Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.25/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$226.25

87 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$21.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.72

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	233.54	980	50
Medium and Large 2	403	223.30	899	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	503	212.19	1,067	23

One grade step is worth $21.35/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale87 hd

226.25

—

MS average11 barns · 795 hd

205.53

+20.72

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	1,265	90.97	1,151	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	91.63	1,219	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	79.14	900	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,376	$1,272	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$1,186	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,040	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,486	$1,474	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,575	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$880	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2	—	408	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	174.28/cwt	166.00–183.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	247.57/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	197.50/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,038	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	230.56/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	255.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	233.98/cwt	230.00–237.50	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	230.22/cwt	225.50–235.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	213.63/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	237.90/cwt	230.00–245.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	250.04/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	184.05/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	246.94/cwt	240.00–257.50	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	176.25/cwt	175.00–177.50	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	238.11/cwt	232.50–245.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	271.25/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	244.13/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	270.29/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	286.63/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	254.96/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,206	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,188.33/head	1,080.00–1,275.00	1,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	1,272.09/head	1,030.00–1,375.00	1,272	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	1,481.68/head	1,400.00–1,580.00	1,482	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,185.99/head	1,110.00–1,250.00	1,186	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	98.96/cwt	85.00–110.00	1,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,055	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	791	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	80.74/cwt	70.00–88.00	941	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	64.76/cwt	62.00–68.00	567	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	91.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	281.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	284.80/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	266.84/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	271.25/cwt	262.50–280.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,400	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	255.26/cwt	253.00–257.50	1,261	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	248.84/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	276.27/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	271.25/cwt	270.00–272.50	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	256.24/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,335	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 170Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 59Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 43Year ago 21

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	290.00	290.00
12	—	648	216.00	216.00
8	—	494	253.00–257.50	255.26
6	—	389	292.50	292.50
2	—	768	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	260.00	260.00
1	—	470	255.00	255.00
1	—	610	211.00	211.00
1	—	575	232.50	232.50
2	—	513	242.50–255.00	248.84
1	—	355	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	250.00	250.00
4	—	474	265.00–270.00	267.52
3	—	323	280.00–285.00	281.55
2	—	375	280.00–290.00	284.80
1	—	555	270.00	270.00
3	—	515	257.50–277.50	266.84
2	—	270	262.50–280.00	271.25
2	—	408	272.50–280.00	276.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	166.00–183.00	174.28
9	—	422	240.00–252.50	247.57
2	—	530	185.00–210.00	197.50
10	—	467	225.00–237.50	230.56
1	—	795	162.00	162.00
8	—	376	250.00–265.00	255.47
7	—	280	230.00–245.00	237.90
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
2	—	625	182.00–186.00	184.05
8	—	315	240.00–257.50	246.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	593	175.00	175.00
7	—	412	245.00–254.00	250.04
3	—	700	175.00	175.00
4	—	311	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	230.00–237.50	233.98
2	—	423	225.50–235.00	230.22
2	—	475	210.00–217.50	213.63
1	—	270	227.50	227.50
2	—	535	175.00–177.50	176.25
5	—	372	232.50–245.00	238.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	265.00	265.00
3	—	522	242.50–245.00	244.13
1	—	630	230.00	230.00
2	—	433	257.50	257.50
2	—	473	252.50–257.50	254.96
1	—	395	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	265.00–277.50	271.25
1	—	555	260.00	260.00
1	—	655	205.00	205.00
6	—	426	265.00–277.50	270.29
3	—	385	282.50–290.00	286.63
2	—	300	270.00–272.50	271.25
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	255.00	255.00
8	—	521	250.00–265.00	256.24
1	—	295	250.00	250.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,040.00	1,040.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,328	1,080.00–1,275.00	1,188.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,376	1,030.00–1,375.00	1,272.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,373	1,110.00–1,250.00	1,185.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	880.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,498	1,400.00–1,580.00	1,481.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	85.00–110.00	98.96
1	—	1,055	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,166	70.00–88.00	80.74
2	—	875	62.00–68.00	64.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	90.00–95.00	91.63

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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