Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.50/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$189.50

168 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$39.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.50

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	207.74	965	23
Medium and Large 1-2	630	189.09	1,192	128
Medium and Large 2	434	167.89	728	17thin

One grade step is worth $39.86/cwt here — about $237 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 sale168 hd

189.50

—

MS average13 barns · 1,253 hd

198.00

−8.50

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	1,394	102.59	1,430	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	95.00	1,287	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	85.00	1,373	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	74.21	699	11

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)	1,027	$931	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	725	$730	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	993	$655	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	680	$570	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,187	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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%	—	1,020	76.51/cwt	74.00–80.00	780	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	68.76/cwt	66.00–73.00	556	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,098	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,373	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,287	1
Bulls	—	—	1,108	93.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.50	2,121	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	931.20/head	840.00–980.00	931	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	654.89/head	610.00–700.00	655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,186.72/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,187	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	243.36/cwt	232.00–255.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	174.39/cwt	137.00–200.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,296	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,216	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,142	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	254.28/cwt	242.50–267.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	242.66/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	210.63/cwt	196.00–235.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	967	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,631	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	174.50/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	205.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,120	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	166.00/cwt	159.00–173.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	171.26/cwt	148.00–191.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	255.84/cwt	254.00–257.50	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	236.31/cwt	222.50–245.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	205.40/cwt	200.00–211.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.67/cwt	200.00–206.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	179.51/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	275.95/cwt	265.00–285.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	152.11/cwt	130.00–210.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	186.63/cwt	160.00–210.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	177.25/cwt	170.00–191.00	908	3

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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 353Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 29Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 39Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	74.00–80.00	76.51
5	—	809	66.00–73.00	68.76
1	—	1,220	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	90.00–95.00	93.43
2	—	1,823	115.00–117.50	116.34

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,027	840.00–980.00	931.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	610.00–700.00	654.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,186.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	610.00	610.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	182.00	182.00
4	—	321	232.00–255.00	243.36
1	—	620	178.00	178.00
2	—	280	254.00–257.50	255.84
1	—	910	143.00	143.00
2	—	720	160.00–165.00	162.52
3	—	367	222.50–245.00	236.31
3	—	423	200.00–211.00	205.40
3	—	470	200.00–206.00	202.67
3	—	512	170.00–191.00	177.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	137.00–200.00	174.39
1	—	215	212.50	212.50
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
2	—	530	159.00–173.00	166.00
3	—	472	148.00–191.00	171.26
4	—	379	130.00–210.00	152.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	712	182.00	182.00
9	—	661	184.00	184.00
9	—	411	211.00	211.00
23	—	557	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	184.00	184.00
13	—	467	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	191.00	191.00
1	—	440	207.00	207.00
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
3	—	357	196.00–235.00	210.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	255.00	255.00
1	—	220	240.00	240.00
2	—	328	242.50–267.00	254.28
3	—	422	230.00–252.00	242.66
1	—	680	202.00	202.00
1	—	610	214.00	214.00
1	—	565	227.00	227.00
1	—	350	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	488	234.00	234.00
7	—	393	246.00	246.00
60	—	872	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	170.00–179.00	174.50
4	—	469	200.00–210.00	205.79
1	—	335	270.00	270.00
1	—	435	207.50	207.50
1	—	585	200.00	200.00
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
1	—	770	157.50	157.50
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
2	—	685	179.00–180.00	179.51
3	—	272	265.00–285.00	275.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	167.00	167.00
1	—	705	142.50	142.50
3	—	460	160.00–210.00	186.63
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
1	—	625	155.00	155.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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