Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-07-28

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 28
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 68▲ 37 vs year ago 108 · +34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 17▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 9 vs year ago 5 · +180.0%
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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 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.80/cwt on 10 head, down $11.43 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 12 comparable sales and sits −1.30 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.
Average price
$344.80
▼ 11.43 vs prior sale
10 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,847
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.72
vs MS average
−15.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510380.001,9381thin
Medium and Large 1-2542367.501,9923thin
Medium and Large 2537327.581,7596thin
One grade step is worth $52.42/cwt here — about $179 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 sale10 hd
344.80
—
MS average14 barns · 237 hd
356.52
−11.72
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−15.72
This barn, trailing median12 sales
346.10
−1.30
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—Low1,275179.002,2821thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,448176.502,5552thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,087158.421,7223thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,1716
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$2,1253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$3,2501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)885$2,7572thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,9083
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513395.07/cwt390.00–400.002,0272
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523369.95/cwt360.00–380.001,9352
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580362.46/cwt360.00–365.002,1022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1204
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633362.35/cwt350.00–375.002,2946
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2431
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721316.58/cwt307.50–330.002,28310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1190585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,1121
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,2811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313433.32/cwt425.00–440.001,3563
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390412.50/cwt410.00–415.001,6092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437385.75/cwt377.50–390.001,6863
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473368.38/cwt362.00–380.001,7423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514342.65/cwt335.00–350.001,7614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,9923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583297.45/cwt295.00–300.001,7342
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9844
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1208592.23/cwt585.00–600.001,2322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318532.44/cwt530.00–535.001,6932
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338498.40/cwt480.00–510.001,6853
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6741
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455397.58/cwt390.00–405.001,8092
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530349.15/cwt340.00–360.001,8505
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565353.27/cwt350.00–360.001,9963
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0641
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2841
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,275179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,2821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078171.13/cwt165.00–177.001,8452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,415166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,480187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,7681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0682,124.65/head1,800.00–2,500.002,1253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1332,171.01/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1716
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2553,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18852,757.06/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7572

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.