Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-06-09

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 9
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 269▲ 74 vs year ago 202 · +36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 26▼ 7 vs year ago 22 · −31.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 25▼ 7 vs year ago 15 · −46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.39/cwt on 9 head, up $21.83 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +58.30 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.
Average price
$404.39
▲ 21.83 vs prior sale
9 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.99
vs MS average
+3.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534417.892,2325thin
Medium and Large 2528387.522,0454thin
One grade step is worth $30.37/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale9 hd
404.39
—
MS average14 barns · 229 hd
379.40
+24.99
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
+3.87
This barn, trailing median12 sales
346.10
+58.30
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
421380340300median 346.1004/0707/1408/2509/2910/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,675196.003,2831thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,505175.002,6341thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,050162.061,7019thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$2,5463thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$2,4052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,7001thin

Every lot

47 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7171
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0691
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375473.13/cwt465.00–480.001,7743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381443.87/cwt415.00–460.001,6914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405437.53/cwt435.00–440.001,7722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470397.50/cwt395.00–400.001,8682
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475370.16/cwt365.00–380.001,7583
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508421.64/cwt420.00–425.002,1423
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512398.36/cwt390.00–405.002,0403
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573412.27/cwt405.00–420.002,3622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648365.25/cwt365.25–365.252,36772
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6661
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714350.25/cwt350.25–350.252,50171
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331538.62/cwt535.00–550.001,7834
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335488.62/cwt450.00–525.001,6372
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7291
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431448.62/cwt425.00–475.001,9345
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463449.97/cwt445.00–455.002,0832
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470395.05/cwt390.00–400.001,8572
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517413.26/cwt405.00–420.002,1373
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524383.51/cwt372.00–395.002,0105
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563352.47/cwt345.00–360.001,9842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565377.57/cwt375.00–380.002,1332
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620357.44/cwt355.00–360.002,2162
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2771
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3781
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,675196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,2831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960141.48/cwt137.00–149.001,3583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083178.50/cwt174.00–182.001,9334
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118160.03/cwt155.00–165.001,7892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,505175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6341
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1372,546.33/head1,750.00–3,100.002,5463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,404.96/head2,250.00–2,550.002,4052

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.