Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $10-12. Heifers sold mixed, higher $6 to lower $4. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-3. Bulls sold higher $2.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.02/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$248.02

110 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$27.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

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	505	253.04	1,278	59
Medium and Large 1	482	251.49	1,212	33
Medium and Large 2	464	225.18	1,045	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about $233 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 sale110 hd

248.02

—

MS average13 barns · 1,070 hd

246.14

+1.88

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	1,595	114.54	1,827	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	98.23	1,295	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	84.70	923	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,185	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,130	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,041	$1,110	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$920	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$820	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,403	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$1,371	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$490	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,372.02/head	760.00–1,500.00	1,372	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	199.81/cwt	187.00–209.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	198.42/cwt	189.00–210.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	181.09/cwt	167.00–200.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	206.08/cwt	200.00–214.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	228.57/cwt	220.00–233.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	221.27/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,164	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	194.33/cwt	168.00–210.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	219.57/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,032	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	240.84/cwt	225.00–263.00	1,356	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	261.37/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	218.83/cwt	210.00–226.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	228.14/cwt	220.00–236.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	257.85/cwt	245.00–267.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	225.22/cwt	197.00–240.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	191.45/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	217.30/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	186.03/cwt	165.00–206.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,270	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	267.10/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	248.98/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,357	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	222.08/cwt	215.00–230.00	933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	219.45/cwt	202.00–229.00	1,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	236.84/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	262.32/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,212	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	253.44/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	254.90/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	243.56/cwt	235.00–250.00	896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	223.99/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,086	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	256.00/cwt	246.00–270.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	250.13/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,048	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	89.75/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,018	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	98.23/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,295	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	75.85/cwt	73.00–80.00	768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,616	115.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,871	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,129.57/head	760.00–1,350.00	1,130	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,184.78/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,185	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	1,110.37/head	680.00–1,175.00	1,110	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,347.94/head	970.00–1,575.00	1,348	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	220.37/cwt	200.00–235.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,353	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	245.22/cwt	225.00–255.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	217.25/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	245.54/cwt	235.00–257.50	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	213.76/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	189.21/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	203.28/cwt	200.00–210.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	202.69/cwt	180.00–224.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	190	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,062	2

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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 447Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 46Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 60Year ago 64

Compared to last week steers sold higher $10-12. Heifers sold mixed, higher $6 to lower $4. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-3. Bulls sold higher $2.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,190.00	1,190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,191	760.00–1,500.00	1,372.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	970.00–1,575.00	1,347.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,475	129.00	129.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	490.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	760.00–1,350.00	1,129.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,184.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,041	680.00–1,175.00	1,110.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	820.00	820.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	187.00–209.00	199.81
3	—	380	200.00–235.00	220.37
1	—	300	225.00	225.00
1	—	245	250.00	250.00
3	—	572	185.00–192.50	189.21
3	—	483	200.00–210.00	203.28
5	—	430	180.00–224.00	202.69
1	—	190	232.00	232.00
2	—	518	200.00–210.00	205.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
1	—	690	202.00	202.00
9	—	485	217.00–232.00	223.99
4	—	374	246.00–270.00	256.00
10	—	419	235.00–267.50	250.13
1	—	230	250.00	250.00
4	—	285	225.00–255.00	245.22
3	—	625	210.00–230.00	217.25
3	—	512	220.00–225.00	223.31
6	—	318	235.00–257.50	245.54
1	—	905	147.50	147.50
4	—	556	210.00–215.00	213.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
1	—	560	197.00	197.00
5	—	471	189.00–210.00	198.42
3	—	525	167.00–200.00	181.09
5	—	436	200.00–214.00	206.08
1	—	285	210.00	210.00
3	—	360	168.00–210.00	194.33
3	—	322	210.00–226.00	218.83
2	—	625	190.00–195.00	192.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	224.00	224.00
6	—	371	220.00–233.00	228.57
9	—	526	207.00–228.00	221.27
1	—	280	237.00	237.00
13	—	470	210.00–228.00	219.57
5	—	332	220.00–236.00	228.14
1	—	885	128.00	128.00
2	—	705	184.00–199.00	191.45
2	—	625	209.00–226.00	217.30
12	—	420	215.00–230.00	222.08
8	—	574	202.00–229.00	219.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	228.00	228.00
3	—	467	225.00	225.00
9	—	571	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	225.00–263.00	240.84
5	—	481	250.00–267.50	261.37
3	—	330	245.00–267.00	257.85
7	—	378	262.50–270.00	267.10
1	—	700	219.00	219.00
2	—	538	249.00–258.00	253.44
2	—	618	225.00	225.00
3	—	408	250.00–265.00	254.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	197.00–240.00	225.22
2	—	575	165.00–206.00	186.03
4	—	474	230.00–242.00	236.84
2	—	418	195.00	195.00
5	—	368	235.00–250.00	243.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	504	252.00	252.00
5	—	400	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	545	242.00–251.00	248.98
2	—	408	297.50	297.50
15	—	462	248.00–270.00	262.32
4	—	627	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
7	—	1,134	84.00–95.00	89.75
4	—	1,013	73.00–80.00	75.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	94.00–105.00	98.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	102.00	102.00
10	—	1,616	110.00–120.00	115.79

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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