Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold $7 - $20 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $13 higher, $27 in spots. Bull calves sold $8 - $20 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $280.63/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −123.84 against this barn's trailing median of $404.47.

Average price

$280.63

12 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.60

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	288.47	1,530	8thin
Medium and Large 2	578	264.94	1,531	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale12 hd

280.63

—

MS average8 barns · 82 hd

268.03

+12.60

This barn, trailing median7 sales

404.47

−123.84

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	1,753	137.45	2,409	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,533	110.14	1,688	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	107.02	1,198	16

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)	1,163	$1,677	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,672	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$1,601	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,692	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	400–450	420	280.53/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,178	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	1,671.61/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	1,676.67/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,677	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	306.70/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,006	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,692.33/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	808	1,600.77/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	347.78/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	343.14/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	290.60/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,516	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	95.31/cwt	90.00–100.00	938	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	110.92/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,292	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	110.14/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	137.45/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	283.86/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	372.57/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	376.60/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	280.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	385.04/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	261.30/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	333.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	270.17/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	291.27/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	362.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	328.47/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	306.96/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,114	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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 235Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 30

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold $7 - $20 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $13 higher, $27 in spots. Bull calves sold $8 - $20 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	267	330.00–340.00	333.44
3	300–350	328	305.00–310.00	306.70
5	350–400	363	305.00–310.00	306.96
4	400–450	420	275.00–285.00	280.53
2	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	523	265.00–275.00	270.17
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	605	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	379	287.50–295.00	290.60
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	558	220.00–225.00	222.51
1	600–650	640	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	370.00–375.00	372.57
2	300–350	333	335.00–360.00	347.78
6	350–400	377	330.00–355.00	343.14
2	400–450	438	265.00–302.50	283.86
2	450–500	493	275.00–285.00	279.97
4	550–600	578	260.00–270.00	264.94
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	380.00–390.00	385.04
3	300–350	313	375.00–380.00	376.60
5	350–400	376	360.00–370.00	362.99
3	400–450	418	325.00–335.00	328.47
4	450–500	460	295.00–300.00	297.50
6	500–550	514	287.50–295.00	291.27
2	550–600	580	275.00–285.00	280.09
1	600–650	625	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	280.00–285.00	282.44
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	610	255.00–267.50	261.30
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	855	235.00	235.00

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	—	1,163	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,671.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,163	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,676.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,692.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	90.00–100.00	95.31
12	—	1,165	105.00–120.00	110.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	105.00–115.00	110.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	137.00–138.00	137.45

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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