Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold lower $4-10. Heifers sold lower $3-11. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.49/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$213.49

72 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$26.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

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	538	223.13	1,200	23
Medium and Large 1	481	217.80	1,047	29
Medium and Large 2	477	196.16	936	20

One grade step is worth $26.97/cwt here — about $265 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 sale72 hd

213.49

—

MS average13 barns · 1,190 hd

216.58

−3.09

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	1,413	114.53	1,618	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	97.65	1,247	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	69.84	723	18

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	626	$723	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,206	$1,855	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	475	$300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	800	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	226.49/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	198.00/cwt	186.00–210.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	190.08/cwt	161.00–200.00	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	236.77/cwt	227.00–246.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	227.77/cwt	225.00–230.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	201.28/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,175	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	225.67/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	210.95/cwt	195.00–227.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	248.65/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	229.40/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	265.48/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	248.80/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	275.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,078	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	269.27/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	214.07/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,216	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	230.90/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,309	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	61.07/cwt	30.00–75.00	634	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	87.39/cwt	82.00–95.00	901	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	97.65/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,247	6
Bulls	—	—	1,413	114.53/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,618	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	503	512.45/head	400.00–570.00	512	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	933.50/head	910.00–950.00	934	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,855.18/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,855	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	199.29/cwt	180.00–218.00	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	213.21/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	235.10/cwt	225.00–245.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	228.31/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	225.28/cwt	220.00–229.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	266.03/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	226.90/cwt	215.00–238.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	211.34/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	233.51/cwt	233.00–234.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	188.59/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	211.86/cwt	200.00–218.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	213.73/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	198.85/cwt	186.00–210.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	222.99/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	224.63/cwt	223.00–226.00	818	5

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 Aug 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 468Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 31Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 15

Compared to last week steers sold lower $4-10. Heifers sold lower $3-11. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	173.00	173.00
4	—	421	225.00–230.00	227.77
3	—	625	197.00–206.00	201.28
4	—	566	205.00–225.00	211.34
2	—	328	233.00–234.00	233.51
4	—	511	206.00–219.00	213.73
6	—	466	219.00–227.00	222.99
5	—	364	223.00–226.00	224.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	186.00–210.00	198.00
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
6	—	516	161.00–200.00	190.08
3	—	557	181.00–200.00	188.59
3	—	415	200.00–218.00	211.86
4	—	473	186.00–210.00	198.85
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	511	230.00	230.00
3	—	717	204.00	204.00
5	—	482	220.00	220.00
2	—	585	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	226.00–227.00	226.49
3	—	563	220.00–232.00	225.67
1	—	625	215.00	215.00
3	—	465	247.00–250.00	248.65
4	—	420	264.00–267.00	265.48
1	—	380	280.00	280.00
6	—	515	242.00–256.00	248.80
3	—	323	270.00–280.00	275.10
1	—	265	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	206.00	206.00
3	—	427	227.00–246.00	236.77
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
3	—	468	195.00–227.00	210.95
3	—	523	225.00–233.00	229.40
1	—	220	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	262.00	262.00
4	—	511	252.00	252.00
8	—	449	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	705	234.50	234.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	265.00–273.00	269.27
6	—	568	209.00–227.00	214.07
1	—	270	255.00	255.00
2	—	470	228.00–234.00	230.90
2	—	723	185.00–187.00	186.00
2	—	680	190.00–195.00	192.46
3	—	515	225.00–233.00	228.31
1	—	605	187.00	187.00
4	—	405	260.00–272.00	266.03
1	—	775	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	180.00–218.00	199.29
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
4	—	516	200.00–219.00	213.21
2	—	258	225.00–245.00	235.10
3	—	430	220.00–229.00	225.28
2	—	363	215.00–238.00	226.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,038	30.00–75.00	61.07
6	—	1,031	82.00–95.00	87.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,277	92.50–100.00	97.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	109.00–120.00	114.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	475	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	503	400.00–570.00	512.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	748	910.00–950.00	933.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,855.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle