Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $4 - $17 higher. Heifers sold $3 - $9 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $6 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.12/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −128.12 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$226.12

13 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$17.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.47

vs MS average

−33.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	231.37	1,229	9thin
Medium and Large 2	533	214.30	1,142	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $86 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

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 sale13 hd

226.12

—

MS average13 barns · 334 hd

228.59

−2.47

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−33.51

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

−128.12

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	1,494	133.45	1,994	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,451	118.26	1,716	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	111.79	1,266	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$1,984	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,477	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	680	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,563	$2,238	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,603	138.81/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,225	4
Bulls	—	—	1,060	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	118.26/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	111.79/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,279	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	107.15/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,026	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	223.03/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,055	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,605	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	238.37/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	280.63/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	279.90/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,187	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,477.43/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	306.80/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	243.12/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	261.95/cwt	255.00–265.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	239.94/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	266.68/cwt	250.00–285.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	313.75/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	214.30/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	680	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	1,983.78/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	305.20/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	288.42/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	309.23/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	252.54/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	234.67/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,227	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	371.57/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	256.24/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	273.32/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	203.76/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	207.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	250.81/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	199.78/cwt	192.50–207.50	1,339	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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 458Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 37

Compared to last week steers sold $4 - $17 higher. Heifers sold $3 - $9 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $6 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	135.00–143.00	138.81
1	—	1,060	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	117.00–120.00	118.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,144	107.00–117.00	111.79
2	—	958	104.00–110.00	107.15
1	—	1,360	121.00	121.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	312.50–315.00	313.75
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	478	250.00–255.00	252.46
1	500–550	520	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	410	282.00–295.00	288.42
1	450–500	495	272.50	272.50
3	500–550	507	270.00–277.50	273.32
2	550–600	568	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	603	255.00–257.50	256.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	250.00–285.00	266.68
1	350–400	385	247.50	247.50
3	400–450	438	232.50–245.00	239.94
3	450–500	473	210.00–235.00	223.03
4	500–550	533	205.00–220.00	214.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	280.00–285.00	282.52
3	300–350	328	305.00–315.00	309.23
4	350–400	378	255.00–265.00	261.95
5	400–450	416	247.50–257.50	252.54
3	450–500	478	237.50–252.50	243.12
8	500–550	523	227.50–237.50	234.67
1	550–600	595	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	613	200.00–215.00	207.35
2	650–700	670	192.50–207.50	199.78
1	750–800	785	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
8	400–450	424	272.50–287.50	279.90
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	523	237.50–240.00	238.37
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	365.00–380.00	371.57
2	350–400	380	300.00–310.00	305.20
4	400–450	406	300.00–315.00	306.80
3	450–500	468	275.00–290.00	280.63
3	500–550	513	245.00–255.00	250.81
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	788	202.50–205.00	203.76

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	—	1,605	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	160.00	160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,477.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,301	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,983.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

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