Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were $5-$10 higher. Heifers were $5-$15 higher. Slaughter were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.06/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$221.06

67 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$333

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

$23.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.55

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	225.85	983	42
Medium and Large 2	334	222.90	744	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	651	202.33	1,316	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about −$333 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 sale67 hd

221.06

—

MS average13 barns · 1,074 hd

210.52

+10.55

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	1,403	89.88	1,261	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	86.58	1,118	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	75.15	866	43

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)	1,212	$991	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$890	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$868	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,370	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$1,223	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	207.34/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	223.72/cwt	222.50–225.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	234.64/cwt	225.00–242.50	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	218.13/cwt	210.00–222.50	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	273.75/cwt	270.00–277.50	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	257.95/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	216.97/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	246.42/cwt	237.50–255.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	246.24/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	247.35/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,182	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	259.80/cwt	252.50–267.50	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	243.47/cwt	235.00–255.00	928	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	254.04/cwt	250.00–262.50	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	231.06/cwt	222.50–235.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	203.95/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	220.00/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	236.08/cwt	230.00–242.50	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	247.08/cwt	240.00–252.50	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	229.19/cwt	221.00–234.00	979	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	240.64/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	212.49/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	223.32/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	236.08/cwt	232.50–240.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	218.20/cwt	215.00–225.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	214.37/cwt	210.00–220.50	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	241.53/cwt	235.00–247.50	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	113.25/cwt	96.00–130.00	1,708	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	867.83/head	800.00–1,000.00	868	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	990.81/head	850.00–1,100.00	991	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	111.32/cwt	87.00–138.00	1,389	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,369.64/head	990.00–1,460.00	1,370	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,223.15/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,403	89.88/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,261	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	86.58/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,118	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	75.72/cwt	70.00–85.00	877	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	63.39/cwt	62.00–65.00	652	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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 266Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 94Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 51Year ago 8

Compared to last week steers were $5-$10 higher. Heifers were $5-$15 higher. Slaughter were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	290.00	290.00
1	—	300	280.00	280.00
1	—	290	275.00	275.00
2	—	350	270.00–277.50	273.75
1	—	760	200.00	200.00
5	—	514	252.50–262.50	257.95
3	—	623	213.00–220.00	216.97
1	—	565	230.00	230.00
2	—	475	245.00–247.50	246.24
1	—	720	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	217.50	217.50
1	—	730	200.00	200.00
2	—	383	237.50–255.00	246.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	280.00	280.00
3	—	642	225.00	225.00
8	—	342	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	202.00–214.00	207.34
4	—	279	225.00–242.50	234.64
2	—	480	220.00–230.00	224.90
1	—	820	188.00	188.00
7	—	566	200.00–212.50	203.95
7	—	372	230.00–242.50	236.08
7	—	334	240.00–252.50	247.08
9	—	427	221.00–234.00	229.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	185.00	185.00
2	—	608	185.00	185.00
4	—	761	216.00	216.00
4	—	540	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	222.50–225.00	223.72
4	—	274	210.00–222.50	218.13
1	—	480	205.00	205.00
5	—	316	222.50–235.00	231.06
1	—	415	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	237.50–252.50	247.35
4	—	320	252.50–267.50	259.80
1	—	755	184.00	184.00
7	—	381	235.00–255.00	243.47
1	—	540	242.50	242.50
1	—	245	252.50	252.50
5	—	268	250.00–262.50	254.04
4	—	420	235.00–247.50	240.64
2	—	620	212.00–213.00	212.49
4	—	573	210.00–220.50	214.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	212.50–227.50	220.00
3	—	467	212.50–230.00	223.32
2	—	330	232.50–240.00	236.08
3	—	365	215.00–225.00	218.20
2	—	428	225.00	225.00
2	—	278	235.00–247.50	241.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,508	96.00–130.00	113.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	84.00	84.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,190	800.00–1,000.00	867.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,212	850.00–1,100.00	990.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	890.00	890.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	87.00–138.00	111.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,238	990.00–1,460.00	1,369.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,223.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	85.00–95.00	89.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,291	80.00–96.00	86.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,158	70.00–85.00	75.72
2	—	1,028	62.00–65.00	63.39

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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