Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD HIGHER $4-10, SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS WERE HIGHER $3-7. GROUPS LISTEED AS M&L 1-2.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.59/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$182.59

67 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$33.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.46

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	192.04	849	23
Medium and Large 1-2	496	181.99	904	36
Medium and Large 2	526	158.11	831	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $18 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 sale67 hd

182.59

—

MS average12 barns · 1,257 hd

174.13

+8.46

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	1,344	87.50	1,176	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	81.29	1,011	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	65.28	679	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,160	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$990	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$817	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,280	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$768	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.48/cwt	140.00–152.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	152.76/cwt	140.00–161.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	200.86/cwt	192.00–204.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	198.60/cwt	191.00–202.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	202.61/cwt	199.00–206.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	143.09/cwt	139.00–150.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	177.51/cwt	168.00–195.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	154.96/cwt	145.00–160.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	171.15/cwt	169.00–182.00	974	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	161.50/cwt	155.00–168.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	187.25/cwt	180.00–199.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.77/cwt	169.00–198.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	160.77/cwt	152.00–170.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	899	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	81.29/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,011	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	68.17/cwt	55.00–77.50	729	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	55.63/cwt	55.00–56.50	525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,150	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,809	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	817.24/head	700.00–870.00	817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	989.71/head	940.00–1,100.00	990	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	768.17/head	700.00–820.00	768	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	151.14/cwt	135.00–168.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	148.87/cwt	141.00–163.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	162.86/cwt	157.00–169.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	155.49/cwt	145.00–166.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	163.11/cwt	157.00–172.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	139.06/cwt	135.00–143.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	162.22/cwt	150.00–167.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 430Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 42Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 19

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD HIGHER $4-10, SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS WERE HIGHER $3-7. GROUPS LISTEED AS M&L 1-2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	147.00	147.00
4	—	468	140.00–152.00	147.48
1	—	295	166.00	166.00
5	—	383	140.00–161.00	152.76
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
3	—	532	139.00–150.00	143.09
3	—	578	141.00–163.00	148.87
3	—	428	157.00–172.00	163.11
4	—	334	150.00–167.00	162.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	128.00	128.00
2	—	518	135.00–143.00	139.06
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	186.00	186.00
4	—	493	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	172.00	172.00
7	—	424	192.00–204.00	200.86
7	—	374	191.00–202.00	198.60
2	—	325	199.00–206.00	202.61
1	—	650	161.00	161.00
3	—	525	168.00–195.00	177.51
1	—	450	181.00	181.00
1	—	705	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
11	—	482	181.00	181.00
12	—	569	169.00–182.00	171.15
4	—	535	177.50	177.50
8	—	404	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	145.00–160.00	154.96
1	—	635	145.00	145.00
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
2	—	525	155.00–168.00	161.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	199.00	199.00
5	—	368	180.00–199.00	187.25
4	—	425	169.00–198.00	181.77
2	—	483	152.00–170.00	160.77
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
3	—	633	140.00–144.00	141.99
2	—	303	190.00–191.00	190.50
3	—	585	145.00–166.00	155.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	151.00	151.00
2	—	460	135.00–168.00	151.14
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	685	132.00	132.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
2	—	415	157.00–169.00	162.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,244	80.00–85.00	81.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,069	55.00–77.50	68.17
3	—	943	55.00–56.50	55.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,608	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	1,010	50.00	50.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,112	700.00–870.00	817.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,035	940.00–1,100.00	989.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,160.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,280.00	1,280.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	700.00–820.00	768.17

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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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

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