Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $10 - $15 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $6 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $10 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −126.55 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$298.75

2 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.72

vs MS average

−14.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	298.75	1,621	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.67, low $369.50, median $425.30 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

298.75

—

MS average11 barns · 150 hd

288.03

+10.72

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−14.25

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−126.55

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	1,315	114.66	1,508	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	111.56	1,570	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	109.81	1,109	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,344	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$2,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,151	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,104	5

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
Bulls	—	—	1,315	114.66/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,508	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	111.56/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,570	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	112.82/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,156	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	98.77/cwt	93.00–104.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,542	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	625	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	384.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	238.74/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,588	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,150.80/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,151	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	2,282.04/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,282	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	1,343.80/head	975.00–1,750.00	1,344	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	302.41/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	219.93/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,985.16/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	254.22/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	402.58/cwt	395.00–410.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	319.24/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	282.38/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	1,920	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	260.77/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,145	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	381.62/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	343.98/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	775	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	351.35/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	321.75/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,245	3

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 219Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 21

Compared to last week steers sold $10 - $15 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $6 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $10 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	113.00–117.00	114.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	107.00–117.00	111.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	106.00–121.00	112.82
3	—	955	93.00–104.00	98.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	380.00–390.00	384.95
3	300–350	328	380.00–385.00	381.62
3	350–400	360	335.00–355.00	343.98
3	400–450	415	295.00–310.00	302.41
1	450–500	480	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	530	291.00	291.00
2	650–700	665	237.50–240.00	238.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
5	300–350	319	325.00–365.00	351.35
3	350–400	387	310.00–330.00	321.75
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	378	270.00–280.00	275.03
2	400–450	415	272.50–292.50	282.38
2	450–500	493	247.50–261.00	254.22
1	500–550	500	249.00	249.00
2	550–600	560	212.50–227.50	219.93
1	600–650	615	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	287.50	287.50
4	400–450	439	250.00–266.00	260.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	395.00–410.00	402.58
1	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	471	310.00–330.00	319.24
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	327.50	327.50
63	750–800	786	244.25	244.25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	625	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,032	975.00–1,750.00	1,343.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,282.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,140	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,985.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,460	2,700.00	2,700.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

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