Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was a much smaller run not enough calves to call a trend. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $9 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.43/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −144.04 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$260.43

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

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	263.51	1,397	5thin
Medium and Large 2	585	245.00	1,433	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about −$36 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

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

260.43

—

MS average12 barns · 150 hd

265.66

−5.24

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−144.04

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	1,835	146.00	2,679	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,915	123.00	2,355	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	110.73	1,133	10

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)	1,086	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,549	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,952	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,835	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	94.99/cwt	92.00–100.00	793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	117.48/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,297	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,915	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	272.59/cwt	260.00–285.00	908	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	1,548.62/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	1,952.16/head	1,670.00–2,300.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	366.67/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	265.87/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,369	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	301.81/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	350.14/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	323.07/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	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 Jul 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 314Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 32

Compared to last week it was a much smaller run not enough calves to call a trend. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $9 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	146.00	146.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	92.00–100.00	94.99
7	—	1,104	109.00–126.00	117.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	123.00	123.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	365.00–375.00	369.96
3	350–400	363	365.00–370.00	366.67
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	480	272.50	272.50
3	500–550	515	262.50–267.50	265.87
2	550–600	553	255.00–265.00	259.98
1	600–650	640	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	312.50–335.00	323.07
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	420	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	515	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	555	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	630	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	260.00–285.00	272.59
2	400–450	423	242.50–245.00	243.77
1	500–550	545	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	543	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	345.00–355.00	350.14
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	462	292.50–307.50	301.81
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	680	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	285.00	285.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,086	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,143	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,548.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,268	1,670.00–2,300.00	1,952.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	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

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

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