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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 25

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 88▼ 34 vs year ago 261 · −13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 32 vs year ago 39 · −82.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▼ 20 vs year ago 24 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 15.00 - 20.00 cheaper. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $324.96/cwt on 20 head, down $74.18 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −36.12 against this barn's trailing median of $361.08.

Average price

$324.96

▼ 74.18 vs prior sale

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.80

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	335.00	1,806	12thin
Medium and Large 1	559	312.02	1,743	7thin
Medium and Large 2	590	295.00	1,741	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $65 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 sale20 hd

324.96

—

MS average13 barns · 154 hd

333.76

−8.80

This barn, trailing median13 sales

361.08

−36.12

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	157.88	1,616	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,655	152.00	2,516	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	348.25/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,787	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	327.89/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,751	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	319.29/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,830	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	338.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,945	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	296.20/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,807	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	323.01/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,003	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,068	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,291	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	455.24/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,197	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	358.06/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,389	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	356.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,478	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	319.29/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,341	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,554	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,554	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,692	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,531	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	312.91/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,618	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	323.84/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,703	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,957	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	475.17/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,364	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	441.53/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,466	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	423.35/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,600	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	402.45/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,521	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	408.17/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,686	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	381.86/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,619	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,655	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	371.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,741	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	340.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,642	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	332.35/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,712	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,806	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	303.89/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,750	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	288.69/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,775	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	298.77/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,861	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,891	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,800	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	161.76/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,804	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,516	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	228.26/cwt	193.00–250.00	2,324	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,769	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 88Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 15.00 - 20.00 cheaper. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	357.50	357.50
12	500–550	539	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	625	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	465.00–485.00	475.17
3	300–350	332	435.00–445.00	441.53
3	350–400	378	415.00–430.00	423.35
3	400–450	413	400.00–415.00	408.17
4	450–500	469	370.00–375.00	371.28
2	500–550	515	325.00–340.00	332.35
5	550–600	576	297.50–310.00	303.89
2	600–650	623	297.50–300.00	298.77
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	395.00–410.00	402.45
4	400–450	424	377.50–390.00	381.86
2	450–500	483	330.00–350.00	340.05
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	615	285.00–292.50	288.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	358.00	358.00
11	450–500	480	352.50	352.50
9	500–550	526	322.50–325.00	323.84
3	600–650	645	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	450.00–460.00	455.24
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	415	350.00–360.00	356.25
4	450–500	478	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	517	305.00–320.00	312.91
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	775	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	388	325.00–375.00	358.06
2	400–450	420	300.00–340.00	319.29
1	450–500	490	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
5	650–700	667	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	513	345.00–355.00	348.25
3	550–600	575	330.00–345.00	338.30
4	600–650	620	315.00–337.50	323.01
1	750–800	770	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	310.00–342.50	327.89
3	550–600	573	315.00–325.00	319.29
2	600–650	610	290.00–302.50	296.20
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,018	193.00–250.00	228.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,065	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,115	156.00–168.00	161.76

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.