Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold $6-15 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to $10 lower. Slaughter cows sold $3-4 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.17/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$187.17

84 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$34.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.95

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	196.53	949	50
Medium and Large 2	484	175.34	848	29
Medium and Large 3	414	162.14	671	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about $277 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 sale84 hd

187.17

—

MS average12 barns · 1,445 hd

202.12

−14.95

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	1,818	100.00	1,818	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	87.50	1,310	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	78.95	968	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	71.34	771	27

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)	1,130	$991	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$890	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	916	$850	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,202	$815	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$780	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$762	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$660	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,035	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	713	$526	4thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	76.57/cwt	75.00–85.00	850	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	64.62/cwt	64.00–65.00	666	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	73.77/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,013	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	71.23/cwt	67.00–74.00	773	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,254	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,368	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	80.43/cwt	75.00–85.00	952	7
Bulls	—	—	1,790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	761.96/head	720.00–800.00	762	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	86.60/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	230.75/cwt	225.00–236.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	166.67/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	222.95/cwt	220.50–227.50	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	229.50/cwt	221.00–237.50	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	242.92/cwt	237.50–249.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	236.74/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	199.13/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	233.53/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	213.31/cwt	207.50–225.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.50	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	235.73/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	238.19/cwt	235.00–242.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	213.25/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	161.90/cwt	150.00–170.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	195.83/cwt	190.00–201.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	171.34/cwt	162.00–185.00	977	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	183.76/cwt	182.50–185.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	178.56/cwt	175.00–190.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	144.81/cwt	134.00–150.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	180.56/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	211.99/cwt	206.00–217.50	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	213.23/cwt	203.00–228.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	209.92/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	212.99/cwt	206.00–224.00	897	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	174.29/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	205.51/cwt	197.00–218.00	1,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.81/cwt	150.00–163.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	174.65/cwt	160.00–187.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	176.53/cwt	175.00–178.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	200.74/cwt	195.00–207.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	131.59/cwt	125.00–138.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	200.08/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	170.54/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	155.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	211.24/cwt	201.00–220.00	999	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	162.05/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	201.62/cwt	192.00–213.00	1,137	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	159.12/cwt	150.00–168.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	191.12/cwt	185.00–199.00	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	206.06/cwt	200.00–212.50	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	184.22/cwt	175.00–190.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	171.90/cwt	162.00–188.00	994	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	817.62/head	780.00–870.00	818	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	779.95/head	500.00–900.00	780	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	990.53/head	960.00–1,020.00	991	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	526.32/head	500.00–600.00	526	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 Oct 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 238Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 42Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 36Year ago 57

Compared to last week feeder steers sold $6-15 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to $10 lower. Slaughter cows sold $3-4 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,110	75.00–85.00	76.57
6	—	1,031	64.00–65.00	64.62
13	—	1,085	67.00–74.00	71.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	72.50–75.00	73.77
7	—	1,184	75.00–85.00	80.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,520	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,845	85.00	85.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	868	720.00–800.00	761.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	84.00–89.00	86.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	780.00–870.00	817.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	916	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,124	500.00–900.00	779.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	960.00–1,020.00	990.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	870.00	870.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	713	500.00–600.00	526.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	225.00–236.00	230.75
3	—	715	161.00–173.00	166.67
3	—	410	220.50–227.50	222.95
1	—	810	133.00	133.00
1	—	250	225.00	225.00
7	—	371	221.00–237.50	229.50
3	—	613	168.00–185.00	174.29
8	—	526	197.00–218.00	205.51
10	—	473	201.00–220.00	211.24
3	—	662	159.00–165.00	162.05
7	—	564	192.00–213.00	201.62
1	—	760	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	175.00–178.00	176.53
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
3	—	468	150.00–160.00	155.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	195.00–207.00	200.74
2	—	685	125.00–138.00	131.59
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
3	—	628	150.00–168.00	159.12
6	—	472	185.00–199.00	191.12
1	—	305	205.00	205.00
2	—	418	200.00–212.50	206.06
3	—	530	175.00–190.00	184.22
3	—	578	162.00–188.00	171.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	237.50–249.00	242.92
4	—	434	230.00–242.50	236.74
2	—	520	190.00–209.00	199.13
2	—	568	227.00–240.00	233.53
1	—	730	200.00	200.00
1	—	915	175.00	175.00
9	—	474	230.00–245.00	235.73
3	—	335	235.00–242.00	238.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	196.00	196.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
2	—	438	225.00–227.50	226.27
2	—	470	207.50–219.00	213.25
1	—	355	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	207.50–225.00	213.31
1	—	700	170.00	170.00
10	—	570	162.00–185.00	171.34
4	—	673	174.00–188.00	180.56
3	—	282	206.00–217.50	211.99
3	—	322	203.00–228.00	213.23
4	—	478	200.00–215.00	209.92
10	—	421	206.00–224.00	212.99
4	—	509	190.00–211.00	200.08
4	—	610	165.00–175.00	170.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	193.00	193.00
5	—	425	190.00–201.00	195.83
2	—	263	182.50–185.00	183.76
5	—	468	175.00–190.00	178.56
3	—	627	134.00–150.00	144.81
1	—	345	197.50	197.50
4	—	570	150.00–163.00	155.81
8	—	521	160.00–187.00	174.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
3	—	385	150.00–170.00	161.90
1	—	495	165.00	165.00

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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