Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 lower. Heifers sold $5 - $8 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $6 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.13/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −120.11 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$234.13

32 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$1.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.44

vs MS average

−42.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	235.36	1,325	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	234.00	1,315	29

One grade step is worth $1.36/cwt here — about $10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $316.92, median $354.24 across 11 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 sale32 hd

234.13

—

MS average13 barns · 385 hd

249.57

−15.44

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−42.33

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

−120.11

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	1,653	142.23	2,351	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	123.70	1,415	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,455	123.08	1,791	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,447	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,655	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	550–600	568	259.90/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	235.36/cwt	229.00–247.50	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	250.23/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	235.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,446.81/head	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,447	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,669.66/head	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	142.23/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,351	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	123.70/cwt	111.00–132.50	1,415	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	123.08/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	725	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	775	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	310.20/cwt	305.00–315.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	284.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	221.28/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,958	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,540	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	260.09/cwt	237.00–267.00	1,748	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,782	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,315	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	256.12/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,178	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,628	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	240.34/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,514	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,293	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	281.17/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	280.86/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	342.19/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,095	4

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 164Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 40Year ago 14

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 lower. Heifers sold $5 - $8 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $6 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	295	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	320	330.00–350.00	342.19
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	472	260.00–265.00	262.43
3	500–550	515	275.00–285.00	280.86
2	550–600	568	252.50–267.50	259.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	305.00–315.00	310.20
1	400–450	420	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	431	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	536	296.00	296.00
26	550–600	554	278.00	278.00
18	650–700	672	237.00–267.00	260.09
45	850–900	853	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	373	280.00–282.50	281.17
3	450–500	478	242.50–262.50	250.23
3	550–600	563	229.00–247.50	235.36
2	600–650	615	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	800	202.50	202.50
2	900–950	947	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	460	249.00–260.00	256.12
29	550–600	562	234.00	234.00
14	600–650	630	233.00–250.00	240.34
15	700–750	717	227.00	227.00
61	800–850	821	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	408	310.00–315.00	312.48
1	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	523	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	572	230.00–240.00	235.79
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	280.00–290.00	284.92
2	550–600	585	217.50–225.00	221.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	890	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,446.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,669.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	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	—	1,653	135.00–152.00	142.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,144	111.00–132.50	123.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	119.00–127.00	123.08

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

Heifers · 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