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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 9

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 380▲ 84 vs year ago 289 · +29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 27▲ 27 vs year ago 23 · +117.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 13▲ 53 vs year ago 10 · +530.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Heifers were mixed lower $5 to higher $9. Slaughter cows sold steady to $3 higher. Bulls were higher $5.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.37/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$184.37

149 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$10.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.52

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	191.13	1,003	26
Medium and Large 1-2	739	183.12	1,353	114
Medium and Large 2	395	180.56	713	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.58/cwt here — about $290 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale149 hd

184.37

—

MS average13 barns · 1,178 hd

194.89

−10.52

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	1,415	103.96	1,471	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	92.70	1,206	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	78.11	827	33

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)	1,059	$913	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$840	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$838	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$821	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,307	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,017	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$706	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$650	1thin

Every lot

59 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	222.23/cwt	218.00–226.00	962	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,132	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,147	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,019	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,341	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,446	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	190.50/cwt	174.00–207.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	212.51/cwt	210.00–217.00	674	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	202.50/cwt	199.00–206.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	208.40/cwt	201.00–215.00	754	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	197.98/cwt	196.00–202.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,007	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	196.99/cwt	193.00–200.00	918	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	194.97/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,000	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,010	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,168	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,203	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	171.67/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,222	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	164.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,283	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,382	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	809	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,470	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	165.71/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,342	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	148.01/cwt	132.50–160.00	1,301	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	242.17/cwt	238.00–249.00	799	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	229.66/cwt	207.00–235.00	850	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	217.62/cwt	206.00–236.00	918	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	202.98/cwt	199.00–207.00	950	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	195.38/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,036	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	190.53/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,059	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	960	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,075	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,010	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	707	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	109.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,625	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	64.25/cwt	60.00–70.00	574	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	80.40/cwt	70.00–87.50	884	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	93.80/cwt	92.50–95.00	1,103	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	92.70/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,206	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,017.03/head	870.00–1,150.00	1,017	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,380.00/head	1,250.00–1,510.00	1,380	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,282.22/head	870.00–1,500.00	1,282	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	706.08/head	650.00–750.00	706	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	788.56/head	730.00–840.00	789	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	821.07/head	790.00–850.00	821	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	940.65/head	810.00–1,220.00	941	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	837.60/head	790.00–890.00	838	2

This sale against other markets

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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 380Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 27Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 13Year ago 10

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Heifers were mixed lower $5 to higher $9. Slaughter cows sold steady to $3 higher. Bulls were higher $5.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	92.50–95.00	93.80
8	—	894	60.00–70.00	64.25
21	—	1,100	70.00–87.50	80.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,301	90.00–95.00	92.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,482	105.00–115.00	109.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	870.00–1,150.00	1,017.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,173	870.00–1,500.00	1,282.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,250.00–1,510.00	1,380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	111.00	111.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	650.00–750.00	706.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	790.00–890.00	837.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,105	810.00–1,220.00	940.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	985	790.00–850.00	821.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	730.00–840.00	788.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	840.00	840.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	199.00–207.00	202.98
2	—	530	175.00–215.00	195.38
1	—	960	112.00	112.00
5	—	422	206.00–236.00	217.62
4	—	556	180.00–200.00	190.53
7	—	370	207.00–235.00	229.66
3	—	330	238.00–249.00	242.17
1	—	285	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
1	—	520	177.00	177.00
1	—	605	159.00	159.00
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
2	—	275	174.00–207.00	190.50
1	—	445	168.00	168.00
2	—	325	199.00–206.00	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	177.00	177.00
3	—	317	210.00–217.00	212.51
3	—	403	196.00–202.00	197.98
3	—	810	150.00–176.00	165.71
4	—	466	193.00–200.00	196.99
2	—	513	193.00–197.00	194.97
3	—	712	171.00–173.00	171.67
2	—	780	160.00–169.00	164.47
5	—	362	201.00–215.00	208.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	809	181.75	181.75
12	—	466	216.00	216.00
16	—	663	181.50	181.50
8	—	792	174.50	174.50
7	—	537	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	879	132.50–160.00	148.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	196.00	196.00
7	—	695	193.00	193.00
4	—	501	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	218.00–226.00	222.23
1	—	535	200.00	200.00
1	—	670	175.00	175.00
1	—	775	189.00	189.00
1	—	630	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	763	189.50	189.50
7	—	603	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	182.00	182.00

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.