Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer under #400 sold $3 - $10 lower, over #400 sold steady to $8 higher. Heifers sold mixed $5 lower to $10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $8 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $224.74/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −179.72 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$224.74

12 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$21.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.79

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	238.80	1,263	4thin
Medium and Large 2	546	217.71	1,188	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.09/cwt here — about $75 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 sale12 hd

224.74

—

MS average12 barns · 144 hd

232.53

−7.79

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−179.72

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	1,740	147.65	2,569	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,484	118.69	1,761	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	117.65	1,417	14

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,600	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$1,586	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,548	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$1,333	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	973	$1,140	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	237.23/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	236.35/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	238.27/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	238.01/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	236.83/cwt	232.20–240.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	296.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	254.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	301.33/cwt	300.00–302.50	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	251.31/cwt	225.00–285.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	211.59/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	234.25/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,113	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,153	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	118.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,438	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	118.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,768	11
Bulls	—	—	1,760	148.87/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,620	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,682	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,269	1,585.57/head	1,075.00–1,850.00	1,586	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	1,332.57/head	950.00–1,625.00	1,333	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,547.61/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,548	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	973	1,139.72/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	222.57/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	288.59/cwt	275.00–300.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	221.39/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	245.07/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	252.49/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	259.47/cwt	250.00–280.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	242.97/cwt	232.50–250.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	232.53/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	277.58/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	292.34/cwt	285.00–300.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	220.88/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	989	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 278Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 30Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 58

Compared to last week steer under #400 sold $3 - $10 lower, over #400 sold steady to $8 higher. Heifers sold mixed $5 lower to $10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $8 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	435	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	528	232.50–247.50	237.23
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	617	232.50–250.00	238.27
2	650–700	668	235.00–241.00	238.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	683	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	285.00–300.00	292.34
3	300–350	317	250.00–280.00	259.47
4	350–400	375	232.50–250.00	242.97
3	400–450	432	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	460	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	515	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	580	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	350	282.50	282.50
5	400–450	424	232.20–240.00	236.83
2	450–500	458	230.00–242.50	236.35
3	500–550	515	215.00–227.50	220.88
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	610	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	665	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	870	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	668	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	313	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	369	290.00–300.00	296.34
2	400–450	413	275.00–280.00	277.58
2	450–500	463	250.00–260.00	254.86
2	500–550	505	237.50–252.50	245.07
2	550–600	553	225.00–240.00	232.53
3	600–650	615	215.00–227.50	222.57
1	750–800	790	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	300.00–302.50	301.33
3	300–350	325	275.00–300.00	288.59
4	350–400	369	225.00–285.00	251.31
3	400–450	413	247.50–260.00	252.49
3	450–500	475	220.00–245.00	234.25
5	500–550	527	215.00–230.00	221.39
3	550–600	577	207.50–217.50	211.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	102.00	102.00
13	—	1,210	115.00–125.00	118.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,487	115.00–123.00	118.93
1	—	1,450	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	140.00–155.00	148.87
1	—	1,680	144.00	144.00

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)	4	—	1,269	1,075.00–1,850.00	1,585.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,153	950.00–1,625.00	1,332.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,547.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,139.72

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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