Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers \heifers steady to 5 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.86/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$184.86

29 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$26.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.50

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	432	191.25	826	22
Medium and Large 2	376	164.79	619	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about $206 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 sale29 hd

184.86

—

MS average13 barns · 1,057 hd

194.36

−9.50

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	1,498	105.70	1,584	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	83.84	933	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	66.92	659	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$929	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$880	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$1,090	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,565	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,558	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$805	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	757	$774	5

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	600	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	249.00/cwt	244.00–254.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	221.56/cwt	211.00–232.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	242.38/cwt	219.00–260.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	164.18/cwt	155.00–173.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	159.91/cwt	150.00–170.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	212.48/cwt	195.00–224.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	256.34/cwt	250.00–263.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	214.47/cwt	209.00–220.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	209.20/cwt	194.00–225.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	185.84/cwt	170.00–220.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	207.76/cwt	184.00–222.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	218.11/cwt	210.00–224.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	204.60/cwt	201.00–208.00	685	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,557.98/head	1,500.00–1,610.00	1,558	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	929.30/head	850.00–1,000.00	929	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	735	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	890	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,565.49/head	1,420.00–1,730.00	1,565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	114.89/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,999	3
Bulls	—	—	1,353	100.19/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,356	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	66.92/cwt	40.00–77.50	659	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	83.84/cwt	76.00–90.00	933	11

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 192Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 8Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 21Year ago 7

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers \heifers steady to 5 higher

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,090.00	1,090.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	790.00	790.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	720	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	820.00	820.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,500.00–1,610.00	1,557.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,182	1,420.00–1,730.00	1,565.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	850.00–1,000.00	929.30
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	880.00	880.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	269.00	269.00
1	—	285	265.00	265.00
2	—	340	244.00–254.00	249.00
2	—	418	211.00–232.00	221.56
2	—	488	185.00–190.00	187.54
1	—	515	189.00	189.00
1	—	605	166.00	166.00
1	—	725	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	194.00–225.00	209.20
1	—	570	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	219.00–260.00	242.38
1	—	655	191.00	191.00
1	—	490	214.00	214.00
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
1	—	555	202.00	202.00
2	—	308	250.00–263.00	256.34
2	—	433	209.00–220.00	214.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	159.00	159.00
1	—	720	150.00	150.00
2	—	555	150.00–170.00	159.91
3	—	370	195.00–224.00	212.48
4	—	431	170.00–220.00	185.84
2	—	655	150.00–154.00	151.98
1	—	475	180.00	180.00
3	—	282	184.00–222.00	207.76
5	—	319	210.00–224.00	218.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
2	—	368	155.00–173.00	164.18
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
1	—	420	111.00	111.00
2	—	335	201.00–208.00	204.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	112.00–117.00	114.89
5	—	1,353	95.00–110.00	100.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	40.00–77.50	66.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,113	76.00–90.00	83.84

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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