Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 9 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.72/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$208.72

60 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$47.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.97

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	433	227.55	985	8thin
Medium and Large 1	603	207.96	1,253	48
Medium and Large 2	428	180.25	771	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.30/cwt here — about $214 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

208.72

—

MS average13 barns · 802 hd

221.69

−12.97

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	1,818	113.49	2,063	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	82.74	991	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	49.00	456	1thin

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)	1,115	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$895	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$690	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,133	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$690	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	174.08/cwt	167.00–181.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	218.27/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,275	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	203.59/cwt	199.00–210.00	967	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	214.77/cwt	209.00–219.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	205.47/cwt	192.00–216.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	180.27/cwt	171.50–189.50	1,314	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	735	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	720	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,115	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	82.74/cwt	80.00–85.00	991	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	241.96/cwt	230.00–260.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	221.10/cwt	210.00–230.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	222.39/cwt	214.00–231.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	209.68/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	224.17/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	197.78/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,224	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	210.50/cwt	196.00–225.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	223.74/cwt	214.00–229.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	991	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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 195Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 21Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 99

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 9 higher

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,330.00	1,330.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	690.00	690.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	690.00	690.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	690.00	690.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	222.50	222.50
1	—	515	167.00	167.00
2	—	420	167.00–181.00	174.08
1	—	650	161.00	161.00
5	—	333	209.00–219.00	214.77
1	—	955	153.00	153.00
4	—	361	192.00–216.00	205.47
1	—	575	143.00	143.00
2	—	270	196.00–225.00	210.50
3	—	462	180.00–190.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	325	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	175.00	175.00
22	—	475	199.00–210.00	203.59
6	—	359	214.00–229.00	223.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	192.00	192.00
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	185.00	185.00
1	—	485	219.00	219.00
3	—	317	230.00–260.00	241.96
7	—	430	210.00–230.00	221.10
1	—	545	199.00	199.00
2	—	370	214.00–231.00	222.39
1	—	295	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	217.00–220.00	218.27
14	—	729	171.50–189.50	180.27
13	—	619	194.00–206.00	197.78
8	—	432	248.00	248.00
2	—	395	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	205.00	205.00
1	—	240	176.00	176.00
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	250.00–255.00	252.53
3	—	532	208.00–211.00	209.68
2	—	488	213.00–235.00	224.17
1	—	415	238.00	238.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	80.00–85.00	82.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	112.00–115.00	113.49

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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Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

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