Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $15-20. Heifers sold higher $6-13. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-5. Bulls sold higher $5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.20/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$219.20

101 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$58.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.63

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	404	240.80	973	45
Medium and Large 1	492	207.23	1,019	44
Medium and Large 2	442	182.08	805	12thin

One grade step is worth $58.72/cwt here — about $168 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 sale101 hd

219.20

—

MS average13 barns · 1,366 hd

207.57

+11.63

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	1,316	102.63	1,351	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	103.82	1,327	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	96.04	1,088	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,215	89.52	1,088	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,318	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,090	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,042	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	935	$1,030	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,600	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$914	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	859	$812	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	234.42/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	264.55/cwt	257.00–272.50	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	191.55/cwt	189.00–194.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,082	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,112	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	240.90/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	249.26/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	182.02/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	217.28/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,375	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	259.79/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	962	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	172.30/cwt	160.00–185.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	196.60/cwt	187.00–200.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	289.98/cwt	246.00–317.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	204.97/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	232.95/cwt	230.00–236.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	194.29/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	179.91/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	208.51/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,101	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	243.04/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	219.36/cwt	210.00–233.00	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	214.98/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	220.22/cwt	215.00–229.00	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	174.01/cwt	142.00–200.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	130	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	167.00/cwt	161.00–173.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	130	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	283.41/cwt	257.50–315.00	1,066	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	313.65/cwt	296.00–327.00	1,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	127.90/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	240.28/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,028	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	180.52/cwt	166.00–196.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	217.47/cwt	200.00–235.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	246.25/cwt	225.00–270.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	220.78/cwt	200.00–242.50	497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,318.45/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,318	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,061	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	171.57/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,494	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	956	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,041.85/head	860.00–1,170.00	1,042	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	914.21/head	780.00–1,150.00	914	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,133	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	812.40/head	750.00–860.00	812	4
Bulls	—	—	1,406	116.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,641	4
Bulls	—	—	963	67.02/cwt	50.00–79.00	645	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	102.47/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,227	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	90.68/cwt	82.00–99.00	979	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	103.82/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,327	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,245	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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 357Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 35Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 9Year ago 32

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $15-20. Heifers sold higher $6-13. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-5. Bulls sold higher $5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	200.00	200.00
1	—	800	139.00	139.00
3	—	515	225.00–244.00	234.42
1	—	245	319.00	319.00
5	—	469	235.00–249.00	243.04
1	—	290	332.50	332.50
1	—	130	195.00	195.00
6	—	376	257.50–315.00	283.41
7	—	329	296.00–327.00	313.65
2	—	880	122.00–134.00	127.90
6	—	428	225.00–251.00	240.28
1	—	785	162.00	162.00
1	—	590	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	142.00–200.00	174.01
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
2	—	625	166.00–196.00	180.52
2	—	320	200.00–235.00	217.47
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
1	—	400	250.00	250.00
2	—	180	225.00–270.00	246.25
2	—	225	200.00–242.50	220.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	274	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	254.00	254.00
10	—	368	294.00	294.00
11	—	633	214.00–218.00	217.28
17	—	296	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	257.00–272.50	264.55
4	—	570	235.00–255.00	240.90
4	—	516	235.00–258.00	249.26
2	—	413	250.00–269.00	259.79
3	—	378	246.00–317.00	289.98
3	—	618	200.00–215.00	204.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
2	—	408	189.00–194.00	191.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	701	210.00	210.00
18	—	465	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	475	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	225.00	225.00
2	—	635	179.00–185.00	182.02
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
1	—	895	135.00	135.00
3	—	325	230.00–236.00	232.95
5	—	576	180.00–200.00	194.29
4	—	664	173.00–190.00	179.91
8	—	528	200.00–213.00	208.51
8	—	376	210.00–233.00	219.36
1	—	290	245.00	245.00
5	—	481	209.00–220.00	214.98
5	—	426	215.00–229.00	220.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	345	245.00	245.00
12	—	276	266.00	266.00
6	—	602	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	160.00–185.00	172.30
4	—	373	187.00–200.00	196.60
1	—	530	183.00	183.00
1	—	645	152.00	152.00
1	—	425	187.50	187.50
2	—	580	161.00–173.00	167.00
1	—	130	197.50	197.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,318.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,030.00	1,030.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,090.00	1,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,078	860.00–1,170.00	1,041.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,575.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	101.00	101.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	871	160.00–179.00	171.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	857	780.00–1,150.00	914.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	163.00	163.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	859	750.00–860.00	812.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	110.00–120.00	116.72
2	—	963	50.00–79.00	67.02
1	—	1,665	117.50	117.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,197	100.00–107.00	102.47
12	—	1,080	82.00–99.00	90.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	100.00–109.00	103.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	89.00–90.00	89.52

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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