Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to 8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.73/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$207.73

128 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$514

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

$25.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.16

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	230.50	1,000	13thin
Medium and Large 2	230	206.00	474	1thin
Medium and Large 1	738	205.15	1,515	114

One grade step is worth $25.35/cwt here — about −$514 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 sale128 hd

207.73

—

MS average13 barns · 879 hd

223.88

−16.16

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	1,625	117.10	1,903	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	90.84	1,031	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	75.18	769	19

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)	1,161	$1,418	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$1,242	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,029	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$990	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,601	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	670	$905	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$840	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	419	216.50/cwt	215.00–218.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	251.70/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,175	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	257.77/cwt	255.00–261.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	229.97/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,218	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	217.60/cwt	216.00–219.50	1,336	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	223.11/cwt	214.00–233.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	225.00/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	181.25/cwt	181.25–181.25	1,642	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	217.50/cwt	217.00–218.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,108	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	195.81/cwt	194.60–197.00	1,437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	186.90/cwt	178.00–195.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	211.26/cwt	199.00–218.00	1,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	192.12/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,062	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	189.52/cwt	170.00–205.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	257.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	976	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	186.48/cwt	180.00–195.00	880	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	1,685.19/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,685	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,020	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,259.04/head	1,120.00–1,375.00	1,259	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,312	1,230.14/head	1,010.00–1,325.00	1,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,417.63/head	1,110.00–1,500.00	1,418	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	840.24/head	700.00–970.00	840	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	650	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,029.06/head	870.00–1,170.00	1,029	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	117.10/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,903	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	90.84/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,031	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	75.18/cwt	65.00–85.00	769	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	254.44/cwt	244.00–261.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	232.67/cwt	217.00–254.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	217.98/cwt	215.00–221.00	911	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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 171Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 12Year ago 10

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	215.00–218.00	216.50
1	—	520	149.00	149.00
1	—	670	166.00	166.00
2	—	585	185.00–199.00	192.12
1	—	390	221.00	221.00
4	—	468	170.00–205.00	189.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	199.00–218.00	211.26
4	—	281	250.00–260.00	257.17
4	—	326	244.00–261.00	254.44
4	—	365	217.00–254.00	232.67
2	—	418	215.00–221.00	217.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	467	247.00–253.00	251.70
6	—	525	232.00	232.00
3	—	569	230.00	230.00
13	—	614	216.00–219.50	217.60
2	—	855	178.00	178.00
58	—	906	181.25	181.25
8	—	734	194.60–197.00	195.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	202.00	202.00
3	—	270	255.00–261.00	257.77
2	—	518	229.00–231.00	229.97
1	—	345	225.00	225.00
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
2	—	428	214.00–233.00	223.11
2	—	550	224.00–226.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	206.00	206.00
1	—	630	169.00	169.00
1	—	670	171.00	171.00
1	—	485	181.00	181.00
1	—	280	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	238.00	238.00
13	—	583	190.00	190.00
2	—	958	127.00	127.00
22	—	475	223.50	223.50
14	—	429	227.50	227.50
5	—	733	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	217.00–218.00	217.50
3	—	420	178.00–195.00	186.90
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
3	—	472	180.00–195.00	186.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,311	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,685.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,120.00–1,375.00	1,259.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,161	1,110.00–1,500.00	1,417.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	870.00–1,170.00	1,029.06
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	1,010.00–1,325.00	1,230.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	968	700.00–970.00	840.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,625	112.50–120.00	117.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,135	85.00–100.00	90.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,023	65.00–85.00	75.18

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle