Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed higher $4 to lower $3. Heifers sold steady to higher $6. Slaughter cows sold steady to lower $4. Bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.79/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$226.79

195 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$27.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.64

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	244.18	1,282	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	732	225.53	1,650	170
Medium and Large 2	441	216.76	956	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $326 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 sale195 hd

226.79

—

MS average13 barns · 1,074 hd

237.44

−10.64

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	—	High	1,730	112.54	1,947	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	98.16	1,233	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	90.00	1,355	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	75.29	781	15

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)	1,355	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$920	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$830	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$690	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	590	$490	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,210	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	929	$1,073	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$997	5

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2	—	173	181.27/cwt	125.00–232.50	314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	221.08/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	217.58/cwt	210.00–227.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	240.44/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,188	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	220.27/cwt	170.00–240.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	269.25/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	272.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	215.34/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,528	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	269.23/cwt	269.00–269.50	1,265	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	235.03/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	295.12/cwt	280.00–310.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	309.82/cwt	305.00–315.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	278.73/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,753	126
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	204.15/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	257.28/cwt	236.00–282.50	962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	282.47/cwt	260.00–310.00	918	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	729	44.32/cwt	41.00–47.00	323	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	773	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	85.31/cwt	82.50–87.50	946	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	93.32/cwt	92.50–95.00	1,199	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	113.81/cwt	112.50–115.00	2,194	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	90.00/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	95.55/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,197	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,341	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,469	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	996.93/head	950.00–1,020.00	997	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	370.00/head	370.00–370.00	370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,002	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,078	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,142.11/head	1,000.00–1,330.00	1,142	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	980.37/head	640.00–1,250.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	213.08/cwt	200.00–225.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	177.20/cwt	160.00–186.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	242.14/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	245.77/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	190.98/cwt	165.00–220.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	195.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	185.15/cwt	170.00–196.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	233.18/cwt	230.00–237.50	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	224.51/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	186.80/cwt	175.00–192.00	968	4

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 420Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 71Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed higher $4 to lower $3. Heifers sold steady to higher $6. Slaughter cows sold steady to lower $4. Bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	173	125.00–232.50	181.27
1	—	585	189.00	189.00
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
2	—	318	165.00–220.00	190.98
3	—	373	190.00–200.00	195.13
3	—	468	170.00–196.00	185.15
4	—	518	175.00–192.00	186.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	157.00	157.00
3	—	517	215.00–226.00	221.08
1	—	620	199.00	199.00
1	—	575	206.00	206.00
6	—	368	210.00–227.00	217.58
1	—	310	232.50	232.50
5	—	427	230.00–237.50	233.18
3	—	470	215.00–230.00	224.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	740	206.50	206.50
3	—	437	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	494	240.00–241.00	240.44
4	—	566	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	170.00–240.00	220.27
1	—	990	113.00	113.00
1	—	355	247.50	247.50
1	—	215	255.00	255.00
1	—	305	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	268.00–271.00	269.25
18	—	470	269.00–269.50	269.23
6	—	378	285.00	285.00
126	—	825	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	265.00–280.00	272.30
3	—	680	214.00–218.00	215.34
1	—	960	131.00	131.00
2	—	565	234.00–236.00	235.03
2	—	303	280.00–310.00	295.12
2	—	275	305.00–315.00	309.82
2	—	405	277.50–280.00	278.73
1	—	1,070	132.00	132.00
2	—	510	225.00–235.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	250.00	250.00
1	—	500	229.00	229.00
4	—	374	236.00–282.50	257.28
7	—	325	260.00–310.00	282.47
1	—	625	207.00	207.00
3	—	463	230.00–267.50	242.14
3	—	422	225.00–265.00	245.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	180.00–230.00	204.15
2	—	215	200.00–225.00	213.08
1	—	560	204.00	204.00
3	—	472	160.00–186.00	177.20
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
1	—	360	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	41.00–47.00	44.32
1	—	1,030	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,109	82.50–87.50	85.31
3	—	1,285	92.50–95.00	93.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	85.00–95.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	92.50–100.00	95.55
1	—	1,265	106.00	106.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	112.50–115.00	113.81
1	—	1,335	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	135.00	135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,077	950.00–1,020.00	996.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	590	490.00	490.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	87.00	87.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	86.00	86.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	92.50	92.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	370.00	370.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	1,000.00–1,330.00	1,142.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	640.00–1,250.00	980.37

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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