Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 4 lower feeder steers \heifers steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.04/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$147.04

202 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

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	478	158.04	756	51
Medium and Large 1	799	143.42	1,146	137
Medium and Large 2	408	142.41	581	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $176 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 sale202 hd

147.04

—

MS average12 barns · 1,378 hd

150.82

−3.78

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	1,838	108.25	1,990	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	69.31	863	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	54.84	530	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,134	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.26/cwt	135.00–146.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.63/cwt	125.00–150.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	127.44/cwt	115.00–140.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	170.51/cwt	160.00–176.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	143.15/cwt	130.00–155.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	143.10/cwt	135.00–149.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	165.28/cwt	159.00–173.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	154.90/cwt	150.00–166.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	167.15/cwt	157.00–174.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	142.42/cwt	130.00–144.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	170.02/cwt	160.00–175.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,265	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	172.83/cwt	164.00–178.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	154.88/cwt	148.00–160.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.74/cwt	160.00–175.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.96/cwt	143.00–156.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.27/cwt	150.00–162.00	791	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	122.00/cwt	117.00–127.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.93/cwt	130.00–141.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.89/cwt	130.00–141.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	123.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	735	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,986	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	952.35/cwt	700.00–1,090.00	11,181	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,134	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,279	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	9,800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	108.25/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,990	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	69.31/cwt	65.00–79.00	863	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	54.84/cwt	40.00–62.50	530	11

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 15Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 21Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 421Year ago 23

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 4 lower feeder steers \heifers steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	769	147.50	147.50
52	—	935	135.25	135.25
5	—	744	140.00	140.00
17	—	513	150.00–162.00	154.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	158.00	158.00
3	—	428	125.00–150.00	141.63
2	—	508	115.00–140.00	127.44
1	—	195	154.00	154.00
4	—	379	130.00–155.00	143.15
3	—	467	135.00–149.00	143.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
6	—	382	160.00–176.00	170.51
1	—	750	137.00	137.00
1	—	205	169.00	169.00
6	—	478	159.00–173.00	165.28
5	—	539	150.00–166.00	154.90
9	—	418	157.00–174.00	167.15
9	—	610	130.00–144.00	142.42
5	—	327	160.00–175.00	170.02
3	—	565	145.00–150.00	147.30
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	133.00	133.00
3	—	260	164.00–178.00	172.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	134.00	134.00
16	—	865	120.00	120.00
6	—	523	135.00–146.00	139.26
1	—	405	144.00	144.00
2	—	323	130.00	130.00
2	—	780	117.00–127.00	122.00
5	—	370	130.00–141.00	135.93
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
4	—	571	130.00–141.00	132.89
5	—	474	130.00–140.00	134.95
3	—	622	115.00–125.00	118.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
2	—	533	122.00–124.00	123.02
2	—	575	117.00–120.00	118.54
3	—	472	120.00–130.00	123.39
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	396	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	148.00–160.00	154.88
3	—	373	160.00–175.00	167.74
5	—	473	143.00–156.00	149.96
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,174	700.00–1,090.00	952.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	980.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,838	107.50–110.00	108.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,245	65.00–79.00	69.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	966	40.00–62.50	54.84

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