Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $4 - $15 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $18 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $10 - $14 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $238.13/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −166.34 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$238.13

8 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$20.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	240.72	1,358	7thin
Medium and Large 2	560	220.00	1,232	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.72/cwt here — about $126 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

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 sale8 hd

238.13

—

MS average12 barns · 126 hd

242.54

−4.41

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−166.34

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	1,800	145.00	2,610	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	104.84	1,206	10

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)	1,183	$1,627	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,563	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	110.40/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,345	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	82.58/cwt	81.00–84.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	254.98/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	222.53/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	276.94/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	291.32/cwt	245.00–315.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	325.63/cwt	267.50–345.00	1,055	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	230.02/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	280.12/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	251.31/cwt	232.50–261.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	221.50/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	312.60/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	307.72/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,302	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	244.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	246.39/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	244.13/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,145	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	269.35/cwt	252.50–290.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	291.23/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	264.22/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,136	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	1,626.88/head	1,175.00–1,850.00	1,627	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,562.90/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	236.75/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	264.28/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,237	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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 120Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 22Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 43

Compared to last week steers sold $4 - $15 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $18 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $10 - $14 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,218	105.00–115.00	110.40
2	—	878	81.00–84.00	82.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	345.00–350.00	347.54
2	300–350	318	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	363	325.00–330.00	327.45
5	400–450	416	295.00–300.00	297.47
4	450–500	461	272.50–282.50	276.94
3	500–550	530	252.50–257.50	254.98
4	550–600	590	225.00–232.50	230.02
3	600–650	617	220.00–227.50	222.53
1	650–700	685	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	750	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
7	300–350	324	267.50–345.00	325.63
4	350–400	365	245.00–315.00	291.32
2	400–450	430	275.00–285.00	280.12
3	450–500	472	232.50–261.00	251.31
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	483	270.00–275.00	272.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	307.72
2	450–500	463	287.50–295.00	291.23
3	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	244.05
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	368	252.50–290.00	269.35
3	400–450	425	235.00–255.00	246.39
9	450–500	469	225.00–255.00	244.13
3	550–600	578	225.00–230.00	227.50
3	600–650	612	200.00–235.00	221.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	340	305.00–320.00	312.60
2	350–400	358	295.00–305.00	299.97
3	400–450	430	262.50–267.50	264.22
4	450–500	474	260.00–272.50	264.28
4	500–550	530	230.00–242.50	236.75
4	550–600	571	235.00–245.00	240.01
1	600–650	610	252.50	252.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	1,175.00–1,850.00	1,626.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,015	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,562.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,550.00	1,550.00

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

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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