Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $10 - $15. Heifers sold higher $15 - $20. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.19/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −73.11 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$352.19

17 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+54.93

vs MS average

+36.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	352.19	1,888	17thin

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 sale17 hd

352.19

—

MS average12 barns · 251 hd

297.26

+54.93

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

+36.12

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−73.11

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	1,661	130.04	2,159	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	118.25	1,532	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	108.08	1,109	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	96.00	1,550	1thin

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)	945	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,229	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,170	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	404.73/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	248.11/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,819	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	256.35/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,251	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	292.57/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,867	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	352.19/cwt	341.00–357.00	1,888	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,517	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,432	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	242.70/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,502	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	327.56/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	1,765	3
Bulls	—	—	1,496	125.60/cwt	111.00–130.00	1,879	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	95.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	112.70/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,173	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	138.91/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	281.25/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	372.24/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,370	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	119.33/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	376.63/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	322.39/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	276.53/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	401.94/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	392.67/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	341.43/cwt	335.00–355.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	303.37/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	397.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,264	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,228.84/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,229	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 175Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 28

Compared to last week steers sold higher $10 - $15. Heifers sold higher $15 - $20. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	318	395.00–400.00	397.40
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	470	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	284.00	284.00
3	450–500	470	375.50	375.50
17	500–550	536	341.00–357.00	352.19
32	600–650	638	288.00–310.00	292.57
23	700–750	733	235.00–250.00	248.11
12	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	385.00–400.00	392.67
5	300–350	330	395.00–415.00	401.94
5	350–400	369	395.00–415.00	404.73
3	400–450	410	375.00–380.00	376.63
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	368	360.00–385.00	372.24
2	400–450	435	325.00–330.00	327.56
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	335.00–355.00	341.43
3	300–350	310	335.00–355.00	345.00
3	350–400	358	300.00–305.00	303.37
2	400–450	435	275.00–278.00	276.53
2	450–500	488	250.00–262.50	256.35
1	500–550	535	249.00	249.00
1	550–600	560	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	865	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	498	287.50	287.50
3	500–550	517	265.00	265.00
18	550–600	579	262.00	262.00
11	600–650	619	239.00–260.00	242.70
4	650–700	663	240.00	240.00
10	700–750	724	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	315.00–330.00	322.39
2	350–400	365	272.50–290.00	281.25
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,170.00	1,170.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,228.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	111.00–130.00	125.60
2	—	1,990	138.00–140.00	138.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	90.00–100.00	95.93
7	—	1,041	107.00–125.00	112.70
1	—	1,440	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,207	115.00–124.00	119.33

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle