Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.38/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$147.38

104 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$27.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

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	613	149.21	915	97
Medium and Large 4	240	125.00	300	1thin
Medium and Large 2	439	121.49	534	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $382 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 sale104 hd

147.38

—

MS average13 barns · 1,290 hd

141.74

+5.64

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	1,665	81.71	1,361	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	72.89	839	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	52.39	545	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$1,085	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	763	$723	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$640	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	163.78/cwt	158.00–170.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	163.19/cwt	150.00–175.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.54/cwt	136.00–159.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	136.37/cwt	125.00–148.00	566	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	147.14/cwt	140.00–164.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	148.92/cwt	140.00–160.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.20/cwt	129.00–157.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.26/cwt	140.00–148.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	166.47/cwt	161.00–171.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	152.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	52.39/cwt	33.00–62.50	545	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	72.89/cwt	72.00–75.00	839	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,068	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	85.61/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,466	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	710	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	722.75/head	620.00–760.00	723	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	1,085.16/head	1,010.00–1,160.00	1,085	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	144.56/cwt	125.00–170.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.60/cwt	130.00–155.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.72/cwt	132.00–142.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.50/cwt	127.00–154.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,065	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.95/cwt	120.00–140.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	142.98/cwt	120.00–151.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	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 Sep 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 420Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 3Year ago 17

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	132.00	132.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
2	—	313	132.00–135.00	133.51
1	—	210	149.00	149.00
12	—	415	125.00–148.00	136.37
71	—	694	153.50	153.50
2	—	473	120.00–140.00	129.95
7	—	376	120.00–151.00	142.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	132.00	132.00
2	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	158.00–170.00	163.78
8	—	369	150.00–175.00	163.19
5	—	474	136.00–159.00	150.54
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
9	—	514	140.00–164.00	147.14
8	—	574	140.00–160.00	148.92
3	—	623	129.00–157.00	142.20
2	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
1	—	970	112.00	112.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	150.00	150.00
4	—	526	140.00–148.00	145.26
2	—	278	150.00	150.00
6	—	322	161.00–171.00	166.47
3	—	422	150.00–155.00	152.34
1	—	610	133.00	133.00
5	—	471	130.00–155.00	145.60
3	—	573	132.00–142.00	137.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	167.00	167.00
3	—	362	125.00–170.00	144.56
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
2	—	495	127.00–154.00	140.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	33.00–62.50	52.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	72.00–75.00	72.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,712	85.00–87.00	85.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	640.00	640.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	763	620.00–760.00	722.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	870	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	994	1,010.00–1,160.00	1,085.16

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

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