Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold higher $7-$15. Heifers sold higher $5- $12. Slaughter cows sold $8- $12 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $242.23/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$242.23

86 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$21.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	248.76	1,135	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	240.93	1,244	69
Medium and Large 2	485	227.50	1,103	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.26/cwt here — about $31 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 sale86 hd

242.23

—

MS average11 barns · 1,242 hd

241.56

+0.67

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	1,240	110.00	1,364	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	102.80	1,461	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,890	98.00	1,852	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	94.54	1,020	9thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	670	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	252.46/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,234	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,516	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,096	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	253.70/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	284.84/cwt	284.50–286.00	1,438	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	237.46/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	277.45/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	313.51/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	283.73/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	332.41/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	94.54/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,020	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,852	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	102.80/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,252	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	247.00/cwt	246.00–247.50	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	275.04/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	225.35/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	232.20/cwt	232.20–232.20	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	243.98/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,186	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	236.46/cwt	231.00–238.75	1,350	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	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 Jan 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 0Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold higher $7-$15. Heifers sold higher $5- $12. Slaughter cows sold $8- $12 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	219.00	219.00
1	—	575	207.50	207.50
4	—	370	260.00	260.00
1	—	250	307.50	307.50
3	—	633	220.00–230.00	225.35
1	—	535	232.20	232.20
1	—	230	287.50	287.50
2	—	465	243.00–245.00	243.98
1	—	415	252.50	252.50
1	—	315	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	348	260.00	260.00
13	—	435	252.00	252.00
8	—	608	230.00	230.00
15	—	527	237.50	237.50
7	—	494	240.00	240.00
21	—	571	231.00–238.75	236.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	245.00–260.00	252.46
1	—	455	261.00	261.00
1	—	220	330.00	330.00
1	—	415	320.00	320.00
3	—	570	251.00–257.00	253.70
2	—	693	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	302.50	302.50
13	—	570	266.00	266.00
4	—	661	236.00	236.00
27	—	505	284.50–286.00	284.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	241.00	241.00
1	—	245	302.50	302.50
4	—	448	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	230.00–242.50	237.46
2	—	438	300.00–327.50	313.51
3	—	312	330.00–337.50	332.41
1	—	225	315.00	315.00
3	—	542	246.00–247.50	247.00
5	—	463	267.50–280.00	275.04
1	—	395	335.00	335.00
1	—	640	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	265.00–287.50	277.45
2	—	443	280.00–287.50	283.73
1	—	510	271.00	271.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,079	84.00–104.00	94.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	97.00–108.00	102.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	110.00	110.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,375.00	1,375.00

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