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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 23

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

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Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 65▼ 167 vs year ago 231 · −72.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 19 vs year ago 30 · −63.3%

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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 moderate.

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 $398.01/cwt on 5 head, up $15.45 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +51.92 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$398.01

▲ 15.45 vs prior sale

5 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$60.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

vs MS average

−17.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	410.02	2,216	4thin
Medium and Large 2	535	350.00	1,873	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.01/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

398.01

—

MS average12 barns · 152 hd

393.17

+4.84

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−17.82

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

+51.92

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,475	181.00	2,670	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	165.04	1,777	6thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	454.98/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,289	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	419.93/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,364	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	415.08/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,615	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	418.23/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,359	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	420.80/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,578	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	455.00/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,911	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	407.91/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,734	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,872	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	427.54/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,172	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	392.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,249	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,563	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,717	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	401.25/cwt	377.50–425.00	2,187	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	419.87/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,414	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	390.04/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,243	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,709	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,907	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,537	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	166.85/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,827	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,462	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,886	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 Jun 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 65Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 30

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	156.00	156.00
5	—	1,095	161.00–179.00	166.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,415	174.00	174.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	315	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	575	415.00–425.00	419.87
1	600–650	645	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	765	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	500.00–525.00	512.50
2	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	545	377.50–425.00	401.25
2	550–600	575	385.00–395.00	390.04
1	600–650	610	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	503	450.00–460.00	454.98
3	550–600	563	415.00–430.00	419.93
2	600–650	630	410.00–420.00	415.08
1	750–800	760	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	420	450.00–465.00	455.00
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	508	420.00–435.00	427.54
2	550–600	573	390.00–395.00	392.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	405.00–425.00	418.23
7	350–400	375	400.00–425.00	420.80
2	400–450	425	390.00–425.00	407.91
2	450–500	468	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00

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.