Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $312.83/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$312.83

48 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$10.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+58.91

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	317.60	1,349	26
Medium and Large 2	397	307.18	1,221	22

One grade step is worth $10.42/cwt here — about $128 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 sale48 hd

312.83

—

MS average13 barns · 599 hd

253.92

+58.91

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	1,565	117.63	1,841	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	110.00	1,467	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	101.65	1,077	20

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)	1,152	$1,658	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,591	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	195	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$2,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,858	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,478	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	293.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	324.38/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	248.78/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	255.11/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	292.42/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	377.70/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	239.94/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	265.84/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	273.90/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	319.53/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	90.67/cwt	85.00–95.00	843	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	110.00/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,467	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	104.40/cwt	95.00–125.00	1,140	16
Bulls	—	—	1,565	117.63/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,841	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	1,658.21/head	1,250.00–1,875.00	1,658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	1,591.04/head	1,175.00–1,900.00	1,591	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	195	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	735	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	1,477.86/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,478	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	1,857.73/head	1,650.00–2,175.00	1,858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	369.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	309.11/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	340.37/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	270.52/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	317.47/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	273.30/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	373.24/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	250.00/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	317.35/cwt	310.00–327.50	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	351.36/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	348.39/cwt	340.00–355.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	272.46/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,128	6

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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 230Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 5Year ago 17

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	300.00	300.00
9	—	333	280.00–310.00	293.25
4	—	424	242.50–252.50	248.78
1	—	465	247.50	247.50
3	—	383	272.50–275.00	273.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	315.00–335.00	324.38
4	—	468	250.00–267.50	255.11
4	—	371	285.00–300.00	292.42
1	—	245	315.00	315.00
2	—	523	237.50–242.50	239.94
2	—	585	225.00–275.00	250.00
3	—	287	310.00–327.50	317.35
6	—	414	265.00–277.50	272.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	225.00	225.00
2	—	435	300.00	300.00
5	—	472	262.50–280.00	270.52
6	—	367	305.00–325.00	317.47
4	—	313	345.00–355.00	351.36
3	—	280	340.00–355.00	348.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	250.00–260.00	255.02
2	—	528	267.50–280.00	273.90
1	—	775	175.00	175.00
3	—	423	305.00–340.00	319.53
1	—	680	225.00	225.00
1	—	605	242.50	242.50
5	—	277	360.00–375.00	369.98
3	—	458	297.50–330.00	309.11
5	—	369	327.50–360.00	340.37
3	—	313	360.00–385.00	373.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	335.00	335.00
1	—	660	235.00	235.00
2	—	283	370.00–385.00	377.70
2	—	470	287.50	287.50
1	—	440	287.50	287.50
1	—	320	365.00	365.00
3	—	518	265.00–267.50	265.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	242.50	242.50
1	—	345	307.50	307.50
1	—	475	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	85.00–95.00	90.67
16	—	1,092	95.00–125.00	104.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,334	100.00–115.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	110.00–129.00	117.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,250.00–1,875.00	1,658.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,158	1,175.00–1,900.00	1,591.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	195	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,477.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	2,475.00	2,475.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	880	1,650.00–2,175.00	1,857.73

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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Bulls · 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

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