Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-07-14

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 264▼ 14 vs year ago 212 · −6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 13▼ 20 vs year ago 28 · −71.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 11 vs year ago 16 · −68.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $399.14/cwt on 19 head, down $27.63 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 13 comparable sales and sits +38.06 against this barn's trailing median of $361.08.
Average price
$399.14
▼ 27.63 vs prior sale
19 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.18
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544414.352,2528thin
Medium and Large 2533388.082,07011thin
One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $182 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 sale19 hd
399.14
—
MS average14 barns · 201 hd
401.32
−2.18
This barn, trailing median13 sales
361.08
+38.06
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
441398354311median 361.0805/0507/0709/1510/1311/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,485215.003,1931thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,680165.002,7721thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average936147.561,3814thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,015$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$3,9001thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388444.87/cwt425.00–465.001,7262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465472.58/cwt465.00–480.002,1972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3951
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565386.76/cwt380.00–395.002,1853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573404.98/cwt400.00–410.002,3212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4996
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615389.93/cwt385.00–395.002,3984
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365466.62/cwt460.00–470.001,7033
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378366.62/cwt330.00–400.001,3862
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3861
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422425.90/cwt415.00–435.001,79711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468420.04/cwt412.00–427.501,9662
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475380.00/cwt367.50–392.501,8052
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513387.32/cwt380.00–395.001,9872
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530357.03/cwt345.00–370.001,8927
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568362.50/cwt355.00–370.002,0594
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577337.66/cwt320.00–352.501,9485
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615350.00/cwt345.00–355.002,1532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623335.02/cwt330.00–340.002,0872
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1022
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1190660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,2541
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317568.63/cwt565.00–575.001,8033
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,7761
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371476.80/cwt420.00–500.001,7694
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0191
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428444.61/cwt425.00–455.001,9033
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468467.46/cwt465.00–470.002,1882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484437.68/cwt415.00–450.002,1187
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516393.48/cwt375.00–410.002,0307
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519427.48/cwt425.00–430.002,2194
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564378.62/cwt360.00–392.002,1354
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568401.21/cwt395.00–405.002,2794
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632374.98/cwt370.00–380.002,3706
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668371.70/cwt370.00–375.002,4833
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678320.37/cwt300.00–340.002,1722
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,485215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%675142.50/cwt142.50–142.509621
Cows—Lean 85-90%760119.00/cwt119.00–119.009041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155164.36/cwt159.00–170.001,8982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,7721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3253,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1960235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2561

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.