Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2. Heifers sold lower $4-10. Quality was not the same; fewer receipts this week. Slaughter cows were steady to higher $3. Bulls were higher $4.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.18/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$209.18

52 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$23.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	213.56	1,005	25
Medium and Large 1-2	516	212.42	1,097	18thin
Medium and Large 2	412	190.52	786	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.04/cwt here — about $219 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 sale52 hd

209.18

—

MS average13 barns · 989 hd

219.20

−10.02

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	1,760	116.50	2,050	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	100.00	1,180	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	79.78	799	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)	963	$1,071	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$990	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$935	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,294	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,110	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	623	199.85/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	227.73/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,059	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	227.86/cwt	220.00–233.00	982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	248.00/cwt	229.00–267.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	220.41/cwt	200.00–241.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	241.90/cwt	236.00–249.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	247.40/cwt	229.00–257.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,572	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	50.42/cwt	45.00–57.00	366	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,180	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	86.30/cwt	80.00–92.50	917	9
Bulls	—	—	1,760	116.50/cwt	115.00–117.50	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	935.41/head	840.00–990.00	935	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,071.12/head	1,010.00–1,140.00	1,071	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,272.40/head	1,250.00–1,290.00	1,272	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	218.60/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	195.82/cwt	175.00–219.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	181.03/cwt	160.00–192.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	225.57/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	228.49/cwt	220.00–235.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	226.48/cwt	215.00–238.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	211.90/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,142	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	196.02/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	221.30/cwt	208.00–231.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	199.49/cwt	199.00–200.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	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 Jul 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 230Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 29Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 61Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2. Heifers sold lower $4-10. Quality was not the same; fewer receipts this week. Slaughter cows were steady to higher $3. Bulls were higher $4.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	190.00–215.00	199.85
9	—	465	220.00–234.00	227.73
4	—	431	220.00–233.00	227.86
2	—	340	229.00–267.00	248.00
2	—	563	200.00–241.00	220.41
4	—	356	236.00–249.00	241.90
5	—	520	221.00–229.00	225.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
1	—	430	210.00	210.00
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
1	—	255	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	229.00–257.00	247.40
1	—	610	225.00	225.00
1	—	745	211.00	211.00
1	—	440	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	250.00	250.00
2	—	657	208.00	208.00
5	—	577	240.00	240.00
3	—	447	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	197.00	197.00
5	—	463	212.00–223.00	218.60
4	—	376	220.00–235.00	228.49
6	—	423	215.00–238.00	226.48
2	—	665	195.00–197.00	196.02
2	—	565	184.00–185.00	184.51
4	—	328	208.00–231.00	221.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	181.00	181.00
2	—	280	175.00–219.00	195.82
3	—	577	160.00–192.00	181.03
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
2	—	305	199.00–200.00	199.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	539	209.00–218.00	211.90
3	—	403	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	45.00–57.00	50.42
9	—	1,063	80.00–92.50	86.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	115.00–117.50	116.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	840.00–990.00	935.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	1,010.00–1,140.00	1,071.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	1,250.00–1,290.00	1,272.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,380.00	1,380.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle