Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $1-3. Heifers sold higher $5-10. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-8. Bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.37/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$203.37

103 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$581

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

$39.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	238.63	1,014	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	801	199.16	1,595	92

One grade step is worth $39.47/cwt here — about −$581 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 sale103 hd

203.37

—

MS average13 barns · 1,121 hd

219.43

−16.06

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	1,511	113.31	1,712	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	86.84	1,097	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	954	75.21	718	22

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)	1,210	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$890	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$840	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,226	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$905	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$600	1thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	86.84/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,097	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	111.52/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,578	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	559	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	60.82/cwt	40.00–75.00	496	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	98.31/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,242	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	87.91/cwt	85.00–92.50	895	6
Bulls	—	—	1,798	118.68/cwt	117.50–120.00	2,134	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,225.65/head	1,210.00–1,240.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	188.17/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	184.00/cwt	169.00–199.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	261.99/cwt	260.00–266.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	198.05/cwt	177.00–210.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	200.58/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	198.11/cwt	185.00–209.00	1,026	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	196.45/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	215.99/cwt	209.00–224.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	259.73/cwt	255.00–265.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,541	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,344	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	250.48/cwt	240.00–262.50	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	234.73/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	210.40/cwt	200.00–218.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	230.43/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	175.39/cwt	171.00–180.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	208.80/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	208.54/cwt	202.00–215.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	206.72/cwt	197.00–216.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	291	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	599	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	198.54/cwt	192.00–205.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	247.03/cwt	230.00–262.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	223.52/cwt	215.00–239.00	843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	204.16/cwt	180.00–229.00	745	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 May 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 217Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 26Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 44

Compared to last week steers sold higher $1-3. Heifers sold higher $5-10. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-8. Bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	85.00–87.50	86.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	65.00	65.00
11	—	816	40.00–75.00	60.82
4	—	1,263	95.00–100.00	98.31
6	—	1,018	85.00–92.50	87.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,415	105.00–115.00	111.52
2	—	1,798	117.50–120.00	118.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	465	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,210.00–1,240.00	1,225.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	175.00–194.00	188.17
1	—	670	160.00	160.00
1	—	900	131.00	131.00
4	—	374	200.00–218.00	210.40
9	—	517	203.00–214.00	208.80
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
1	—	985	110.00	110.00
5	—	471	202.00–215.00	208.54
7	—	421	197.00–216.00	206.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	171.00–180.00	175.39
2	—	383	192.00–205.00	198.54
1	—	560	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	792	178.00	178.00
9	—	855	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	291	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	169.00–199.00	184.00
1	—	270	242.50	242.50
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
2	—	365	180.00–229.00	204.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	260.00–266.00	261.99
3	—	482	177.00–210.00	198.05
3	—	565	194.00–205.00	200.58
6	—	518	185.00–209.00	198.11
2	—	658	192.00–201.00	196.45
4	—	424	209.00–224.00	215.99
2	—	273	230.00–262.00	247.03
6	—	377	215.00–239.00	223.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	189.00	189.00
2	—	275	255.00–265.00	259.73
3	—	320	240.00–262.50	250.48
3	—	522	230.00–243.00	234.73
2	—	470	227.00–234.00	230.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	822	187.50	187.50
4	—	583	238.00	238.00
9	—	691	194.50	194.50
60	—	860	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	230.00	230.00
5	—	653	225.00	225.00

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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