Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $10 to lower $10. Heifers sold $2 - $10 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $225.91/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −178.56 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$225.91

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$19.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	237.87	1,272	6thin
Medium and Large 2	554	217.93	1,208	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd

225.91

—

MS average11 barns · 128 hd

239.98

−14.07

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−178.56

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	1,347	156.78	2,112	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	135.18	1,594	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	127.25	1,402	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,347	156.78/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,112	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	135.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,594	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	135.96/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,509	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	109.82/cwt	98.00–121.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	221.71/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	252.55/cwt	230.00–272.50	1,071	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	248.03/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,181	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	310.39/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,034	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	240.74/cwt	232.50–247.50	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	282.48/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	217.01/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	213.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	279.93/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	231.06/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	340.95/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	247.24/cwt	247.00–247.50	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	278.07/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	241.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	245.01/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	279.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	275.84/cwt	272.50–280.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	240.55/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	296.08/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	205.66/cwt	197.00–212.50	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	220.69/cwt	212.50–232.50	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	222.47/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	257.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	921	2

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 143Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 16Year ago 20

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $10 to lower $10. Heifers sold $2 - $10 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	154.00–159.00	156.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	130.00–138.00	135.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	130.00–141.00	135.96
2	—	1,085	98.00–121.00	109.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	330	335.00–347.50	340.95
2	350–400	378	292.50–300.00	296.08
5	400–450	411	280.00–287.50	282.48
4	450–500	458	275.00–287.50	278.07
4	500–550	513	235.00–245.00	241.27
2	550–600	578	225.00–237.50	231.06
2	600–650	615	216.00–218.00	217.01
1	700–750	710	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
11	300–350	333	285.00–330.00	310.39
5	350–400	380	270.00–285.00	279.93
6	400–450	424	230.00–272.50	252.55
8	450–500	476	232.50–265.00	248.03
5	500–550	526	215.00–227.50	221.71
4	550–600	590	200.00–220.00	213.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	330	335.00–350.00	342.50
4	350–400	374	280.00–290.00	284.97
4	400–450	414	275.00–285.00	279.99
2	450–500	478	230.00–235.00	232.46
2	500–550	528	242.50–247.50	245.01
2	550–600	588	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	232.50–247.50	240.74
3	400–450	428	212.50–232.50	220.69
4	450–500	481	215.00–230.00	222.47
3	500–550	512	197.00–212.50	205.66
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	385.00	385.00
1	200–250	230	282.50	282.50
3	300–350	317	272.50–280.00	275.84
2	350–400	358	250.00–265.00	257.34
4	400–450	426	235.00–245.00	240.55
2	450–500	475	247.00–247.50	247.24
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	645	208.00	208.00
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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