Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.73/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$192.73

154 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$558

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

$51.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.26

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	448	235.57	1,054	17thin
Medium and Large 2	524	204.48	1,071	20
Medium and Large 1	874	184.50	1,613	117

One grade step is worth $51.07/cwt here — about −$558 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 sale154 hd

192.73

—

MS average13 barns · 899 hd

223.00

−30.26

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	1,857	111.77	2,076	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	92.60	1,115	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	77.25	769	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,030	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$975	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$690	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$610	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,480	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	177.72/cwt	168.00–183.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	213.42/cwt	211.00–217.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	181.45/cwt	158.00–204.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	234.48/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	220.28/cwt	213.00–228.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	185.76/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	253.76/cwt	247.00–260.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	233.41/cwt	229.00–238.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	194.94/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,226	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	217.23/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	257.93/cwt	250.00–266.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	235.27/cwt	230.00–246.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	262.83/cwt	258.00–265.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	186.42/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	215.82/cwt	161.00–225.00	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,402	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	201.22/cwt	195.00–209.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,613	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	241.32/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	188.93/cwt	188.00–189.00	845	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	196.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	205.60/cwt	200.00–211.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	227.07/cwt	225.00–230.00	629	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	92.60/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,115	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	77.25/cwt	55.00–87.50	769	10
Bulls	—	—	1,973	117.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,625	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 325Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 50Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 66Year ago 9

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	168.00–183.00	177.72
2	—	383	158.00–204.00	181.45
1	—	605	162.00	162.00
1	—	335	205.00	205.00
14	—	447	188.00–189.00	188.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	211.00–217.00	213.42
1	—	245	230.00	230.00
1	—	515	188.00	188.00
2	—	335	213.00–228.00	220.28
1	—	700	161.00	161.00
3	—	463	195.00–209.00	201.22
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
2	—	418	200.00–211.00	205.60
3	—	277	225.00–230.00	227.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	806	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	267.00	267.00
2	—	458	231.00–238.00	234.48
1	—	795	177.00	177.00
3	—	367	247.00–260.00	253.76
3	—	530	206.00–225.00	217.23
1	—	305	265.00	265.00
2	—	283	250.00–266.00	257.93
1	—	850	174.00	174.00
3	—	415	235.00–253.00	241.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	175.00–197.00	185.76
2	—	388	229.00–238.00	233.41
1	—	515	181.00	181.00
8	—	629	180.00–197.00	194.94
7	—	428	161.00–225.00	215.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	874	184.50	184.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	230.00–246.00	235.27
1	—	560	234.00	234.00
1	—	480	230.00	230.00
1	—	415	218.00	218.00
4	—	271	258.00–265.00	262.83
2	—	620	183.00–190.00	186.42
4	—	514	190.00–210.00	196.95
1	—	345	255.00	255.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	890.00	890.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	610.00	610.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,480.00	1,480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,204	80.00–100.00	92.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	995	55.00–87.50	77.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	115.00–120.00	117.65
1	—	1,625	100.00	100.00

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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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