Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.62/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$242.62

101 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$32.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	268.89	1,128	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	238.47	1,396	83
Medium and Large 2	449	236.75	1,062	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.14/cwt here — about $65 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 sale101 hd

242.62

—

MS average13 barns · 1,043 hd

239.61

+3.01

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	1,902	97.41	1,853	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	87.07	1,172	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	74.13	789	32

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)	1,383	$1,243	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$973	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$969	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$932	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$870	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$1,040	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	430	248.28/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	228.07/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	233.27/cwt	229.00–237.50	977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	234.16/cwt	227.50–245.00	866	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	241.97/cwt	237.50–250.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	228.75/cwt	225.00–232.50	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	287.06/cwt	277.50–292.50	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	271.94/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,020	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	209.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	210.61/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	228.53/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,074	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	261.11/cwt	252.50–270.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	256.13/cwt	247.50–262.50	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	253.81/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,178	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	1,243.07/head	970.00–1,450.00	1,243	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	969.31/head	890.00–1,000.00	969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	972.88/head	900.00–1,060.00	973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	932.21/head	700.00–1,060.00	932	5
Bulls	—	—	1,902	97.41/cwt	85.00–107.50	1,853	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	87.07/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,172	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	76.63/cwt	69.00–87.50	835	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	63.28/cwt	59.00–67.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	233.17/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	221.66/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	252.05/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	291.14/cwt	285.00–295.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	293.73/cwt	292.50–295.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	253.36/cwt	252.50–254.00	1,381	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	266.13/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,366	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	283.82/cwt	282.50–285.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,427	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	258.74/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	263.20/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	208.46/cwt	200.00–217.50	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 348Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 35Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 38Year ago 28

Compare to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	239.00–258.00	248.28
2	—	328	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	215.00–232.50	228.07
8	—	419	229.00–237.50	233.27
14	—	370	227.50–245.00	234.16
6	—	330	237.50–250.00	241.97
2	—	285	285.00–290.00	287.54
1	—	630	205.00	205.00
2	—	523	205.00–215.00	209.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
2	—	388	225.00	225.00
2	—	340	225.00–232.50	228.75
3	—	437	200.00–217.50	208.46
1	—	475	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	312	277.50–292.50	287.06
10	—	375	265.00–287.50	271.94
6	—	464	250.00–257.50	253.81
1	—	245	292.50	292.50
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
4	—	516	225.00–237.50	233.17
4	—	576	215.00–232.50	221.66
5	—	423	242.50–265.00	252.05
6	—	281	285.00–295.00	291.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	270.00	270.00
1	—	420	225.00	225.00
3	—	518	200.00–217.50	210.61
3	—	577	212.50	212.50
5	—	470	222.50–235.00	228.53
2	—	315	252.50–270.00	261.11
4	—	383	247.50–262.50	256.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	285.00	285.00
15	—	690	210.00	210.00
21	—	545	252.50–254.00	253.36
18	—	595	229.50	229.50
4	—	770	194.00	194.00
6	—	458	276.00	276.00
11	—	630	226.50	226.50
3	—	393	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	225.00	225.00
2	—	280	292.50–295.00	293.73
2	—	388	260.00–272.50	266.13
2	—	328	282.50–285.00	283.82
2	—	525	257.50–260.00	258.74
2	—	415	272.50	272.50
3	—	473	252.50–275.00	263.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	235.00	235.00
1	—	535	235.00	235.00
1	—	355	237.00	237.00
1	—	465	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,360.00	1,360.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,383	970.00–1,450.00	1,243.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	890.00–1,000.00	969.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	900.00–1,060.00	972.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,183	700.00–1,060.00	932.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,902	85.00–107.50	97.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,346	80.00–92.00	87.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,090	69.00–87.50	76.63
6	—	957	59.00–67.00	63.28

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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Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle