Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2026-11-10

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 10
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
← Nov 3Nov 10latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 186▲ 131 vs year ago 62 · +211.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 24▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 60▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Not enough data to call slaughter trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.11/cwt on 8 head, down $7.49 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −22.97 against this barn's trailing median of $361.08.
Average price
$338.11
▼ 7.49 vs prior sale
8 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.20
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540350.971,8975thin
Medium and Large 2555316.671,7583thin
One grade step is worth $34.31/cwt here — about $139 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 sale8 hd
338.11
—
MS average12 barns · 131 hd
333.90
+4.20
This barn, trailing median13 sales
361.08
−22.97
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—Average1,863148.512,7672thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99882.338223thin

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)1,186$2,4474thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,2392thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,535$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$2,0001thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468379.63/cwt365.00–400.001,7773
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475402.24/cwt390.00–415.001,9112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625325.20/cwt300.00–345.002,0333
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668337.47/cwt335.00–340.002,2542
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363400.08/cwt395.00–405.001,4525
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383367.55/cwt365.00–370.001,4082
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400405.00/cwt400.00–410.001,6202
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422344.96/cwt315.00–385.001,4563
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460343.33/cwt340.00–350.001,5793
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520332.77/cwt325.00–345.001,7305
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6702
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573315.85/cwt310.00–327.501,8103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,7111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628299.08/cwt295.00–307.501,8783
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230535.43/cwt525.00–545.001,2312
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230512.61/cwt510.00–515.001,1792
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275529.99/cwt525.00–535.001,4572
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332482.91/cwt475.00–500.001,6033
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370474.86/cwt465.00–485.001,7573
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378418.21/cwt350.00–455.001,5818
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416424.89/cwt415.00–430.001,7685
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429397.96/cwt370.00–430.001,7076
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467398.11/cwt390.00–410.001,8593
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471372.48/cwt360.00–385.001,75410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512364.97/cwt360.00–370.001,8693
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570312.50/cwt300.00–325.001,7812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583329.98/cwt325.00–335.001,9242
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623331.55/cwt325.00–335.002,0663
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723299.96/cwt297.50–302.502,1692
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,863148.51/cwt147.00–150.002,7672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78560.00/cwt60.00–60.004711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05070.00/cwt70.00–70.007351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3571
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1862,447.21/head2,100.00–2,850.002,4474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2502,238.60/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.