Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed $4 lower to $12 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $12 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.87/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −139.37 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$214.87

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$17.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.04

vs MS average

−27.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	223.13	1,201	8thin
Medium and Large 1	535	212.34	1,136	7thin
Medium and Large 2	563	205.20	1,156	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.93/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

214.87

—

MS average13 barns · 496 hd

230.91

−16.04

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−27.01

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

−139.37

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	1,829	149.27	2,730	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	130.00	2,256	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,528	127.35	1,946	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	125.88	1,410	13

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)	1,366	$2,195	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,034	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	301.20/cwt	295.00–307.50	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	249.90/cwt	245.00–255.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	239.62/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	212.66/cwt	207.00–217.50	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	267.59/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.67/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	222.48/cwt	222.00–223.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	232.30/cwt	225.00–240.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	283.80/cwt	277.50–290.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	213.45/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,227	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	902	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	127.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,457	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	127.35/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,946	3
Bulls	—	—	1,829	149.27/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	253.32/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	204.75/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	222.94/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	217.62/cwt	212.00–222.50	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	235.10/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	246.02/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	232.36/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,564	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	2,195.15/head	1,575.00–2,600.00	2,195	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	212.48/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	211.02/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	266.18/cwt	262.50–270.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	236.88/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	210.81/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	230.74/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	235.61/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	213.49/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,087	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	2,033.71/head	1,150.00–2,450.00	2,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	967	8

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 239Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 22Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 1Year ago 60

Compared to last week steers sold mixed $4 lower to $12 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $12 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	375	262.50–270.00	266.18
6	400–450	430	250.00–257.50	253.32
3	450–500	483	231.00–240.00	235.61
3	500–550	518	225.00–237.50	230.74
4	550–600	575	212.00–216.00	213.45
4	600–650	615	211.00–214.00	212.48
1	650–700	680	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	247.50	247.50
4	400–450	426	225.00–240.00	232.30
4	500–550	525	207.00–217.50	212.66
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	302	297.00	297.00
8	350–400	372	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	445	239.00	239.00
5	500–550	519	228.00	228.00
3	550–600	570	215.00	215.00
6	600–650	638	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	790	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	295.00–307.50	301.20
2	350–400	383	245.00–255.00	249.90
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	469	230.00–247.50	236.88
4	500–550	509	209.00–219.00	213.49
3	550–600	570	207.00–218.00	210.81
3	600–650	602	206.00–217.00	211.02
1	650–700	665	197.50	197.50
1	750–800	750	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	277.50–290.00	283.80
2	400–450	425	222.00–223.00	222.48
5	450–500	472	212.00–222.50	217.62
1	500–550	520	207.00	207.00
4	550–600	574	204.00–205.00	204.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	467	263.00–270.00	267.59
3	500–550	548	249.00	249.00
3	550–600	580	234.00	234.00
1	600–650	620	238.00	238.00
11	650–700	659	231.00–243.00	239.62
5	700–750	719	219.00	219.00
2	750–800	753	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	485	225.00–230.00	227.47
2	500–550	530	220.00–226.00	222.94
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	675	217.00–224.00	220.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	360	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	480	244.00–248.00	246.02
3	500–550	523	230.00–243.00	235.10
1	550–600	550	228.00	228.00
3	650–700	673	226.00–244.00	232.36
1	850–900	860	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	108.00	108.00
12	—	1,144	120.00–135.00	127.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	125.00–129.00	127.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,829	146.00–152.00	149.27

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)	7	—	1,366	1,575.00–2,600.00	2,195.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,378	1,150.00–2,450.00	2,033.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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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

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