Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $5 - $12. Heifers sold higher $10- $15. Slaughter cattle was steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.72/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$249.72

93 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

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

$55.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.20

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	303.33	1,325	3thin
Medium and Large 2	460	272.50	1,254	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	629	247.66	1,557	89

One grade step is worth $55.68/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale93 hd

249.72

—

MS average13 barns · 1,253 hd

281.92

−32.20

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	1,508	118.26	1,783	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	96.95	1,382	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	91.04	997	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,444	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,341	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,596	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,516	2thin

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	—	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	319.95/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	321.60/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	291.40/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	314.04/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	255.52/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,492	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,185	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,499	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	291.25/cwt	286.00–297.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	353.26/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	267.54/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,362	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	243.67/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	274.17/cwt	270.00–280.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	360.77/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,612.56/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	1,341.10/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,341	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,595.79/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,596	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	1,516.14/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,516	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,131	1,443.77/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,444	9
Bulls	—	—	1,508	118.26/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,783	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	96.95/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,382	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	91.88/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,023	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	717	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 331Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers sold higher $5 - $12. Heifers sold higher $10- $15. Slaughter cattle was steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	370.00	370.00
2	—	358	312.50–327.50	319.95
3	—	412	310.00–317.00	314.04
3	—	335	350.00–357.50	353.26
2	—	513	260.00–275.00	267.54
2	—	623	237.50–250.00	243.67
3	—	282	355.00–365.00	360.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	325.00–330.00	327.41
3	—	323	315.00–335.00	321.60
5	—	433	280.00–297.50	291.40
1	—	355	305.00	305.00
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	267.50	267.50
1	—	280	317.50	317.50
1	—	460	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	321.00	321.00
5	—	500	302.50	302.50
29	—	584	247.50–265.00	255.52
22	—	666	225.00	225.00
24	—	735	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	260.00	260.00
1	—	655	222.50	222.50
2	—	278	286.00–297.00	291.25
1	—	420	245.00	245.00
1	—	550	235.00	235.00
1	—	535	240.00	240.00
3	—	337	270.00–280.00	274.17
1	—	475	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	431	275.00	275.00
42	—	534	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,290	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,612.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,184	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,341.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,131	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,443.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,240	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,595.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,516.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	117.00–120.00	118.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	90.00–106.00	96.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,113	85.00–100.00	91.88
1	—	885	81.00	81.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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