Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $10 lower. Heifers sold under 400# $2 - $10 lower, over 400# $3 - $15 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $5 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to $3 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $254.68/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −149.79 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$254.68

13 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$19.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.89

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	268.33	1,409	4thin
Medium and Large 2	526	248.61	1,309	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.71/cwt here — about $101 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 sale13 hd

254.68

—

MS average13 barns · 193 hd

239.79

+14.89

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−149.79

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	1,745	142.15	2,481	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,965	115.00	2,260	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,489	113.27	1,687	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,229	112.23	1,379	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,644	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,387	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$1,364	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	234.98/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,643.56/head	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	293.75/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	333.03/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	268.51/cwt	242.50–285.00	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	254.95/cwt	252.50–257.50	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	272.77/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	250.94/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,302	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	223.42/cwt	205.00–242.50	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	258.49/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	253.70/cwt	247.50–260.00	832	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,687	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	103.03/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,281	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	117.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,578	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	112.22/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,331	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	142.15/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	318.66/cwt	295.00–345.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	217.38/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	274.02/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	225.54/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	216.25/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	310.75/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	219.26/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	275.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,212	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,364.12/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,364	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,386.77/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	206.25/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	352.87/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,240	5

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 165Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 27Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 51

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $10 lower. Heifers sold under 400# $2 - $10 lower, over 400# $3 - $15 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $5 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to $3 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	270.00–275.00	272.48
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	378	252.50–257.50	254.95
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	475	245.00–250.00	247.55
2	500–550	530	232.50–237.50	234.98
7	550–600	576	210.00–220.00	215.00
3	600–650	630	215.00–225.00	219.26
2	650–700	668	215.00–217.50	216.25
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	217.50	217.50
5	400–450	419	217.50	217.50
5	500–550	523	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	328	247.50–260.00	253.70
2	350–400	378	242.50	242.50
6	400–450	425	205.00–242.50	223.42
5	450–500	477	217.50–235.00	225.54
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	433	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	468	285.00–290.00	287.54
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	753	205.00–207.50	206.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	266.00	266.00
2	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	478	273.00–275.00	274.02
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
5	300–350	327	345.00–360.00	352.87
3	350–400	378	305.00–315.00	310.75
6	400–450	420	287.50–300.00	293.75
5	450–500	469	270.00–280.00	275.22
3	500–550	517	267.50–280.00	272.77
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	658	220.00–225.00	222.47
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	295.00–345.00	318.66
3	300–350	317	325.00–345.00	333.03
2	350–400	370	250.00–300.00	275.00
7	400–450	414	242.50–285.00	268.51
5	450–500	472	252.50–267.50	258.49
8	500–550	519	237.50–260.00	250.94
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	632	207.50–225.00	217.38

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,643.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,364.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,386.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,489	110.00–115.00	113.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	99.00–107.00	103.03
5	—	1,340	115.00–120.00	117.78
14	—	1,186	106.00–116.00	112.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	139.00–144.00	142.15

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle