Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.81/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$176.81

30 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$16.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.39

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	434	183.88	798	17thin
Medium and Large 2	425	167.57	712	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $87 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 sale30 hd

176.81

—

MS average13 barns · 1,220 hd

189.20

−12.39

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	1,567	113.89	1,785	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	87.86	1,055	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	68.26	661	18

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)	1,180	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,112	$860	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	68.26/cwt	53.00–77.00	661	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	88.18/cwt	79.50–95.00	1,059	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,190	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	982	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	113.89/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,785	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	725	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	770	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	166.55/cwt	163.00–170.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	155.66/cwt	140.00–168.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	164.67/cwt	160.00–171.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	255.94/cwt	252.00–260.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	190.37/cwt	180.00–201.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	207.51/cwt	205.00–218.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	245.92/cwt	240.00–253.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	184.51/cwt	177.00–186.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	215.00/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	237.77/cwt	224.00–254.00	996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	187.34/cwt	185.00–189.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	210.31/cwt	209.00–211.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,083	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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 207Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 29Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 28Year ago 53

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	968	53.00–77.00	68.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,201	79.50–95.00	88.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	82.50	82.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,567	110.00–117.50	113.89

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,150.00	1,150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	163.00–170.00	166.55
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
5	—	472	140.00–168.00	155.66
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
3	—	343	185.00–189.00	187.34
1	—	210	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	158.00	158.00
3	—	503	160.00–171.00	164.67
6	—	409	177.00–186.00	184.51
1	—	595	166.00	166.00
2	—	358	210.00	210.00
3	—	330	209.00–211.00	210.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	197.00	197.00
1	—	240	250.00	250.00
4	—	383	240.00–253.00	245.92
1	—	555	219.00	219.00
1	—	855	154.00	154.00
2	—	485	205.00–225.00	215.00
4	—	419	224.00–254.00	237.77
1	—	605	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	208.00	208.00
5	—	429	205.00–218.00	207.51
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	252.00–260.00	255.94
2	—	538	190.00	190.00
2	—	410	180.00–201.00	190.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	200.00	200.00
1	—	325	181.00	181.00
1	—	595	177.00	177.00

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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