Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $3 to lower $7. Heifers sold steady to higher $5. Slaughter cows sold lower $6-10. No slaughter bulls sold.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.07/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$221.07

97 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$19.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

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	497	225.77	1,122	27
Medium and Large 1	465	224.62	1,045	50
Medium and Large 2	423	205.87	871	20

One grade step is worth $19.90/cwt here — about $251 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 sale97 hd

221.07

—

MS average13 barns · 1,260 hd

217.68

+3.39

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	90.58	1,077	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	75.15	784	21

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)	925	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$870	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$810	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	650	$400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,490	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	460	226.88/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,044	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	140	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	234.30/cwt	229.00–241.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	256.41/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	220.38/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,196	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	234.15/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	265.31/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	228.06/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,202	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	220.54/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	243.60/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,016	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	264.15/cwt	250.00–274.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	238.86/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	250.48/cwt	241.00–266.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	69.18/cwt	54.00–78.00	681	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	79.63/cwt	75.00–85.00	866	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	90.58/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,077	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	870.11/head	710.00–1,000.00	870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,341	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,490.00/head	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	218.98/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,239	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	170	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	209.57/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	208.10/cwt	177.00–229.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	244.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	199.76/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	221.98/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	230.46/cwt	200.00–246.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	227.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	199.48/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	217.91/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	236.06/cwt	228.00–239.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	209.69/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.18/cwt	220.00–236.00	961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	217.73/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,254	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	213.41/cwt	200.00–225.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	201.02/cwt	178.00–213.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	198.05/cwt	187.00–209.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	202.03/cwt	189.00–211.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	223.91/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	694	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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 532Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 41Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 58Year ago 88

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $3 to lower $7. Heifers sold steady to higher $5. Slaughter cows sold lower $6-10. No slaughter bulls sold.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	460	225.00–231.00	226.88
4	—	621	216.00	216.00
6	—	544	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	239.00	239.00
5	—	376	229.00–241.00	234.30
7	—	517	210.00–223.00	217.91
7	—	326	228.00–239.00	236.06
3	—	612	205.00–218.00	209.69
9	—	423	220.00–236.00	227.18
8	—	576	213.00–221.00	217.73
1	—	725	185.00	185.00
8	—	473	216.00–230.00	223.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
1	—	140	225.00	225.00
2	—	563	196.00–203.00	199.48
5	—	381	200.00–225.00	213.41
3	—	427	178.00–213.00	201.02
2	—	528	187.00–209.00	198.05
5	—	479	189.00–211.00	202.03
1	—	320	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	230.00	230.00
3	—	485	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	208.00	208.00
1	—	325	250.00	250.00
5	—	517	252.00–259.00	256.41
3	—	683	217.00–223.00	220.38
6	—	478	227.00–255.00	234.15
3	—	437	262.00–268.00	265.31
2	—	625	215.00–226.00	220.54
1	—	770	209.00	209.00
1	—	560	233.00	233.00
1	—	355	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	256.00	256.00
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
1	—	540	234.00	234.00
1	—	405	240.00	240.00
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	225.00	225.00
7	—	448	267.00	267.00
18	—	527	222.00–233.00	228.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	251.00	251.00
2	—	705	220.00	220.00
2	—	558	242.00	242.00
4	—	422	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	235.00–253.00	243.60
1	—	645	194.00	194.00
3	—	330	250.00–274.00	264.15
4	—	478	229.00–250.00	238.86
3	—	358	241.00–266.00	250.48
1	—	285	265.00	265.00
11	—	566	213.00–226.00	218.98
4	—	668	195.00–205.00	199.76
1	—	720	204.00	204.00
4	—	535	220.00–240.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	175.00	175.00
2	—	513	205.00–214.00	209.57
4	—	428	177.00–229.00	208.10
2	—	330	240.00–250.00	244.92
1	—	590	192.00	192.00
3	—	482	214.00–227.00	221.98
3	—	375	200.00–246.00	230.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	985	54.00–78.00	69.18
12	—	1,087	75.00–85.00	79.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,189	85.00–100.00	90.58

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	—	888	710.00–1,000.00	870.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	92.50	92.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	65.00	65.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,490.00	1,490.00

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

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