Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 6 to 10 higher feeder steers steady feeder heifers 3 to 6 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.31/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$158.31

102 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

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	601	159.07	955	94
Medium and Large 2	470	149.37	702	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $253 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 sale102 hd

158.31

—

MS average11 barns · 1,323 hd

163.67

−5.36

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	1,595	108.03	1,723	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	80.72	963	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	45.78	389	3thin

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	—	630	131.02/cwt	129.00–133.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	159.19/cwt	153.00–166.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	168.67/cwt	163.00–174.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	162.75/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	186.02/cwt	175.00–192.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	179.50/cwt	178.00–181.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	163.66/cwt	163.00–164.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	171.50/cwt	165.00–179.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	157.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,049	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	150.19/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,029	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	170.23/cwt	166.00–180.00	856	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	737	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	160.46/cwt	157.00–164.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	155.95/cwt	155.00–157.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.98/cwt	140.00–155.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	113.79/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,879	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,165	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	80.72/cwt	70.00–95.00	963	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	45.78/cwt	30.00–70.00	389	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 Mar 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 246Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 26

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 6 to 10 higher feeder steers steady feeder heifers 3 to 6 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	129.00–133.00	131.02
1	—	480	152.00	152.00
2	—	368	153.00–166.00	159.19
5	—	429	163.00–174.00	168.67
1	—	345	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
1	—	195	155.00	155.00
1	—	255	161.00	161.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
6	—	640	140.00	140.00
24	—	488	150.00–152.00	150.98
2	—	238	157.00–164.00	160.46
3	—	322	155.00–157.00	155.95
5	—	428	140.00–155.00	146.98
2	—	513	151.00–153.00	152.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	140.00–150.00	144.97
3	—	527	163.00–164.00	163.66
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
1	—	295	162.00	162.00
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	626	145.00–166.00	162.75
6	—	274	175.00–192.00	186.02
2	—	425	178.00–181.00	179.50
4	—	471	165.00–179.00	171.50
3	—	575	155.00–160.00	157.96
2	—	323	175.00	175.00
4	—	820	140.50	140.50
16	—	721	145.50	145.50
2	—	775	135.00	135.00
18	—	685	148.00–151.00	150.19
21	—	503	166.00–180.00	170.23
3	—	852	135.50	135.50
1	—	380	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	105.00–117.50	113.79
1	—	1,370	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,193	70.00–95.00	80.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	30.00–70.00	45.78

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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