Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-07-21

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 21
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 198▼ 90 vs year ago 158 · −57.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 17 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 5▼ 1 vs year ago 13 · −7.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $380.07/cwt on 3 head, down $19.07 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 13 comparable sales and sits +18.99 against this barn's trailing median of $361.08.
Average price
$380.07
▼ 19.07 vs prior sale
3 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.01
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515385.101,9832thin
Medium and Large 2505370.001,8691thin
One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale3 hd
380.07
—
MS average13 barns · 131 hd
376.06
+4.01
This barn, trailing median13 sales
361.08
+18.99
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—Low1,240177.752,2042thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,468177.762,6105thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,159161.731,8756thin

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)1,270$3,0992thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$3,9002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$3,8003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$3,8003thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)975$4,6002thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2261
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388413.45/cwt385.00–430.001,6043
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428400.18/cwt390.00–410.001,7132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8871
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9432
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,1601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,2711
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1250595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,4881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273544.77/cwt515.00–570.001,4872
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383457.55/cwt455.00–460.001,7522
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423455.08/cwt450.00–465.001,9253
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475421.33/cwt415.00–430.002,0014
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8691
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515385.10/cwt380.00–390.001,9832
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,240177.75/cwt174.00–180.002,2042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,127159.48/cwt155.00–165.001,7975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,320173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,2841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,2131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,504180.45/cwt174.00–188.002,7144
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18803,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19203,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19253,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19754,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2703,099.21/head2,900.00–3,300.003,0992

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.