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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 26

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

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Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 265▼ 222 vs year ago 293 · −75.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 21▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 67 vs year ago 77 · −87.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend . Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.21/cwt on 7 head, down $21.56 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 13 comparable sales and sits +36.13 against this barn's trailing median of $361.08.

Average price

$397.21

▼ 21.56 vs prior sale

7 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$23.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.17

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	410.83	2,219	3thin
Medium and Large 2	545	386.99	2,110	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $108 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 sale7 hd

397.21

—

MS average11 barns · 101 hd

402.38

−5.17

This barn, trailing median13 sales

361.08

+36.13

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

13 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $324.96, median $361.08 across 13 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	178.73	2,009	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,776	156.00	2,771	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,438	153.65	2,209	2thin

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)	1,325	$3,383	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$4,155	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$3,250	2thin

Every lot

41 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	421.90/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,772	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	387.95/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,629	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,073	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,072	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,304	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	432.72/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,852	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,084	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	429.39/cwt	382.50–445.00	2,091	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	390.99/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,080	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	391.25/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,171	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,923	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	175.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,952	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	182.11/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,067	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	153.65/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,209	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,776	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,771	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	715	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	4,155.27/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,155	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	3,724.57/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	800	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,780	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,401	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 265Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 77

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend . Quality was average and demand was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,776	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	170.00–180.00	175.35
2	—	1,135	180.00–184.00	182.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	152.00–155.00	153.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	458	450.00–460.00	455.03
1	500–550	510	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	555	382.50–400.00	391.25
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	428	425.00–440.00	432.72
6	450–500	487	382.50–445.00	429.39
3	500–550	532	375.00–425.00	390.99
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	835	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	515	400.00–405.00	402.43
1	700–750	725	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	375.00–400.00	387.95
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	685	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	485	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	575	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	410.00–435.00	421.90
1	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	535	425.00	425.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,155.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,724.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	222.50	222.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	245.00	245.00

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.