Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.56/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$144.56

173 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$388

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

$31.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.09

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	440	174.32	767	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	149.83	797	6thin
Medium and Large 1	810	142.67	1,156	158

One grade step is worth $31.65/cwt here — about −$388 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 sale173 hd

144.56

—

MS average13 barns · 831 hd

162.65

−18.09

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	1,820	102.50	1,866	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	69.98	917	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	57.62	577	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	280	187.62/cwt	181.00–194.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	173.90/cwt	170.00–178.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.06/cwt	177.00–183.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	155.98/cwt	150.00–162.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	162.96/cwt	156.00–170.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	141.49/cwt	139.75–142.10	1,167	138
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	144.24/cwt	140.00–149.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,086	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	181.21/cwt	179.00–186.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	178.34/cwt	175.00–184.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	129.43/cwt	124.00–135.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	156.55/cwt	151.00–162.00	590	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	10,197	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	995.55/cwt	990.00–1,000.00	10,503	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	901.91/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,712	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	69.98/cwt	65.00–77.00	917	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	57.62/cwt	50.00–63.00	577	5

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 169Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 53Year ago 9

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	181.00–194.00	187.62
2	—	415	170.00–178.00	173.90
4	—	375	177.00–183.00	180.06
2	—	453	156.00–170.00	162.96
5	—	322	175.00–184.00	178.34
2	—	568	124.00–135.00	129.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	123.00	123.00
3	—	412	150.00–162.00	155.98
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	149.00	149.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
3	—	645	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
1	—	635	164.00	164.00
1	—	455	176.00	176.00
1	—	380	179.00	179.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
4	—	414	179.00–186.00	181.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	825	139.75–142.10	141.49
16	—	736	147.50	147.50
4	—	586	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	148.00	148.00
3	—	478	140.00–149.00	144.24
1	—	440	159.00	159.00
1	—	340	131.00	131.00
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
3	—	865	107.00	107.00
6	—	377	151.00–162.00	156.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	146.00	146.00
1	—	225	122.00	122.00
2	—	415	117.00–120.00	118.45

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,030.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	990.00–1,000.00	995.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	850.00–950.00	901.91
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	840	680.00	680.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	65.00–77.00	69.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,002	50.00–63.00	57.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,945	100.00	100.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle