Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.19/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$136.19

38 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$20.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

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	416	137.99	575	31
Medium and Large 2	339	130.09	441	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	117.00	632	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.99/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale38 hd

136.19

—

MS average13 barns · 1,293 hd

136.94

−0.74

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	1,595	86.25	1,376	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	70.00	867	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	57.08	600	12

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)	1,350	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$658	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	760	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	159.75/cwt	159.00–161.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	139.57/cwt	132.00–147.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	141.87/cwt	134.00–148.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	165.25/cwt	161.00–170.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	139.54/cwt	134.00–145.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	154.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	153.35/cwt	145.00–160.00	577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	144.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	136.72/cwt	135.00–146.00	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	133.89/cwt	130.00–146.00	359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	164.61/cwt	161.00–168.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	157.00/cwt	150.00–164.00	314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	658.21/head	570.00–730.00	658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,356	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	867	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	57.08/cwt	46.00–62.50	600	12

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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 398Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 19Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 35Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-8.00 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	—	760	134.00	134.00
2	—	563	123.00–130.00	126.48
6	—	323	134.00–148.00	141.87
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	190	146.00	146.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
6	—	368	145.00–150.00	146.62
11	—	431	135.00–146.00	136.72
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
4	—	268	130.00–146.00	133.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	159.00–161.00	159.75
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	570	130.00–140.00	133.92
2	—	540	132.00–147.00	139.57
2	—	318	161.00–170.00	165.25
2	—	368	160.00–163.00	161.49
2	—	630	134.00–145.00	139.54
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
3	—	425	130.00–145.00	140.06
1	—	270	153.00	153.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
7	—	422	150.00–160.00	154.57
7	—	376	145.00–160.00	153.35
1	—	600	129.00	129.00
3	—	467	140.00–150.00	144.54
2	—	565	134.00–135.00	134.49
5	—	322	161.00–168.00	164.61
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
2	—	200	150.00–164.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	104.00	104.00

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)	2	—	975	570.00–730.00	658.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	880.00	880.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,550	87.50	87.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,051	46.00–62.50	57.08

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle