Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 3 weeks ago steers sold higher $2 - $5. Heifers sold higher $5 - $10. Slaughter cattle sold higher $5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.64/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$244.64

42 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$290

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

$21.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	248.38	1,054	30
Medium and Large 2	386	238.04	918	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	592	227.00	1,344	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about −$290 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

244.64

—

MS average10 barns · 1,056 hd

237.18

+7.46

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	1,040	97.00	1,009	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	90.76	1,196	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	85.37	954	17

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,172	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	240	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	309.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	264.39/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	250.69/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	311.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	315.77/cwt	312.50–320.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	250.43/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	298.76/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,087	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	260.70/cwt	255.00–272.50	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	237.93/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	273.26/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	237.26/cwt	232.00–242.50	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	244.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	266.91/cwt	250.00–275.00	875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	244.37/cwt	240.00–247.50	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	247.95/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	227.04/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	302.30/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	236.27/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	224.80/cwt	203.00–247.50	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	225.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	743	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	1,171.70/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,172	2
Bulls	—	—	1,040	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,009	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	90.76/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,196	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	86.33/cwt	82.50–92.00	957	16

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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 244Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 43Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 25Year ago 54

Compared to 3 weeks ago steers sold higher $2 - $5. Heifers sold higher $5 - $10. Slaughter cattle sold higher $5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	312.50	312.50
1	—	285	305.00	305.00
2	—	340	305.00–315.00	309.93
3	—	432	257.50–268.00	264.39
4	—	478	242.50–257.50	250.69
2	—	370	297.50–307.50	302.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	289.00	289.00
2	—	483	235.00–237.50	236.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
2	—	305	240.00–250.00	244.92
2	—	453	225.00	225.00
4	—	381	240.00–247.50	244.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	255.00–272.50	260.70
3	—	425	235.00–244.00	237.93
6	—	486	232.00–242.50	237.26
9	—	328	250.00–275.00	266.91
7	—	835	1,650.00	1,650.00
2	—	583	225.00–229.00	227.04
2	—	618	203.00–247.50	224.80
3	—	515	220.00–230.00	225.40
2	—	270	270.00–280.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	450	272.00	272.00
6	—	527	241.00–255.00	247.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	240.00	240.00
3	—	332	310.00–315.00	311.61
2	—	530	235.00	235.00
3	—	260	312.50–320.00	315.77
1	—	570	227.00	227.00
5	—	475	247.00–255.00	250.43
7	—	364	282.50–307.50	298.76
3	—	432	267.50–277.50	273.26

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,171.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	70.00	70.00
16	—	1,108	82.50–92.00	86.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	85.00–96.00	90.76

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle