Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-09-01

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 1
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
193 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 227▲ 33 vs year ago 160 · +20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 7▼ 17 vs year ago 32 · −53.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 14 vs year ago 17 · −82.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $334.08/cwt on 6 head, up $9.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −27.00 against this barn's trailing median of $361.08.
Average price
$334.08
▲ 9.12 vs prior sale
6 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+9.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553334.081,8466thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
334.08
—
MS average13 barns · 135 hd
325.02
+9.06
This barn, trailing median13 sales
361.08
−27.00
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—High1,918189.003,6242thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,565150.002,3481thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,218147.091,7927thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,5501thin

Every lot

52 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368451.98/cwt445.00–460.001,6635
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462423.39/cwt415.00–430.001,9563
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517386.63/cwt375.00–410.001,9993
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533350.21/cwt335.00–365.001,8672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,1514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680311.25/cwt305.00–317.502,1172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1391
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275427.09/cwt420.00–435.001,1742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288379.19/cwt340.00–415.001,0923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337371.96/cwt360.00–395.001,2543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390352.53/cwt350.00–355.001,3752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426396.60/cwt345.00–465.001,6904
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470326.09/cwt315.00–340.001,5334
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508329.02/cwt315.00–342.601,6713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625317.44/cwt310.00–325.001,9842
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650281.25/cwt277.50–285.001,8282
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673306.37/cwt300.00–312.502,0622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319446.00/cwt425.00–455.001,4235
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375437.76/cwt427.50–455.001,6423
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6153
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415423.57/cwt415.00–430.001,7584
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4531
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468377.03/cwt360.00–395.001,7652
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485324.24/cwt302.00–340.001,5734
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523343.18/cwt335.00–350.001,7953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582324.97/cwt315.00–335.001,8913
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615313.17/cwt305.00–320.001,9264
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8591
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668293.20/cwt285.00–297.501,9593
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723272.46/cwt270.00–275.001,9702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,835178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,2661
Bulls——2,000200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,251152.44/cwt144.00–158.001,9076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,565150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.