Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $12 higher. Heifers sold mixed $7 lower to $12 higher. Slaughter steady to $6 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $250.27/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −175.04 against this barn's trailing median of $425.30.

Average price

$250.27

15 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$9.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs MS average

−36.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	256.60	1,395	5thin
Medium and Large 2	535	247.50	1,324	1thin
Medium and Large 1	559	247.05	1,382	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.55/cwt here — about $14 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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.67, low $369.50, median $425.30 across 13 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

250.27

—

MS average12 barns · 401 hd

251.69

−1.43

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−36.55

This barn, trailing median13 sales

425.30

−175.04

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	1,677	141.26	2,369	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	112.92	1,626	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	109.71	1,212	15

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)	1,140	$1,377	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	500–550	534	225.87/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,206	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	765	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,376.92/head	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,456	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	275.18/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,351	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	313.28/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	327.73/cwt	310.00–335.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	254.37/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	281.30/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	296.07/cwt	295.00–297.20	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	243.51/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	217.00/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	253.33/cwt	252.50–255.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	207.04/cwt	192.50–217.50	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	357.63/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	96.78/cwt	93.00–103.00	982	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	112.94/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,273	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	112.92/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,626	3
Bulls	—	—	1,677	141.26/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	236.69/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	221.60/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	288.04/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	252.57/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,190	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	270.56/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	348.69/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	229.32/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	313.25/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	270.93/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	239.93/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	325.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	217.65/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	231.65/cwt	227.50–241.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	261.30/cwt	257.50–269.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	271.28/cwt	267.50–275.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	238.88/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,118	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	264.40/cwt	261.00–267.50	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	257.47/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,133	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 321Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 19

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $12 higher. Heifers sold mixed $7 lower to $12 higher. Slaughter steady to $6 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
2	250–300	280	355.00–360.00	357.63
4	300–350	319	345.00–355.00	348.69
3	350–400	380	310.00–320.00	313.25
4	450–500	465	267.50–277.50	270.56
4	500–550	534	225.00–227.50	225.87
5	550–600	564	227.50–241.00	231.65
3	600–650	615	225.00–234.00	229.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
4	250–300	273	310.00–335.00	327.73
2	300–350	320	300.00–325.00	313.28
8	350–400	378	275.00–300.00	288.04
6	450–500	471	245.00–262.50	252.57
5	550–600	573	210.00–225.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	491	262.50–280.00	275.18
3	500–550	533	253.00	253.00
2	550–600	560	262.00	262.00
16	600–650	609	239.00	239.00
8	650–700	656	243.00	243.00
5	700–750	746	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	295.00–297.20	296.07
3	400–450	412	271.00–290.00	281.30
3	450–500	475	245.00–260.00	254.37
1	500–550	535	247.50	247.50
3	600–650	622	215.00–225.00	221.60
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	362	320.00–330.00	325.14
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	472	265.00–275.00	270.93
3	500–550	530	257.50–269.00	261.30
6	550–600	574	235.00–245.00	239.93
3	600–650	630	232.50–240.00	236.69
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	250.00	250.00
8	450–500	482	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	595	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	367	252.50–255.00	253.33
3	400–450	443	240.00–248.00	243.51
3	450–500	478	192.50–217.50	207.04
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	303	267.50–275.00	271.28
7	350–400	376	261.00–267.50	264.40
2	400–450	408	252.50–262.50	257.47
12	450–500	468	232.50–245.00	238.88
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	578	212.50–222.50	217.65
1	600–650	605	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	660	212.50	212.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,376.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	93.00–103.00	96.78
12	—	1,127	105.00–118.00	112.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	110.00–117.00	112.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	139.00–145.00	141.26

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

Steers · 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

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