Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to lower $5. Heifers sold lower $2 - $5. Slaughter cattle sold steady to higher $5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $264.00/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$264.00

45 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$248

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

$24.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	337	280.00	944	5thin
Medium and Large 1	439	270.47	1,186	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	466	255.74	1,192	23

One grade step is worth $24.26/cwt here — about −$248 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 sale45 hd

264.00

—

MS average13 barns · 1,829 hd

254.94

+9.06

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	1,671	116.23	1,942	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	109.71	1,505	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	105.21	1,170	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	290	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	302.33/cwt	295.00–315.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	281.22/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	292.39/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	343.34/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	337.33/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	281.27/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	307.39/cwt	300.00–315.50	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	286.25/cwt	285.00–287.50	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	248.72/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	273.09/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,038	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	268.79/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	309.78/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	332.97/cwt	325.00–340.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	293.38/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,241	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	327.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,465	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	820	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	114.30/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,812	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	108.23/cwt	95.00–116.00	1,251	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	90.08/cwt	89.00–91.00	802	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	110.56/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,410	2

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 289Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 34Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 11

Compared to last week steers sold steady to lower $5. Heifers sold lower $2 - $5. Slaughter cattle sold steady to higher $5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	—	465	217.50	217.50
2	—	320	285.00–287.50	286.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	181.00	181.00
1	—	755	227.50	227.50
1	—	595	217.50	217.50
1	—	510	250.00	250.00
3	—	315	295.00–315.00	302.33
4	—	370	275.00–287.50	281.22
2	—	483	247.50–250.00	248.72
2	—	425	265.00–272.50	268.79
2	—	265	325.00–330.00	327.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	245.00	245.00
2	—	453	265.00	265.00
13	—	393	264.00	264.00
5	—	618	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	250.00	250.00
1	—	480	292.50	292.50
1	—	290	350.00	350.00
3	—	437	285.00–307.50	292.39
3	—	322	335.00–355.00	343.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	305.00	305.00
2	—	653	253.00	253.00
9	—	495	307.00	307.00
7	—	504	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	210.00	210.00
1	—	450	250.00	250.00
1	—	365	267.50	267.50
3	—	433	262.50–282.50	273.09
1	—	290	310.00	310.00
2	—	338	300.00–320.00	309.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	327.50–345.00	337.33
2	—	478	280.00–282.50	281.27
2	—	373	300.00–315.50	307.39
1	—	505	257.50	257.50
1	—	595	235.00	235.00
2	—	278	325.00–340.00	332.97
5	—	423	285.00–305.00	293.38

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	1	—	1,105	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	105.00–119.00	114.30
1	—	1,930	122.00	122.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,275	109.00–112.00	110.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,156	95.00–116.00	108.23
2	—	890	89.00–91.00	90.08

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