Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 5 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.97/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$172.97

26 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$16.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	445	175.46	781	22
Medium and Large 2	483	159.25	768	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

172.97

—

MS average10 barns · 452 hd

173.13

−0.16

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	—	Average	1,325	70.00	928	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	56.30	742	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	48.18	462	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	56.30/cwt	50.00–64.00	742	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,015	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	928	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	51.82/cwt	45.00–55.00	491	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	6,129	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	835	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	183.00/cwt	181.00–185.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.66/cwt	128.00–137.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.55/cwt	130.00–142.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.32/cwt	120.00–141.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	172.90/cwt	169.00–177.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	185.50/cwt	180.00–191.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	166.52/cwt	162.00–171.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	186.54/cwt	181.00–188.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	175.03/cwt	171.00–180.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	161.48/cwt	158.00–165.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	187.25/cwt	180.00–191.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	152.04/cwt	147.00–158.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 5 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,318	50.00–64.00	56.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	30.00	30.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	947	45.00–55.00	51.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	540.00	540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	480.00	480.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	181.00–185.00	183.00
2	—	663	140.00–143.00	141.53
1	—	180	180.00	180.00
1	—	560	165.00	165.00
2	—	420	169.00–177.00	172.90
1	—	615	142.00	142.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
2	—	320	180.00–191.00	185.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
1	—	480	166.00	166.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
1	—	185	160.00	160.00
2	—	585	120.00–141.00	130.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	128.00–137.00	132.66
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	131.21
3	—	523	130.00–142.00	135.55
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
5	—	370	147.00–158.00	152.04
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
1	—	415	123.00	123.00
2	—	573	126.00–130.00	127.94
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	168.00	168.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	158.00	158.00
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	142.00	142.00
2	—	533	162.00–171.00	166.52
5	—	359	181.00–188.00	186.54
5	—	467	171.00–180.00	175.03
2	—	578	158.00–165.00	161.48
5	—	316	180.00–191.00	187.25
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
1	—	660	148.00	148.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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