Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady. Heifers sold $5 - $10 higher. 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 $255.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −170.30 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$255.00

3 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.35

vs MS average

−55.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	265.00	1,464	2thin
Medium and Large 2	565	235.00	1,328	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $136 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 sale3 hd

255.00

—

MS average13 barns · 268 hd

295.35

−40.35

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−55.77

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−170.30

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	1,708	137.47	2,348	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,436	121.30	1,742	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	117.58	1,309	9thin

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)	1,153	$1,880	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$1,825	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,134	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,452	13
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,708	137.47/cwt	132.00–147.00	2,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	121.30/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,742	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	949	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	119.03/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,358	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,966	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,337	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,451.51/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,452	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	855	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,133.71/head	1,500.00–2,350.00	2,134	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	1,879.61/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	206.52/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,534	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	770	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	339.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	237.89/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	390.10/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	331.56/cwt	312.50–350.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	301.54/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,227	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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 227Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 71Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 92Year ago 12

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	132.00–147.00	137.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,436	110.00–130.00	121.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	106.00	106.00
8	—	1,141	110.00–126.00	119.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	323	385.00–395.00	390.10
2	350–400	393	335.00–345.00	339.97
3	400–450	407	290.00–310.00	301.54
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	615	231.00–245.00	237.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	305	312.50–350.00	331.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	510	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	600–650	620	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	743	200.00–213.00	206.52
1	750–800	780	205.50	205.50
1	800–850	815	202.50	202.50
1	850–900	895	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	644	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	310	327.50	327.50
1	350–400	395	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	850–900	851	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	480	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	605	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	625	255.00	255.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,010	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,451.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,093	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,879.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	172.50	172.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,213	1,500.00–2,350.00	2,133.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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