Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.68/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$140.68

29 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$6.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.50

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	513	141.11	724	27
Medium and Large 2	480	134.84	647	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about $77 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 sale29 hd

140.68

—

MS average13 barns · 1,154 hd

142.17

−1.50

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	1,288	106.00	1,365	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	77.55	910	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	48.82	493	13

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	148.32/cwt	147.00–150.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	145.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	118.00/cwt	114.00–125.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.03/cwt	145.00–153.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	187.09/cwt	183.00–191.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	127.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	160	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.53/cwt	151.00–160.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.61/cwt	138.00–152.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.65/cwt	150.00–165.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.91/cwt	118.00–128.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	5,491	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	726.70/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,671	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	610	579.02/cwt	520.00–640.00	3,532	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,110	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	979.74/cwt	760.00–1,200.00	11,492	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,240.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	13,516	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,145	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,214	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,516	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,055	53.28/cwt	45.00–60.00	562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	63.41/cwt	55.00–75.00	703	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	39.20/cwt	29.00–45.00	368	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	77.55/cwt	74.00–88.00	910	8

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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 290Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 40Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 97Year ago 25

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	162.00	162.00
2	—	338	183.00–191.00	187.09
1	—	725	149.00	149.00
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	124.00–130.00	127.02
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
1	—	160	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	147.00–150.00	148.32
2	—	225	140.00–150.00	145.22
3	—	677	114.00–125.00	118.00
3	—	420	145.00–153.00	149.03
3	—	720	136.00	136.00
6	—	585	146.00	146.00
1	—	270	153.00	153.00
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
4	—	473	138.00–152.00	142.61
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	130.00–140.00	134.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	150.00–165.00	157.65
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	118.00–128.00	122.91
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
1	—	470	161.00	161.00
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
2	—	428	151.00–160.00	155.53
1	—	275	182.00	182.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	805	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	700.00–750.00	726.70
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	610	520.00–640.00	579.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,173	760.00–1,200.00	979.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,090	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,430	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	45.00–60.00	53.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	55.00–75.00	63.41
7	—	940	29.00–45.00	39.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,174	74.00–88.00	77.55

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle