Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week market steady all the way across

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.26/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$148.26

80 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$23.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.57

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	488	163.08	796	15thin
Medium and Large 1	815	145.00	1,182	63
Medium and Large 2	503	140.00	704	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.08/cwt here — about $92 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 sale80 hd

148.26

—

MS average13 barns · 997 hd

158.84

−10.57

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	1,457	104.91	1,528	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	72.18	956	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	45.84	432	7thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	177.46/cwt	174.00–181.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	151.62/cwt	147.00–160.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	168.62/cwt	164.00–173.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	151.80/cwt	145.00–159.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	175.96/cwt	174.00–179.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	50.94/cwt	35.00–60.00	509	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	72.18/cwt	65.00–75.00	956	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	33.10/cwt	31.00–35.00	265	2
Bulls	—	—	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,356	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	107.40/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,584	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	1,192.73/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	16,484	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	171.33/cwt	162.00–176.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.53/cwt	143.00–148.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	132.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	590	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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 244Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 5Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 9Year ago 100

compared to last week market steady all the way across

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	131.00	131.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
2	—	435	129.00–135.00	132.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	147.00	147.00
1	—	305	153.00	153.00
2	—	530	145.00–150.00	147.45
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
2	—	485	143.00–148.00	145.53
2	—	415	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	388	151.00–153.00	152.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	174.00–181.00	177.46
3	—	527	147.00–160.00	151.62
2	—	463	164.00–173.00	168.62
1	—	645	153.00	153.00
1	—	340	184.00	184.00
4	—	574	145.00–159.00	151.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	815	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
1	—	185	180.00	180.00
3	—	367	174.00–179.00	175.96
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
3	—	455	162.00–176.00	171.33
2	—	420	174.00–175.00	174.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	124.00	124.00
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
1	—	410	167.00	167.00
1	—	390	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	999	35.00–60.00	50.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,325	65.00–75.00	72.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	31.00–35.00	33.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,595	85.00	85.00
20	—	1,475	105.00–118.00	107.40

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,382	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,192.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	960.00	960.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle