Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK SLAUGTHER COWS \BULLS 2 TO 4 LOWER FEEDER STEERS\HEIFERS 4 TO 10 HIGHER

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.44/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$158.44

57 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$13.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.82

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	166.38	1,016	24
Medium and Large 1-2	595	152.67	909	33

One grade step is worth $13.70/cwt here — about $108 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 sale57 hd

158.44

—

MS average13 barns · 704 hd

172.26

−13.82

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	1,585	100.00	1,585	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	62.75	643	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	44.46	456	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	182.21/cwt	178.00–185.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,033	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	172.09/cwt	167.00–182.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.84/cwt	130.00–149.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	170.67/cwt	166.00–175.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.56/cwt	130.00–147.00	955	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	178.91/cwt	177.00–181.00	479	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	924.39/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,828	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,585	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.75/cwt	60.00–66.00	643	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	53.63/cwt	46.50–65.00	648	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	30.71/cwt	28.00–35.00	230	2

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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 85Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 81Year ago 6

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK SLAUGTHER COWS \BULLS 2 TO 4 LOWER FEEDER STEERS\HEIFERS 4 TO 10 HIGHER

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	202.00	202.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	151.00	151.00
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
3	—	368	178.00–185.00	182.21
2	—	468	166.00–175.00	170.67
1	—	405	167.00	167.00
2	—	268	177.00–181.00	178.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
1	—	370	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	155.00	155.00
4	—	393	194.00	194.00
8	—	603	152.00	152.00
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
3	—	482	167.00–182.00	172.09
8	—	661	132.00	132.00
7	—	713	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	700	147.50	147.50
2	—	540	192.00	192.00
7	—	440	199.50	199.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	117.00	117.00
1	—	690	129.00	129.00
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	151.00	151.00
3	—	483	130.00–149.00	139.84
1	—	630	132.00	132.00
1	—	350	126.00	126.00
2	—	575	142.00	142.00
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
9	—	665	130.00–147.00	143.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	470	167.00	167.00
8	—	563	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	900.00–950.00	924.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	910.00	910.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	788	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	60.00–66.00	62.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	46.50–65.00	53.63
2	—	750	28.00–35.00	30.71

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle