Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $6 - $14 higher. Heifers sold $3 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $6 - $17 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $238.40/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −166.06 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$238.40

8 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$10.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	243.62	1,269	4thin
Medium and Large 1	570	233.19	1,329	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about −$60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd

238.40

—

MS average12 barns · 111 hd

244.20

−5.80

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−166.06

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	1,290	155.00	2,000	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	140.00	2,352	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	136.13	1,896	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	130.30	1,510	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)	1,455	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$1,692	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,525	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	300.98/cwt	292.20–310.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	325.19/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	213.53/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	215.23/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	233.54/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	292.87/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	243.62/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	209.66/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	258.47/cwt	230.00–277.50	1,086	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	241.74/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	115.46/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,155	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	134.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,620	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	136.13/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,896	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	1,691.80/head	1,350.00–1,950.00	1,692	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	219.25/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	218.68/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	316.08/cwt	312.50–320.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	265.48/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,234	5

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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 117Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 28Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers sold $6 - $14 higher. Heifers sold $3 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $6 - $17 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	267.50	267.50
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	400	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	463	227.00–240.00	233.54
4	500–550	526	210.00–221.00	215.23
2	550–600	570	212.00–215.00	213.53
3	600–650	625	209.00–210.00	209.66
1	650–700	670	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	565	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	247.50	247.50
1	350–400	395	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	430	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	329	315.00–335.00	325.19
2	350–400	360	292.20–310.00	300.98
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	463	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	580	237.00	237.00
3	800–850	822	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	575	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	278	312.50–320.00	316.08
4	300–350	329	315.00–325.00	319.98
1	350–400	350	312.50	312.50
6	400–450	423	287.50–297.50	292.87
5	450–500	465	262.50–270.00	265.48
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	580	215.00–225.00	219.25
3	600–650	628	215.00–223.00	218.68
1	800–850	805	162.50	162.50
1	850–900	860	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	420	230.00–277.50	258.47
4	450–500	479	225.00–252.50	241.74
4	500–550	521	232.50–255.00	243.62
1	600–650	605	180.00	180.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,111	1,350.00–1,950.00	1,691.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	114.00–117.00	115.46
7	—	1,204	130.00–140.00	134.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	132.00–142.00	136.13

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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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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