Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $13 higher. Heifers sold mixed $9 lower to $12 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold $6 - $10 lower. There will be no sale next week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.10/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −126.14 against this barn's trailing median of $354.24.

Average price

$228.10

15 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$17.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.52

vs MS average

−38.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	237.50	1,342	3thin
Medium and Large 1	552	233.45	1,290	5thin
Medium and Large 2	546	220.24	1,203	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.26/cwt here — about $138 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 sale15 hd

228.10

—

MS average13 barns · 237 hd

233.62

−5.52

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−38.95

This barn, trailing median11 sales

354.24

−126.14

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	1,777	135.00	2,399	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,197	108.10	1,294	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,485	107.59	1,598	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,503	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,263	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,689	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,442	$3,021	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,428	$2,856	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	400–450	437	260.80/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	207.28/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	267.58/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	226.67/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	251.25/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	273.19/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	275.41/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	246.11/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	250.03/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	242.88/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	285.78/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	86.90/cwt	83.00–90.00	959	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	119.05/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,518	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	109.46/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,303	7
Bulls	—	—	1,777	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,399	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,598	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,585	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,428	2,856.39/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	3,105.84/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,106	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,262.99/head	1,750.00–2,800.00	2,263	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,503.30/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,503	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	1,689.22/head	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	257.40/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	325.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	274.98/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	329.81/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	245.08/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	211.66/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	226.73/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	243.54/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	286.25/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	267.99/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,343	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 177Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	378	265.00–270.00	267.58
3	400–450	437	255.00–265.00	260.80
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	519	215.00–235.00	226.67
3	550–600	583	202.50–217.50	211.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	297.50	297.50
4	450–500	490	257.50	257.50
3	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	305	320.00–330.00	325.08
2	350–400	350	285.00–287.50	286.25
3	400–450	418	270.00–280.00	273.19
2	450–500	470	247.50–255.00	251.25
2	500–550	523	237.50–250.00	243.54
3	550–600	572	225.00–230.00	226.73
1	600–650	620	202.50	202.50
2	650–700	670	200.00–215.00	207.28
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	575	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	623	242.50–257.50	250.03
2	650–700	670	240.00–252.50	246.11
1	700–750	705	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	290.00–300.00	294.91
1	550–600	590	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	287.50	287.50
5	550–600	561	275.00–276.00	275.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	297.50	297.50
3	400–450	423	280.00–290.00	285.78
1	450–500	460	257.50	257.50
3	500–550	530	225.00–260.00	245.08
6	550–600	569	235.00–247.50	242.88
2	600–650	613	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	328	325.00–335.00	329.81
3	350–400	372	320.00–330.00	325.09
2	400–450	418	310.00–315.00	312.49
3	450–500	467	272.50–277.50	274.98
5	500–550	501	262.50–272.50	267.99
2	550–600	563	250.00–265.00	257.40
2	600–650	625	235.00–240.00	237.48
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	83.00–90.00	86.90
3	—	1,275	118.00–120.00	119.05
7	—	1,190	102.00–113.00	109.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	105.00–110.00	107.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	135.00	135.00

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	—	1,585	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,428	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,856.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,105.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	1,750.00–2,800.00	2,262.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,503.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,689.22

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

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

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