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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 8

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

213 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 193▼ 24 vs year ago 237 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 22 · −13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 12.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.92/cwt on 19 head, down $2.71 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −29.18 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$316.92

▼ 2.71 vs prior sale

19 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$30.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.17

vs MS average

−20.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	330.23	1,803	9thin
Medium and Large 2	523	309.88	1,622	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	300.00	1,725	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

316.92

—

MS average13 barns · 268 hd

322.09

−5.17

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−20.87

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

−29.18

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,425	180.94	2,578	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,567	149.35	2,340	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	133.77	1,363	10

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,326	$2,384	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,980	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,018	$3,930	2thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	498.16/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,310	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,866	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,586	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,830	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	366.68/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,925	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,811	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,066	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	347.38/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,119	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,085	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	336.26/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,219	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	316.15/cwt	307.50–325.00	2,143	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,178	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,320	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	415.82/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,526	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	383.82/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,466	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	399.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,663	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	367.49/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,566	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	352.94/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,669	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	312.35/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,602	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	331.17/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,752	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	328.35/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,904	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,875	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	500.14/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,365	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,716	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	414.71/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,592	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	407.14/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,686	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	432.41/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,795	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	362.09/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,734	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	358.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,830	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	329.94/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,772	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	340.09/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,939	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	327.56/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,982	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	303.37/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,866	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	180.94/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,578	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	113.45/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,018	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	139.56/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,491	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,744	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,348	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,578	148.02/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,336	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	3,929.73/head	3,400.00–4,500.00	3,930	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	835	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	970	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,979.79/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,980	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,326	2,383.79/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,384	5
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	234.32/cwt	222.50–245.00	2,313	3

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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 193Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 3Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 12.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	318	415.00	415.00
6	350–400	367	410.00–420.00	415.82
4	400–450	416	390.00–405.00	399.83
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
6	500–550	529	325.00–337.50	331.17
3	550–600	580	325.00–330.00	328.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	640	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	382	350.00–405.00	383.82
4	400–450	426	355.00–385.00	367.49
8	450–500	473	340.00–370.00	352.94
4	500–550	513	300.00–322.50	312.35
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	490.00–505.00	498.16
1	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	488	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	525	365.00–370.00	366.68
2	550–600	570	360.00–365.00	362.50
2	600–650	610	340.00–355.00	347.38
2	650–700	660	335.00–337.50	336.26
1	700–750	720	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	815	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	463	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	553	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	620	335.00–337.50	336.25
2	650–700	678	307.50–325.00	316.15
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	495.00–505.00	500.14
1	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	365	465.00–475.00	470.00
2	400–450	415	430.00–435.00	432.41
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
4	500–550	510	350.00–365.00	358.73
2	550–600	570	335.00–345.00	340.09
2	600–650	605	320.00–335.00	327.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	375.00–445.00	414.71
5	400–450	414	385.00–415.00	407.14
7	450–500	479	350.00–370.00	362.09
3	500–550	537	315.00–340.00	329.94
3	600–650	615	285.00–315.00	303.37
2	650–700	665	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,979.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,326	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,383.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,018	3,400.00–4,500.00	3,929.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	987	222.50–245.00	234.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,578	144.00–152.00	148.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	130.00–147.00	139.56
3	—	897	110.00–118.00	113.45
1	—	1,090	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	180.00–183.00	180.94

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.