Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 6 higher feeder steers\heifers steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.41/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$138.41

77 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$23.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.44

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	579	143.86	833	59
Medium and Large 2	630	120.55	759	18thin

One grade step is worth $23.31/cwt here — about $74 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 sale77 hd

138.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,317 hd

145.86

−7.44

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	1,745	110.03	1,920	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	80.63	930	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	48.08	448	11

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.38/cwt	126.00–130.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	141.46/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,078	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.44/cwt	135.00–155.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	179.75/cwt	174.00–185.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	149.94/cwt	144.00–162.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	150.77/cwt	147.00–154.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	145.96/cwt	143.00–149.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	151.47/cwt	148.00–155.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	185.49/cwt	185.00–186.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	179.22/cwt	175.00–183.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	158.13/cwt	150.00–166.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	177.03/cwt	174.00–180.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	164.81/cwt	160.00–176.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	154.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	169.46/cwt	167.00–172.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	179.49/cwt	179.00–180.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	519	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	39.36/cwt	30.00–46.00	346	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	55.35/cwt	43.50–65.00	541	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	80.63/cwt	65.00–92.00	930	15
Bulls	—	—	1,745	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,920	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,078.97/cwt	1,010.00–1,170.00	9,905	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	927.65/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	7,885	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	761.71/cwt	620.00–830.00	6,893	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	14,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,120.23/cwt	1,070.00–1,170.00	12,098	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	996.44/cwt	920.00–1,070.00	10,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,007	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	924.90/cwt	920.00–930.00	11,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.01/cwt	124.00–159.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.12/cwt	129.00–151.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	164.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.50/cwt	172.00–173.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	996	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 Mar 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 282Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 23Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 0Year ago 15

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 6 higher feeder steers\heifers steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	126.00–130.00	127.38
2	—	558	140.00–150.00	144.98
1	—	340	152.00	152.00
22	—	762	139.00–142.00	141.46
9	—	474	135.00–155.00	145.44
8	—	418	147.00–154.00	150.77
7	—	521	143.00–149.00	145.96
4	—	384	148.00–155.00	151.47
2	—	195	150.00–153.00	151.50
1	—	940	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	735	115.00	115.00
2	—	578	130.00	130.00
2	—	483	128.00–130.00	128.97
2	—	443	125.00–130.00	127.49
1	—	240	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	190.00	190.00
6	—	427	174.00–185.00	179.75
4	—	666	144.00–162.00	149.94
2	—	775	130.00–140.00	135.06
2	—	228	185.00–186.00	185.49
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
3	—	368	175.00–183.00	179.22
1	—	715	137.00	137.00
2	—	615	150.00–166.00	158.13
2	—	565	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	465	174.00–180.00	177.03
1	—	520	173.00	173.00
1	—	320	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	160.00–176.00	164.81
3	—	568	150.00–160.00	154.12
2	—	513	167.00–172.00	169.46
2	—	410	179.00–180.00	179.49
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
1	—	285	182.00	182.00
2	—	625	150.00–155.00	152.54
2	—	380	172.00–173.00	172.50
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	171.00	171.00
2	—	788	118.00	118.00
2	—	608	130.00–140.00	134.94
2	—	575	145.00–147.00	146.03
2	—	515	124.00–159.00	142.01
2	—	470	129.00–151.00	140.12
2	—	415	160.00–170.00	164.82
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	878	30.00–46.00	39.36
6	—	977	43.50–65.00	55.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,154	65.00–92.00	80.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	105.00–115.00	110.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	918	1,010.00–1,170.00	1,078.97
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	850	850.00–1,000.00	927.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	905	620.00–830.00	761.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,080.00	1,080.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,070.00–1,170.00	1,120.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	920.00–1,070.00	996.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	920.00–930.00	924.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	770.00	770.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle