Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 8.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.92/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$168.92

92 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$34.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	175.14	727	64
Medium and Large 1-2	423	161.24	682	19thin
Medium and Large 2	372	140.90	524	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.24/cwt here — about $203 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 sale92 hd

168.92

—

MS average10 barns · 982 hd

165.35

+3.57

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	78.24	943	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	51.66	533	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$615	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	655	$500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	590	$470	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,045	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	210.86/cwt	205.00–217.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	166.54/cwt	160.00–173.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	217.97/cwt	215.00–221.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	201.57/cwt	196.00–207.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	163.39/cwt	159.00–170.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	833	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	205.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	78.24/cwt	65.00–90.00	943	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	35.51/cwt	35.00–36.00	317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	54.15/cwt	40.50–79.00	570	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	755	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	955	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	470.00/head	470.00–470.00	470	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	191.16/cwt	180.00–199.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	169.30/cwt	162.00–176.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	176.29/cwt	171.00–178.00	573	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	168.23/cwt	161.00–177.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	164.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	163.79/cwt	160.00–167.00	447	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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 121Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 8.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	194.00	194.00
1	—	465	187.00	187.00
2	—	328	205.00–217.00	210.86
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
1	—	610	157.00	157.00
4	—	385	180.00–199.00	191.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	180.00	180.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	171.00	171.00
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	174.00	174.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
2	—	433	160.00–173.00	166.54
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	215.00–221.00	217.97
2	—	420	196.00–207.00	201.57
1	—	320	231.00	231.00
1	—	450	199.00	199.00
1	—	535	195.00	195.00
3	—	368	200.00–210.00	205.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	229.00	229.00
10	—	535	190.00	190.00
3	—	585	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	159.00–170.00	163.39
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
2	—	555	138.00	138.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
4	—	473	162.00–176.00	169.30
3	—	317	161.00–177.00	168.23
3	—	365	160.00–170.00	164.28
2	—	273	160.00–167.00	163.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
2	—	308	150.00–160.00	155.04
2	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	151.00	151.00
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	476	175.00	175.00
6	—	560	171.00	171.00
2	—	538	172.00	172.00
30	—	325	171.00–178.00	176.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	65.00–90.00	78.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	35.00–36.00	35.51
13	—	1,053	40.50–79.00	54.15

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	490.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	1,270.00	1,270.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	590	470.00	470.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	500.00	500.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle