Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows steady feeder steers\heifer 4 to 8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.45/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$175.45

64 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$24.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.27

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	501	178.11	893	57
Medium and Large 2	483	153.85	743	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.25/cwt here — about $150 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 sale64 hd

175.45

—

MS average13 barns · 920 hd

162.18

+13.27

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	1,070	75.00	803	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	70.96	850	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	45.77	449	12

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	167.63/cwt	160.00–175.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	166.49/cwt	166.00–167.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	143.00/cwt	135.00–151.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	179.85/cwt	172.00–182.50	935	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	823	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	151.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	186.68/cwt	178.00–189.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	158.30/cwt	158.00–158.50	820	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	139.83/cwt	135.00–146.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	155.50/cwt	152.00–156.00	717	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.89/cwt	134.00–142.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	921.94/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	11,368	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	70.96/cwt	65.00–75.00	850	8
Bulls	—	—	1,070	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,170	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	339	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	48.72/cwt	30.00–72.50	477	10

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 219Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 49Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 33Year ago 12

compared to last week slaugther cows steady feeder steers\heifer 4 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
2	—	418	160.00–175.00	167.63
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
2	—	568	135.00–140.00	137.49
3	—	630	130.00–134.00	131.35
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	166.00–167.00	166.49
2	—	585	135.00–151.00	143.00
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	134.00–137.00	135.48
33	—	520	172.00–182.50	179.85
11	—	460	179.00	179.00
1	—	585	167.00	167.00
9	—	420	178.00–189.00	186.68
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	125.00–133.00	128.97
6	—	443	150.00–152.00	151.69
5	—	371	156.00	156.00
21	—	518	158.00–158.50	158.30
8	—	461	152.00–156.00	155.50
2	—	628	134.00–142.00	137.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
3	—	422	135.00–146.00	139.83
1	—	510	135.00	135.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,233	750.00–1,100.00	921.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,198	65.00–75.00	70.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	29.00	29.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	33.00	33.00
10	—	980	30.00–72.50	48.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	75.00	75.00

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