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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 12

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 322▲ 0 vs year ago 218 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 18 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 27▼ 77 vs year ago 85 · −90.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

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 $449.92/cwt on 4 head, up $20.44 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 17 comparable sales and sits +70.62 against this barn's trailing median of $379.30.

Average price

$449.92

▲ 20.44 vs prior sale

4 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs MS average

−23.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	453.22	2,370	3thin
Medium and Large 2	505	440.00	2,222	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $148 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

449.92

—

MS average13 barns · 335 hd

452.33

−2.42

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−23.78

This barn, trailing median17 sales

379.30

+70.62

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	—	High	1,340	183.50	2,459	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	176.62	2,394	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	169.04	1,951	18

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)	1,000	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,182	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	867	$2,851	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,750	1thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,219	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	423.62/cwt	365.00–485.00	1,843	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,183	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	453.22/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,370	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,871	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,907	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	537.03/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,718	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	511.47/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,713	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,923	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	441.64/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,111	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	396.69/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,075	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	532.75/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,040	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	480.78/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,851	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	537.44/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,230	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	450.82/cwt	415.00–485.00	1,916	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	410.05/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,960	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	424.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,167	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	407.67/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,295	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	382.47/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,230	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,070	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,429	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	166.78/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,866	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	176.41/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,177	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	178.04/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,345	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	174.48/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,465	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,182.08/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,182	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	2,850.96/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,851	3

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 322Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 27Year ago 85

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	525.00–540.00	532.75
2	400–450	415	535.00–540.00	537.44
1	450–500	470	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	563	400.00–415.00	407.67
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	385	450.00–510.00	480.78
2	400–450	425	415.00–485.00	450.82
2	450–500	478	400.00–420.00	410.05
2	500–550	510	420.00–430.00	424.95
2	550–600	583	375.00–390.00	382.47
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	320	530.00–545.00	537.03
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	425	450.00–455.00	452.47
3	450–500	478	440.00–445.00	441.64
3	500–550	523	390.00–400.00	396.69
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	335	485.00–525.00	511.47
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	750–800	777	369.50	369.50
54	900–950	923	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	365.00–485.00	423.62
1	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	450	485.00	485.00
3	500–550	523	450.00–460.00	453.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,415	3,750.00	3,750.00

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)	3	—	1,200	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,182.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	867	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,850.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	213.00	213.00
1	—	1,070	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	174.00–175.00	174.48
3	—	1,317	174.00–185.00	178.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	140.00	140.00
10	—	1,119	160.00–175.00	166.78
7	—	1,234	174.00–179.00	176.41

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.