Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 6 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 4 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.36/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$144.36

44 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$29.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

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	383	147.74	566	39
Medium and Large 2	501	117.95	591	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.79/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale44 hd

144.36

—

MS average13 barns · 1,094 hd

141.53

+2.82

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	1,248	82.50	1,029	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,438	78.77	1,133	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	49.42	495	14

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	375	165.55/cwt	162.00–169.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.62/cwt	135.00–162.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	170.33/cwt	167.00–174.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	137.38/cwt	130.00–145.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	151.08/cwt	147.00–156.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	129.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	149.47/cwt	146.00–153.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.94/cwt	143.00–153.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	144.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	158.21/cwt	150.00–171.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	149.51/cwt	145.00–153.00	692	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	57.66/cwt	27.00–75.00	584	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	46.74/cwt	45.00–48.50	502	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	278	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,550	2
Bulls	—	—	945	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	614	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	24.76/cwt	20.00–29.00	227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	78.77/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,133	7

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 Jun 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 238Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 37Year ago 21

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 6 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 4 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	162.00–169.00	165.55
3	—	473	135.00–162.00	147.62
2	—	263	167.00–174.00	170.33
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
7	—	433	150.00–171.00	158.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
2	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	179.00	179.00
9	—	392	179.00	179.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	615	130.00–145.00	137.38
2	—	723	130.00–132.00	130.98
3	—	435	175.00	175.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	168.00	168.00
2	—	570	140.00–145.00	142.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	112.00	112.00
1	—	385	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	147.00–156.00	151.08
2	—	510	146.00–153.00	149.47
7	—	420	143.00–153.00	149.94
9	—	313	140.00–146.00	144.46
12	—	375	149.00	149.00
2	—	575	135.00–139.00	136.97
4	—	463	145.00–153.00	149.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	125.00–135.00	129.87
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
1	—	330	109.00	109.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,012	27.00–75.00	57.66
2	—	1,073	45.00–48.50	46.74
1	—	925	30.00	30.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	20.00–29.00	24.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,438	75.00–85.00	78.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	100.00	100.00
2	—	945	65.00	65.00

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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