Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 3 to 5 lower feeder steers \heifers 3 to 8 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.18/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$152.18

11 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.55

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	490	163.00	799	6thin
Medium and Large 2	311	142.50	444	4thin
Medium and Large 3	285	126.00	359	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $440 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 sale11 hd

152.18

—

MS average13 barns · 791 hd

168.73

−16.55

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	1,854	102.15	1,894	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	67.46	776	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	52.69	529	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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%	—	1,151	67.46/cwt	62.50–72.50	776	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,010	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,854	102.15/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,894	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	58.25/cwt	45.00–67.50	584	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,057.63/cwt	1,050.00–1,090.00	12,522	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	1,373.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,380.00	18,632	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	1,408.23/cwt	1,270.00–1,610.00	18,898	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,040	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	13,737	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,509	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	15,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,054.01/cwt	950.00–1,160.00	11,173	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,098.91/cwt	980.00–1,150.00	14,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	113.03/cwt	109.00–120.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	138.93/cwt	135.00–143.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	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 Feb 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 270Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 37Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 31Year ago 3

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 3 to 5 lower feeder steers \heifers 3 to 8 lower

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	62.50–72.50	67.46
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	36.00	36.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	45.00–67.50	58.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,854	95.00–105.00	102.15

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)	6	—	1,184	1,050.00–1,090.00	1,057.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,140.00	1,140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,130.00	1,130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,060	950.00–1,160.00	1,054.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,357	1,330.00–1,380.00	1,373.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,342	1,270.00–1,610.00	1,408.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,287	980.00–1,150.00	1,098.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	600.00	600.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	800.00	800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	195	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	153.00	153.00
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	565	146.00	146.00
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
1	—	660	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
2	—	458	135.00–143.00	138.93
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
1	—	190	154.00	154.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	113.00	113.00
3	—	377	109.00–120.00	113.03
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	130.00–140.00	135.02
2	—	425	165.00–175.00	169.82
2	—	328	189.00–190.00	189.50
1	—	705	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
1	—	245	177.00	177.00

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle