160.00–173.00	164.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,925	227.00	227.00
2	—	1,955	190.00–194.00	192.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,445	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,175	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,996.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,124	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,226.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,143.49

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	—	1,313	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,705.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	4,500.00	4,500.00

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.