Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $10 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.04/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −134.26 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$291.04

12 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$28.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.46

vs MS average

−17.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	293.41	1,620	11thin
Medium and Large 1	540	265.00	1,431	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.41/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale12 hd

291.04

—

MS average12 barns · 266 hd

284.59

+6.46

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−17.57

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−134.26

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	1,372	139.98	1,921	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	108.72	1,011	5thin

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)	1,185	$1,290	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,012	$1,199	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$955	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	113.33/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,103	3
Bulls	—	—	1,372	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,921	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	101.80/cwt	100.00–104.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	345.24/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	329.12/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,557	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	790	955.00/head	955.00–955.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,036	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	274.34/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	269.48/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	237.50/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,573	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	353.86/cwt	350.00–357.50	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	348.76/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	236.59/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	297.41/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	343.79/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	238.69/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	351.03/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	256.78/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	302.61/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	342.12/cwt	337.50–347.50	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	351.25/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	1,198.64/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,199	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,290.12/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,290	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Apr 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 189Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 35Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 13

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $10 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	111.00–116.00	113.33
2	—	865	100.00–104.00	101.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	135.00–145.00	139.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	335.00–355.00	345.24
5	350–400	372	342.50–355.00	351.03
2	400–450	413	342.50–345.00	343.79
2	450–500	473	295.00–300.00	297.41
3	500–550	527	232.50–242.50	236.59
1	550–600	575	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	665	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	470	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	590	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	365	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	520	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	605	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	272.50	272.50
8	450–500	460	272.50–275.00	274.34
10	500–550	514	267.50–270.00	269.48
3	650–700	677	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	337.50–347.50	342.12
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	375	302.50	302.50
2	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	470	252.50–262.50	256.78
2	500–550	510	232.50–245.00	238.69
2	550–600	573	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	605	227.50–247.50	237.50
1	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	725	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	473	325.00–330.00	329.12
5	500–550	544	297.50	297.50
6	550–600	559	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	638	257.50	257.50
58	850–900	893	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	350.00–357.50	353.86
2	300–350	340	350.00–352.50	351.25
2	350–400	378	347.50–350.00	348.76
2	450–500	470	297.50–307.50	302.61
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00

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)	1	—	790	955.00	955.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,198.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,290.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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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