Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $7 - $15 higher. Heifers sold steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $8 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $261.64/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −142.82 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$261.64

6 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.52

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	261.64	1,387	6thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $384.78, median $404.47 across 7 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 sale6 hd

261.64

—

MS average11 barns · 66 hd

271.16

−9.52

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−142.82

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	—	High	1,674	142.73	2,389	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	123.63	1,681	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	123.51	1,853	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	119.41	1,354	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)	1,130	$2,103	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,780	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	987	$1,581	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,496	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,359	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,890	27
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$1,223	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,125	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,463	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	2,475.60/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,476	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	300.39/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	340.76/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	268.68/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,102.85/head	1,375.00–2,300.00	2,103	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,890.40/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,890	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	898	1,222.98/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	356.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,188	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	987	1,581.06/head	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,581	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	319.82/cwt	315.00–325.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,573	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	2,197.68/head	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,198	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	1,779.87/head	1,175.00–2,400.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	119.41/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,354	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,853	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,681	8
Bulls	—	—	1,993	144.77/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,885	3
Bulls	—	—	1,482	141.50/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	285.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	286.49/cwt	272.50–300.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	271.92/cwt	252.50–287.50	1,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	323.07/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,396	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	1,496.26/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,496	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	356.04/cwt	352.50–360.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	365.28/cwt	360.00–370.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	269.23/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	336.30/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	321.70/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	251.64/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	255.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	275.71/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	341.29/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	264.97/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	317.57/cwt	315.00–320.00	819	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 394Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 18Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 16Year ago 12

Compared to last week steers sold $7 - $15 higher. Heifers sold steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $8 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	302.50	302.50
2	250–300	258	315.00–320.00	317.57
4	300–350	326	312.50–325.00	321.70
4	350–400	383	262.50–275.00	269.23
4	400–450	418	267.50–282.50	275.71
2	450–500	470	262.50–275.00	268.68
3	500–550	540	247.50–255.00	251.64
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	620	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	728	215.00–217.00	215.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	272.50–300.00	286.49
3	300–350	345	275.00–290.00	285.00
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	360.00–370.00	365.28
2	250–300	270	352.50–360.00	356.04
3	300–350	333	350.00–365.00	356.73
2	350–400	358	335.00–347.50	341.29
4	400–450	410	335.00–350.00	340.76
5	450–500	476	295.00–307.50	300.39
5	500–550	520	245.00–275.00	264.97
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	745	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	315.00–325.00	319.82
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	432	315.00–330.00	323.07
6	450–500	478	252.50–287.50	271.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	481	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	373	327.00–345.00	336.30
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	623	250.00–260.00	255.14
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00

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	11	—	1,249	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,475.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,232	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,197.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,130	1,375.00–2,300.00	2,102.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	987	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,581.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	1,175.00–2,400.00	1,779.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,053	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,496.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	875	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,890.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,222.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,134	110.00–125.00	119.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	123.00–124.00	123.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,360	120.00–127.00	123.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,993	137.00–151.00	144.77
5	—	1,482	130.00–148.00	141.50

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 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

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