Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $6 to lower $8. Heifers sold mixed higher $6 to lower $5. Slaughter sold steady to $4 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.32/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −153.99 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$271.32

17 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.32

vs MS average

−19.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	281.46	1,528	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	267.09	1,401	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

271.32

—

MS average13 barns · 416 hd

285.64

−14.32

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−19.77

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−153.99

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	1,837	152.93	2,809	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	132.01	1,757	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	123.95	1,309	29

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)	895	$1,720	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,075	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	300–350	320	319.69/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	238.43/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	226.96/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	249.85/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	790	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,719.67/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,720	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	288.78/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	316.59/cwt	310.00–325.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	258.14/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	239.08/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	259.96/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	335.07/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	239.81/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	326.25/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,233	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	351.77/cwt	345.00–355.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	299.04/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	332.52/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	255.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	277.47/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	343.23/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	290.80/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	351.23/cwt	350.00–355.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	288.13/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	264.84/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	244.01/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,027	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	232.54/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	307.39/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	273.00/cwt	255.00–285.50	1,417	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	237.56/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,314	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	106.94/cwt	90.00–114.00	957	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	126.45/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,358	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	131.94/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,760	14
Bulls	—	—	1,837	152.93/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,809	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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 253Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 22Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 3Year ago 61

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $6 to lower $8. Heifers sold mixed higher $6 to lower $5. Slaughter sold steady to $4 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	310.00–325.00	316.59
2	300–350	320	315.00–325.00	319.69
4	350–400	365	270.00–282.50	277.47
6	400–450	427	260.00–275.00	264.84
4	450–500	464	250.00–255.00	252.47
6	500–550	520	230.00–243.00	239.81
5	550–600	564	232.50–247.50	238.43
1	600–650	600	242.50	242.50
4	650–700	674	222.50–230.00	226.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	252.00	252.00
5	650–700	666	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	277.50	277.50
4	350–400	388	250.00–265.00	258.14
10	400–450	421	230.00–257.50	244.01
2	450–500	493	225.00–240.00	232.54
1	650–700	655	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	345.00–355.00	351.77
2	300–350	343	325.00–345.00	335.07
12	350–400	378	320.00–335.00	326.25
4	400–450	426	330.00–340.00	332.52
3	450–500	465	315.00–325.00	319.98
3	500–550	518	292.50–310.00	299.04
2	550–600	580	250.00–260.00	255.09
1	600–650	605	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	675	245.00–255.00	249.85
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	440	332.50	332.50
4	450–500	470	312.50	312.50
8	600–650	631	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	418	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	470	305.00–310.00	307.39
10	500–550	519	255.00–285.50	273.00
2	550–600	553	225.00–250.00	237.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	339	325.00–330.00	327.45
2	350–400	363	285.00–292.50	288.78
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	488	270.00–275.00	272.49
4	500–550	516	250.00–267.50	259.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	350.00–355.00	351.23
3	300–350	325	340.00–345.00	343.23
2	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	425	287.50–295.00	290.80
4	450–500	455	285.00–292.50	288.13
1	500–550	520	292.50	292.50
6	550–600	568	235.00–247.50	239.08

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	895	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,719.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	90.00–114.00	106.94
1	—	1,280	132.00	132.00
24	—	1,074	120.00–134.00	126.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	133.00	133.00
14	—	1,334	120.00–137.00	131.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,837	150.00–157.00	152.93

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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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

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