Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $6-14. Heifers sold higher $10-15. Light bull calves were the highlight, $20-40 higher. Slaughter cows were higher $2-10. Bulls were higher $1.

Demand was strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.97/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$218.97

179 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$50.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	249.74	1,214	20
Medium and Large 1-2	764	215.40	1,645	156
Medium and Large 2	599	199.64	1,195	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.10/cwt here — about $19 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 sale179 hd

218.97

—

MS average11 barns · 994 hd

225.83

−6.86

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	1,203	100.05	1,204	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	98.68	1,362	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	88.00	1,166	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	74.29	758	14

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$1,130	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$910	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	—	675	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	201.10/cwt	201.10–201.10	1,725	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	216.99/cwt	213.00–220.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	203.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,014	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	295.59/cwt	292.50–300.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	211.56/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,094	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	218.20/cwt	209.00–225.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	213.10/cwt	200.00–228.00	995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	222.57/cwt	210.00–235.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	287.05/cwt	281.00–292.50	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	272.12/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	256.81/cwt	244.00–272.50	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	232.28/cwt	224.00–240.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	222.35/cwt	220.00–224.00	949	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	94.80/cwt	90.00–100.00	666	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	940	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	87.99/cwt	80.00–95.00	978	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	112.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	975	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	62.52/cwt	34.00–75.00	590	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	98.68/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	238.37/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	249.52/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	199.46/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	260.01/cwt	252.00–267.50	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	259.52/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,217	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	274.25/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	218.81/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	201.30/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	214.63/cwt	208.00–221.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	295.09/cwt	292.50–297.50	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	100	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	243	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 May 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 300Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 36Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 27

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $6-14. Heifers sold higher $10-15. Light bull calves were the highlight, $20-40 higher. Slaughter cows were higher $2-10. Bulls were higher $1.

Demand was strong.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	180.00–190.00	184.93
1	—	715	183.00	183.00
1	—	640	182.00	182.00
1	—	835	166.00	166.00
3	—	362	213.00–220.00	216.99
3	—	562	200.00–210.00	203.38
1	—	280	217.50	217.50
10	—	517	205.00–219.00	211.56
4	—	323	209.00–225.00	218.20
7	—	467	200.00–228.00	213.10
2	—	218	224.00–240.00	232.28
3	—	427	220.00–224.00	222.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
2	—	373	190.00–200.00	194.83
1	—	555	192.00	192.00
1	—	545	193.00	193.00
2	—	483	185.00–190.00	187.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	226.00	226.00
21	—	483	210.00	210.00
10	—	407	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
2	—	593	190.00–209.00	199.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	858	201.10	201.10
31	—	469	250.00–261.00	259.52
5	—	334	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
2	—	558	229.00–248.00	238.37
1	—	325	287.50	287.50
5	—	519	240.00–260.00	249.52
1	—	460	265.00	265.00
3	—	423	252.00–267.50	260.01
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
1	—	865	185.00	185.00
1	—	285	256.00	256.00
4	—	375	270.00–287.00	274.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
2	—	443	210.00–235.00	222.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	238	292.50–300.00	295.59
4	—	330	281.00–292.50	287.05
4	—	374	262.50–287.50	272.12
5	—	423	244.00–272.50	256.81
1	—	570	203.00	203.00
2	—	463	207.00–230.00	218.81
3	—	602	191.00–207.00	201.30
4	—	521	208.00–221.00	214.63
2	—	275	292.50–297.50	295.09
1	—	100	242.50	242.50

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	—	935	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,130.00	1,130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	90.00–100.00	94.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	87.00	87.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	80.00–95.00	87.99
1	—	1,180	100.00	100.00
8	—	944	34.00–75.00	62.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	95.00–102.50	98.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	110.00–116.00	112.58
1	—	1,300	75.00	75.00

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