Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold lower $2 - $5 lower. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher $2 - $5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $202.39/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −162.25 against this barn's trailing median of $364.64.

Average price

$202.39

33 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$23.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MS average

−23.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	220.99	1,189	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	599	200.00	1,198	27
Medium and Large 2	548	197.50	1,081	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.49/cwt here — about $108 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $319.63, median $364.64 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

202.39

—

MS average1 barns · 33 hd

202.39

+0.00

National average175 barns · 17,048 hd

225.60

−23.21

This barn, trailing median10 sales

364.64

−162.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,542	104.07	1,604	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	90.57	1,155	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	76.15	815	11

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)	1,583	$1,088	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,036	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,001	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$1,310	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,070	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	828	$864	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	250.24/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	202.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	298.40/cwt	295.00–307.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	231.67/cwt	228.00–237.50	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	241.11/cwt	237.50–242.50	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,198	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	201.06/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	209.42/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	239.91/cwt	237.50–242.50	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	189.89/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	192.53/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	229.35/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,096	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	225.66/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	288.75/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	248.69/cwt	245.00–252.50	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	278.86/cwt	275.00–287.50	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	249.47/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	272.55/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,340	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	261.10/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,198	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	80.42/cwt	75.00–85.00	915	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	71.03/cwt	70.00–73.00	702	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	91.75/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,145	6
Bulls	—	—	1,135	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,078	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	108.61/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,001.44/head	950.00–1,080.00	1,001	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	864.14/head	800.00–910.00	864	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,583	1,088.40/head	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,088	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	903	1,035.83/head	950.00–1,090.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	206.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,155	1

How this sale compares

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 460Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 55Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers sold lower $2 - $5 lower. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher $2 - $5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	267.50	267.50
2	300–350	320	245.00–252.50	248.69
1	350–400	380	267.50	267.50
3	400–450	427	245.00–255.00	250.24
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	570	200.00–205.00	202.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
4	250–300	276	295.00–307.00	298.40
5	300–350	332	275.00–287.50	278.86
2	350–400	350	285.00–292.50	288.75
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	467	241.00–260.00	249.47
3	500–550	532	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	562	220.00–232.00	225.66
1	600–650	600	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	225.00	225.00
2	250–300	275	240.00–245.00	242.55
7	300–350	322	237.50–242.50	241.11
5	350–400	370	237.50–242.50	239.91
4	400–450	424	228.00–237.50	231.67
3	450–500	458	225.00–232.00	229.35
2	500–550	508	204.00–215.00	209.42
2	550–600	568	230.00–235.00	232.56
2	600–650	623	196.00–206.00	201.06
2	650–700	678	184.00–196.00	189.89
2	700–750	708	185.00–200.00	192.53
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	225.00–227.50	226.24
1	400–450	400	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	477	200.00–215.00	206.54
1	500–550	545	197.50	197.50
1	550–600	550	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	414	240.00	240.00
8	450–500	483	227.00	227.00
27	550–600	599	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	270.00–290.00	280.00
5	350–400	380	267.50–277.50	272.55
2	400–450	428	257.50–265.00	261.10
1	450–500	475	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	534	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	83.50	83.50
6	—	1,248	90.00–96.00	91.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	75.00–85.00	80.42
5	—	989	70.00–73.00	71.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,745	105.00–112.50	108.61

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,055	950.00–1,080.00	1,001.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,583	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,088.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	903	950.00–1,090.00	1,035.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,070.00	1,070.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	800.00–910.00	864.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,310.00	1,310.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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