Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.60/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$190.60

113 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.99

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	462	199.92	924	23
Medium and Large 1	640	189.58	1,212	80
Medium and Large 2	369	177.32	654	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $270 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 sale113 hd

190.60

—

MS average13 barns · 1,738 hd

195.59

−4.99

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	1,700	113.33	1,927	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	94.58	1,007	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	77.38	811	12

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)	1,170	$1,290	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,080	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	968	$957	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$820	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$760	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,228	$1,280	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,203	7

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1-2	—	370	229.07/cwt	224.00–234.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,116	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	205.03/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	213.55/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	186.91/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	219.10/cwt	210.00–228.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	237.07/cwt	223.00–247.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	211.17/cwt	199.00–221.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	199.54/cwt	190.00–205.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	170.26/cwt	152.00–188.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	890	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	173.55/cwt	140.00–196.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	218.00/cwt	216.00–220.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	197.47/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,441	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	624	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,335.83/head	1,070.00–1,500.00	1,336	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,279.81/head	1,100.00–1,380.00	1,280	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	957.25/head	900.00–1,000.00	957	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,978	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,826	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	94.58/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,007	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	77.38/cwt	55.00–85.00	811	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	985	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 387Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 36Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 11Year ago 33

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	224.00–234.00	229.07
1	—	530	176.00	176.00
1	—	255	246.00	246.00
1	—	425	209.00	209.00
1	—	495	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	201.00	201.00
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	208.00	208.00
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	600	186.00	186.00
14	—	432	206.00	206.00
4	—	385	218.00	218.00
34	—	805	179.00	179.00
4	—	451	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	166.00	166.00
1	—	315	195.00	195.00
1	—	235	182.50	182.50
2	—	513	152.00–188.00	170.26
4	—	374	140.00–196.00	173.55
1	—	165	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	170.00–175.00	172.47
5	—	366	199.00–221.00	211.17
1	—	415	205.00	205.00
8	—	482	190.00–205.00	199.54
1	—	555	165.00	165.00
1	—	690	181.00	181.00
2	—	340	216.00–220.00	218.00
2	—	528	192.00–203.00	197.47
1	—	285	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	237.00	237.00
4	—	513	200.00–213.00	205.03
2	—	478	212.00–215.00	213.55
2	—	613	180.00–194.00	186.91
6	—	690	186.00	186.00
4	—	434	210.00–228.00	219.10
8	—	358	223.00–247.00	237.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	187.00	187.00
2	—	515	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	864	176.50	176.50

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	—	880	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	—	1,075	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,229	1,070.00–1,500.00	1,335.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,228	1,100.00–1,380.00	1,279.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	968	900.00–1,000.00	957.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,290.00	1,290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,660	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,065	85.00–100.00	94.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,048	55.00–85.00	77.38

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle