Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.24/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$143.24

113 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$16.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	147.21	820	66
Medium and Large 1-2	480	138.88	667	40
Medium and Large 2	337	130.68	440	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.53/cwt here — about $380 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 sale113 hd

143.24

—

MS average13 barns · 1,314 hd

141.57

+1.67

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	1,770	85.15	1,507	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	66.89	908	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	60.00	930	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	46.27	459	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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%	—	993	46.27/cwt	34.50–62.50	459	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	66.89/cwt	57.50–75.00	908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	148.81/cwt	143.00–155.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	173.81/cwt	160.00–182.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	183.37/cwt	176.00–186.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	908	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	190.02/cwt	183.00–200.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	186.50/cwt	184.00–191.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	185.66/cwt	181.00–187.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	177.77/cwt	174.00–186.00	827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.54/cwt	140.00–155.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.63/cwt	130.00–143.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	191.96/cwt	191.00–193.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	123.39/cwt	105.00–143.00	287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.60/cwt	144.00–150.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	835	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	149.70/cwt	148.00–153.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	143.98/cwt	139.00–149.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	785	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	163.68/cwt	163.00–165.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.29/cwt	115.00–145.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,292	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	9,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	958.10/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	10,060	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	992.23/cwt	920.00–1,030.00	10,488	5
Bulls	—	—	2,058	87.72/cwt	82.50–92.50	1,805	2
Bulls	—	—	1,195	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	956	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 136Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 6Year ago 3

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	34.50–62.50	46.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,358	57.50–75.00	66.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,058	82.50–92.50	87.72
1	—	1,195	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	143.00–155.00	148.81
3	—	413	160.00–182.00	173.81
4	—	369	176.00–186.00	183.37
1	—	245	183.00	183.00
1	—	610	146.00	146.00
2	—	480	165.00–166.00	165.51
3	—	513	163.00–165.00	163.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	177.00	177.00
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
2	—	425	115.00–145.00	129.29
1	—	515	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	626	145.00	145.00
4	—	275	183.00–200.00	190.02
4	—	366	184.00–191.00	186.50
9	—	428	181.00–187.00	185.66
13	—	465	174.00–186.00	177.77
2	—	333	191.00–193.00	191.96
1	—	785	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	173.00	173.00
1	—	400	178.00	178.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	695	119.50	119.50
5	—	320	140.00–155.00	145.54
6	—	527	130.00–143.00	136.63
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	215	137.00	137.00
10	—	429	144.00–150.00	147.60
4	—	373	148.00–153.00	149.70
5	—	456	139.00–149.00	143.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
2	—	233	105.00–143.00	123.39
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	572	146.00	146.00
20	—	523	150.00	150.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,090.00	1,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	920.00–1,000.00	958.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,057	920.00–1,030.00	992.23

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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