Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.43/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$157.43

122 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.74

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	160.75	1,080	76
Medium and Large 1-2	483	153.31	740	42
Medium and Large 2	413	137.61	568	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $513 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 sale122 hd

157.43

—

MS average13 barns · 1,212 hd

149.69

+7.74

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	1,813	72.50	1,314	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	63.28	822	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	51.28	545	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$810	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$799	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$740	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,705	$1,340	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$947	5

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 2	—	370	140.15/cwt	134.00–147.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	996	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	154.29/cwt	151.00–159.00	798	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	178.00/cwt	173.00–186.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,077	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	164.98/cwt	161.00–169.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,044	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	163.45/cwt	162.00–165.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	175.30/cwt	174.00–177.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	166.50/cwt	163.00–170.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	132.41/cwt	125.00–140.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	182.83/cwt	175.00–186.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.01/cwt	167.00–169.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	145	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	163.97/cwt	159.00–170.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,080	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	165.30/cwt	163.00–168.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.06/cwt	131.00–135.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	798.81/head	740.00–850.00	799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	961.72/head	850.00–1,130.00	962	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	63.28/cwt	58.00–65.00	822	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	52.01/cwt	44.00–62.50	563	14
Bulls	—	—	2,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,103	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	326	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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 337Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 42Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 21Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	134.00–147.00	140.15
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	139.00	139.00
21	—	517	151.00–159.00	154.29
8	—	473	150.00–160.00	154.98
2	—	285	162.00–165.00	163.45
3	—	368	174.00–177.00	175.30
2	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.56
2	—	618	131.00–135.00	133.06
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	672	160.75	160.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	670	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	543	183.50	183.50
14	—	649	166.00	166.00
22	—	572	182.50	182.50
8	—	473	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	173.00–186.00	178.00
2	—	558	161.00–169.00	164.98
2	—	420	170.00–172.00	171.01
2	—	485	163.00–170.00	166.50
1	—	290	179.00	179.00
3	—	520	163.00–168.00	165.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	125.00–140.00	132.41
1	—	145	166.00	166.00
1	—	425	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	175.00–186.00	182.83
3	—	430	167.00–169.00	168.01
4	—	459	159.00–170.00	163.97
1	—	300	181.00	181.00
1	—	555	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,705	1,340.00	1,340.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,286	850.00–1,130.00	961.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,048	740.00–850.00	798.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	740.00	740.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,299	58.00–65.00	63.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,082	44.00–62.50	52.01
1	—	795	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,575	70.00	70.00

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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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

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