Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5-$10 lower. Heifers sold $3-$6 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.74/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$203.74

42 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	210.89	1,006	27
Medium and Large 2	428	193.81	830	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	185.00	1,060	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale42 hd

203.74

—

MS average13 barns · 1,032 hd

209.47

−5.73

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	—	Low	1,475	99.17	1,463	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	85.05	1,033	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	72.93	782	24

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)	1,278	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,016	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$760	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$758	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$590	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$1,093	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	876	$684	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	710	189.01/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	231.30/cwt	227.50–237.50	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	181.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	185.48/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.38/cwt	183.00–189.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	254.05/cwt	237.50–275.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	228.86/cwt	225.00–232.50	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	268.75/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	266.77/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	227.16/cwt	210.00–245.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	87.77/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,057	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	76.66/cwt	75.00–80.00	853	12
Bulls	—	—	1,315	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,118	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	80.16/cwt	75.00–82.50	989	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	69.20/cwt	65.00–73.00	714	12
Bulls	—	—	1,565	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,545	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	683.94/head	540.00–760.00	684	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	590.00/head	590.00–590.00	590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	757.92/head	650.00–860.00	758	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,015.69/head	880.00–1,200.00	1,016	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,092.83/head	900.00–1,270.00	1,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	245.45/cwt	237.50–256.50	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	259.37/cwt	250.00–270.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	266.89/cwt	262.50–275.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	259.88/cwt	250.00–272.50	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	214.31/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	235.69/cwt	225.00–250.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	188.48/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	251.41/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	230.10/cwt	225.00–235.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	214.75/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,039	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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 317Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 85Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 32Year ago 41

Compared to last week steers sold $5-$10 lower. Heifers sold $3-$6 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	187.00–191.00	189.01
4	—	306	227.50–237.50	231.30
3	—	627	175.00–185.00	181.60
2	—	668	184.00–187.00	185.48
1	—	280	227.50	227.50
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
4	—	418	225.00–232.50	228.86
3	—	520	213.00–215.00	214.31
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
2	—	373	225.00–235.00	230.10
4	—	484	200.00–222.50	214.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	183.00–189.00	185.38
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
2	—	533	185.00–192.00	188.48
2	—	425	210.00	210.00
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	250.00	250.00
1	—	450	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
1	—	590	253.00	253.00
1	—	275	227.50	227.50
3	—	432	237.50–275.00	254.05
1	—	525	242.50	242.50
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
4	—	390	267.50–272.50	268.75
5	—	473	260.00–277.50	266.77
1	—	335	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	195.00	195.00
1	—	590	215.00	215.00
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
3	—	455	237.50–256.50	245.45
2	—	278	250.00–270.00	259.37
5	—	325	262.50–275.00	266.89
5	—	371	250.00–272.50	259.88
5	—	432	245.00–257.50	251.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	210.00–245.00	227.16
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
1	—	550	195.00	195.00
1	—	475	235.00	235.00
1	—	430	243.00	243.00
3	—	333	225.00–250.00	235.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,204	85.00–90.00	87.77
5	—	1,234	75.00–82.50	80.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,113	75.00–80.00	76.66
12	—	1,032	65.00–73.00	69.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,565	112.50	112.50
1	—	1,545	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	876	540.00–760.00	683.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	650.00–860.00	757.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,005	880.00–1,200.00	1,015.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,221	900.00–1,270.00	1,092.83

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