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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 18

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

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Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 198▼ 213 vs year ago 301 · −70.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 14▼ 14 vs year ago 18 · −77.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $362.50/cwt on 6 head, down $36.64 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 13 comparable sales and sits +1.42 against this barn's trailing median of $361.08.

Average price

$362.50

▼ 36.64 vs prior sale

6 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.53

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	400.00	2,060	1thin
Medium and Large 2	524	355.00	1,860	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $200 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 sale6 hd

362.50

—

MS average12 barns · 129 hd

344.97

+17.53

This barn, trailing median13 sales

361.08

+1.42

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	945	150.00	1,418	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	157.84	1,855	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	995	$2,950	1thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,001	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,232	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	413.52/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,749	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	388.03/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,824	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	516.72/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,457	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	538.58/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,546	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	465.33/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,508	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	493.30/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,766	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	436.24/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,675	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,864	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	423.07/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,815	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	425.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,968	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	388.57/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,869	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	355.00/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,860	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	332.53/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,022	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,035	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	945	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,418	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,580	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	165.26/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 198Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 6

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
2	—	1,210	163.00–167.00	165.26
1	—	1,105	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	150.00	150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	530.00–555.00	538.58
1	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	358	490.00–500.00	493.30
4	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	444.94
3	450–500	463	420.00–430.00	425.05
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	282	500.00–525.00	516.72
4	300–350	324	450.00–485.00	465.33
6	350–400	384	400.00–460.00	436.24
5	400–450	429	415.00–425.00	423.07
4	450–500	481	375.00–405.00	388.57
5	500–550	524	330.00–365.00	355.00
2	600–650	608	325.00–340.00	332.53
2	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	302.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	423	395.00–425.00	413.52
3	450–500	470	375.00–400.00	388.03
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.