Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to5 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.49/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$145.49

33 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$16.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	426	147.46	629	29
Medium and Large 2	415	131.25	545	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $84 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 sale33 hd

145.49

—

MS average11 barns · 1,054 hd

143.57

+1.92

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	1,613	85.00	1,371	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	68.68	881	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	52.15	567	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	52.15/cwt	46.50–57.00	567	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	68.68/cwt	57.50–75.00	881	6
Bulls	—	—	1,515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	184.24/cwt	170.00–196.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.65/cwt	144.00–151.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	175.79/cwt	171.00–181.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	146.98/cwt	143.00–150.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	150.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	168.33/cwt	167.00–169.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	188.32/cwt	187.00–189.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	138.44/cwt	130.00–143.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	147.35/cwt	141.00–151.00	684	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,330	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	782.34/cwt	650.00–920.00	6,861	3

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 298Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 33Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 28Year ago 9

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to5 lower

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	46.50–57.00	52.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	57.50–75.00	68.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,710	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	181.00	181.00
1	—	645	132.00	132.00
4	—	318	170.00–196.00	184.24
2	—	503	166.00	166.00
4	—	473	160.00–164.00	160.95
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	432	167.00–169.00	168.33
3	—	290	187.00–189.00	188.32
3	—	563	130.00–143.00	138.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	144.00–151.00	148.65
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	143.00	143.00
2	—	340	143.00–145.00	144.00
7	—	367	143.00–150.00	146.98
4	—	409	145.00–155.00	150.06
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
9	—	464	141.00–151.00	147.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
1	—	240	144.00	144.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	171.00–181.00	175.79
1	—	550	161.00	161.00
1	—	500	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	910.00	910.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	877	650.00–920.00	782.34

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle