Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 6 higher feeder steers\ heifers 4 to 10 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.13/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$172.13

46 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$29.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

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	179.16	875	34
Medium and Large 1	600	175.00	1,050	1thin
Medium and Large 2	541	150.12	813	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.05/cwt here — about $62 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 sale46 hd

172.13

—

MS average13 barns · 1,000 hd

166.66

+5.46

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	1,445	95.31	1,377	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	64.93	820	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	40.45	443	24

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$890	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$510	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	480	183.90/cwt	161.00–190.00	883	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	140.28/cwt	135.00–145.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	154.26/cwt	150.00–159.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	203.03/cwt	201.00–205.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	144.46/cwt	143.00–146.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	148.94/cwt	145.00–151.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	147.15/cwt	140.00–153.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	154.45/cwt	144.00–161.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	170.33/cwt	155.00–180.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.52/cwt	148.00–157.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	175.15/cwt	168.00–186.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	182.27/cwt	171.00–188.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	196.03/cwt	195.00–197.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	185.19/cwt	174.00–194.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	187.95/cwt	180.00–195.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	40.45/cwt	30.00–62.50	443	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	64.93/cwt	57.00–70.00	820	16
Bulls	—	—	1,466	99.63/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,461	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,336	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.11/cwt	145.00–161.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.55/cwt	135.00–144.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	171.49/cwt	170.00–173.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	202.90/cwt	198.00–208.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	172.74/cwt	169.00–179.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	154.43/cwt	153.00–156.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	158.69/cwt	156.00–161.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	150.61/cwt	140.00–158.00	636	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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 154Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 43Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 20

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 6 higher feeder steers\ heifers 4 to 10 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	161.00–190.00	183.90
2	—	330	201.00–205.00	203.03
2	—	668	143.00–146.00	144.46
5	—	567	155.00–180.00	170.33
1	—	255	206.00	206.00
2	—	618	145.00–155.00	150.02
3	—	518	168.00–186.00	175.15
3	—	425	171.00–188.00	182.27
2	—	365	195.00–197.00	196.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	140.00–153.00	147.15
3	—	518	144.00–161.00	154.45
2	—	478	148.00–157.00	152.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	135.00–145.00	140.28
2	—	280	150.00–159.00	154.26
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
4	—	479	145.00–151.00	148.94
3	—	637	135.00–140.00	138.36
4	—	530	135.00–144.00	138.55
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
2	—	368	153.00–156.00	154.43
3	—	317	156.00–161.00	158.69
5	—	422	140.00–158.00	150.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
1	—	470	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
10	—	487	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
2	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.52
3	—	317	169.00–179.00	172.74
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	174.00–194.00	185.19
5	—	370	180.00–195.00	187.95
1	—	630	142.00	142.00
2	—	570	146.00	146.00
5	—	518	145.00–161.00	151.11
2	—	428	170.00–173.00	171.49
2	—	255	198.00–208.00	202.90
1	—	490	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,096	30.00–62.50	40.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,263	57.00–70.00	64.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,466	95.00–105.00	99.63
1	—	1,670	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,270	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	915	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	650.00	650.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle