Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 2 to 8 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.96/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$148.96

54 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$11.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

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	425	150.50	640	47
Medium and Large 2	393	138.58	545	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.92/cwt here — about $95 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 sale54 hd

148.96

—

MS average13 barns · 1,424 hd

150.83

−1.87

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	1,782	99.59	1,775	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	76.31	891	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	55.95	607	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$837	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$775	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	958	$830	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,190	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$690	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.06/cwt	136.00–146.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	148.66/cwt	140.00–157.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	158.25/cwt	150.00–166.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	203.68/cwt	197.00–209.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	178.24/cwt	173.00–179.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	145.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	164.79/cwt	161.00–169.00	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	198.57/cwt	185.00–209.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	198.01/cwt	185.00–208.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.33/cwt	150.00–159.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	192.97/cwt	185.00–202.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	166.79/cwt	156.00–177.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	179.11/cwt	172.00–186.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	205.49/cwt	205.00–206.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	181.37/cwt	176.00–187.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	184.33/cwt	175.00–189.00	719	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	31.87/cwt	25.00–40.00	322	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	64.71/cwt	50.00–72.00	720	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	76.31/cwt	65.00–95.00	891	11
Bulls	—	—	1,782	99.59/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,775	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	710	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	837.45/head	700.00–980.00	837	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	845	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	195.43/cwt	192.00–199.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	160.52/cwt	159.00–162.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	141.35/cwt	139.00–145.00	888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	147.17/cwt	145.00–152.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	139.25/cwt	135.00–148.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	159.47/cwt	156.00–162.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	160.57/cwt	158.00–163.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.03/cwt	131.00–139.00	824	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 Aug 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 357Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 73Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 11

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 2 to 8 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
3	—	533	140.00–145.00	143.33
2	—	458	172.00–186.00	179.11
2	—	318	205.00–206.00	205.49
1	—	240	195.00	195.00
3	—	412	176.00–187.00	181.37
3	—	390	175.00–189.00	184.33
2	—	675	135.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
3	—	282	192.00–199.00	195.43
6	—	628	139.00–145.00	141.35
6	—	563	145.00–152.00	147.17
1	—	940	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	174.00	174.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
2	—	478	159.00–162.00	160.52
2	—	423	158.00–163.00	160.57
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
2	—	510	150.00–153.00	151.47
1	—	495	148.00	148.00
2	—	360	156.00–177.00	166.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	197.00–209.00	203.68
8	—	535	173.00–179.00	178.24
5	—	285	185.00–209.00	198.57
1	—	230	195.00	195.00
5	—	657	161.00	161.00
6	—	323	185.00–208.00	198.01
2	—	473	150.00–159.00	154.33
5	—	417	185.00–202.00	192.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	136.00–146.00	141.06
1	—	445	139.00	139.00
2	—	338	140.00–148.00	143.97
1	—	590	111.00	111.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	140.00–157.00	148.66
7	—	369	150.00–166.00	158.25
6	—	461	140.00–148.00	145.35
6	—	271	161.00–169.00	164.79
5	—	514	140.00–150.00	145.15
4	—	564	135.00–148.00	139.25
4	—	325	156.00–162.00	159.47
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
2	—	610	131.00–139.00	135.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	25.00–40.00	31.87
11	—	1,112	50.00–72.00	64.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,167	65.00–95.00	76.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	95.00–102.50	99.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,047	700.00–980.00	837.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,190.00	1,190.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	690.00	690.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	910.00	910.00

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

Heifers · 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