Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6 - $15 . Heifers sold higher $5 - $10 . Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher $2 -$5 .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.65/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$233.65

42 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$2.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.33

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	234.14	961	35
Medium and Large 2	379	231.21	875	7thin

One grade step is worth $2.93/cwt here — about $86 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

233.65

—

MS average12 barns · 1,365 hd

225.32

+8.33

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	1,443	110.48	1,594	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	90.16	1,237	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	78.83	809	21

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)	765	$890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,254	$1,640	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	304.02/cwt	300.00–315.00	845	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	229.43/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	290.86/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,179	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	259.93/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,441	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	236.42/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	231.36/cwt	230.00–232.50	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	244.33/cwt	240.00–257.50	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	221.03/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	283.41/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	243.48/cwt	234.00–247.50	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	230.11/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	239.55/cwt	234.00–250.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	267.09/cwt	260.00–277.50	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	266.65/cwt	260.00–272.50	995	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	90.16/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,237	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	78.83/cwt	70.00–88.00	809	21
Bulls	—	—	1,443	110.48/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,594	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,688.43/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,688	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	765	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	259.83/cwt	252.50–271.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	299.08/cwt	290.00–310.00	996	3

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 249Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 32Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6 - $15 . Heifers sold higher $5 - $10 . Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher $2 -$5 .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	250.00	250.00
1	—	590	209.00	209.00
1	—	620	205.00	205.00
7	—	278	300.00–315.00	304.02
2	—	245	295.00–310.00	302.50
2	—	515	227.00–232.00	229.43
5	—	370	275.00–292.50	283.41
4	—	429	252.50–271.00	259.83
3	—	333	290.00–310.00	299.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	216.00	216.00
4	—	335	260.00–277.50	267.09
3	—	373	260.00–272.50	266.65
1	—	425	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	248.00	248.00
4	—	313	305.00–310.00	307.50
3	—	372	287.50–295.00	290.86
1	—	745	208.00	208.00
2	—	433	257.50–262.50	259.93
1	—	635	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	232.00	232.00
11	—	457	258.00	258.00
12	—	613	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	233.00–242.50	236.42
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
8	—	327	240.00–257.50	244.33
5	—	520	218.00–223.00	221.03
4	—	275	234.00–247.50	243.48
8	—	474	220.00–237.50	230.11
4	—	373	234.00–250.00	239.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	235.00	235.00
4	—	366	230.00–232.50	231.36
2	—	428	229.00	229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	85.00–94.00	90.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,026	70.00–88.00	78.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	100.00–115.00	110.48

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	—	1,160	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,035	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,688.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	948	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	2,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	890.00	890.00

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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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