Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.30/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$152.30

60 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$9.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.83

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	460	155.99	718	37
Medium and Large 2	391	146.35	573	23

One grade step is worth $9.64/cwt here — about $145 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 sale60 hd

152.30

—

MS average13 barns · 705 hd

131.47

+20.83

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	1,428	75.00	1,071	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	58.64	767	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	41.85	449	23

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)	1,218	$858	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$680	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$887	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$760	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$750	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.35/cwt	137.00–152.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	135.77/cwt	132.00–140.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	123.70/cwt	117.00–129.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	172.72/cwt	163.00–175.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.26/cwt	110.00–122.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	133.35/cwt	125.00–137.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	127.32/cwt	125.00–131.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	136.90/cwt	130.00–142.00	431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	166.37/cwt	163.00–168.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	161.12/cwt	151.00–169.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	182.65/cwt	174.00–189.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	23.55/cwt	16.50–32.00	238	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	48.31/cwt	25.00–60.00	529	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	58.64/cwt	50.00–65.00	767	12
Bulls	—	—	1,430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,144	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	998	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	905.42/head	900.00–910.00	905	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	755	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	858.32/head	700.00–1,000.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	145.21/cwt	125.00–157.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.63/cwt	115.00–130.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	168.57/cwt	166.00–169.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	154.66/cwt	145.00–161.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.00/cwt	120.00–134.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	127.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	181.00/cwt	177.00–185.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	136.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	129.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.73/cwt	133.00–146.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	107.21/cwt	90.00–120.00	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	149.78/cwt	120.00–165.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 341Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 25Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 2Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	108.00	108.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
3	—	525	110.00–122.00	115.26
5	—	477	90.00–120.00	107.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	132.00–140.00	135.77
3	—	622	117.00–129.00	123.70
6	—	456	125.00–137.00	133.35
1	—	670	126.00	126.00
5	—	315	130.00–142.00	136.90
4	—	283	130.00–140.00	136.04
7	—	512	125.00–135.00	129.99
7	—	565	120.00–130.00	125.85
6	—	420	133.00–146.00	139.73
1	—	705	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	147.00	147.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	137.00–152.00	144.35
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
8	—	524	163.00–175.00	172.72
3	—	733	125.00–131.00	127.32
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
5	—	561	163.00–168.00	166.37
1	—	380	167.00	167.00
5	—	419	151.00–169.00	161.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	150.00–155.00	152.51
3	—	355	174.00–189.00	182.65
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	152.00	152.00
4	—	623	125.00–129.00	127.72
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
3	—	672	115.00–130.00	124.63
12	—	402	166.00–169.00	168.57
2	—	510	135.00–141.00	137.97
3	—	582	125.00–130.00	127.70
5	—	326	177.00–185.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	125.00–157.00	145.21
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
6	—	387	145.00–161.00	154.66
2	—	475	120.00–134.00	127.00
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
6	—	329	120.00–165.00	149.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	16.50–32.00	23.55
17	—	1,095	25.00–60.00	48.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,308	50.00–65.00	58.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,425	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	900.00–910.00	905.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	875	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	760.00	760.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,218	700.00–1,000.00	858.32

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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Bulls · 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

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Feeder Cattle

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