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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 1

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 152▼ 14 vs year ago 263 · −5.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 17▼ 24 vs year ago 44 · −54.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 16▲ 23 vs year ago 9 · +255.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $5-10. Heifers were higher $6-12. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $228.72/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$228.72

94 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$25.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.30

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	417	234.98	981	40
Medium and Large 1	443	228.21	1,011	42
Medium and Large 2	369	209.64	773	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.34/cwt here — about $208 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 sale94 hd

228.72

—

MS average13 barns · 820 hd

217.42

+11.30

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	1,409	113.83	1,604	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	90.00	1,292	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	83.44	938	9thin

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)	1,016	$1,142	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$957	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,406	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	745	$780	3thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	247.28/cwt	233.00–262.50	779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	977	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	291.25/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,078	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	947	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	391	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,120	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,144	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,146	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	242.46/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,123	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	259.49/cwt	247.00–281.00	1,207	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,433	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	225.43/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,559	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	214.77/cwt	210.00–224.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	579	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	248.02/cwt	245.00–250.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	222.24/cwt	222.00–222.50	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	243.89/cwt	239.00–251.00	788	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	866	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	839	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	368	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	894	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	906	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	231.26/cwt	225.00–240.00	985	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	224.72/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,058	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	187.17/cwt	175.00–200.00	885	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,111	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	223.72/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,163	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,229	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	211.53/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,204	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,389	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,274	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	160	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	339	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	240	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	260	261.01/cwt	255.00–267.50	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	280.20/cwt	267.50–292.50	897	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	288.15/cwt	270.00–297.50	934	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	289.66/cwt	279.00–297.50	1,095	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	267.75/cwt	246.00–292.50	1,141	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	236.61/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,112	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	220.24/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,260	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	602	214.65/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,292	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,409	113.83/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,604	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	69.03/cwt	65.00–75.00	690	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,181	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	92.47/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,154	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,292	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,396.92/head	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,397	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	956.60/head	600.00–1,175.00	957	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	1,232.73/head	1,010.00–1,350.00	1,233	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,190	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	1

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 152Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 16Year ago 9

Compared to last week steers sold higher $5-10. Heifers were higher $6-12. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	216.00	216.00
26	—	368	243.00	243.00
3	—	551	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
4	—	273	245.00–250.00	248.02
2	—	360	240.00–241.00	240.50
4	—	569	200.00–217.00	211.53
8	—	520	217.00–228.00	223.72
1	—	225	257.50	257.50
7	—	426	225.00–240.00	231.26
1	—	650	196.00	196.00
6	—	471	221.00–230.00	224.72
1	—	800	168.00	168.00
7	—	323	239.00–251.00	243.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	210.00	210.00
1	—	555	195.00	195.00
1	—	365	225.00	225.00
1	—	290	222.50	222.50
3	—	220	210.00–224.00	214.77
2	—	473	175.00–200.00	187.17
2	—	318	222.00–222.50	222.24
1	—	545	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	220.00	220.00
3	—	512	217.00	217.00
1	—	360	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	597	240.00	240.00
3	—	362	270.00	270.00
4	—	446	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	300.00	300.00
2	—	630	217.00–234.00	225.43
1	—	545	240.00	240.00
2	—	370	285.00–297.50	291.25
2	—	463	235.00–250.00	242.46
2	—	580	235.00	235.00
1	—	405	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
1	—	370	256.00	256.00
2	—	315	233.00–262.50	247.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	226.00	226.00
18	—	391	286.50	286.50
19	—	465	247.00–281.00	259.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	210.00–224.00	214.65
2	—	260	255.00–267.50	261.01
2	—	470	233.00–240.00	236.61
6	—	572	210.00–227.00	220.24
3	—	378	279.00–297.50	289.66
1	—	240	256.00	256.00
4	—	324	270.00–297.50	288.15
4	—	426	246.00–292.50	267.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	267.50–292.50	280.20
1	—	160	212.00	212.00
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
1	—	380	235.00	235.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,135	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,396.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	990	600.00–1,175.00	956.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,028	1,010.00–1,350.00	1,232.73

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)	1	—	945	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	745	780.00	780.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	556	214.00	214.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	65.00–75.00	69.03
4	—	1,248	88.00–95.00	92.47
1	—	1,125	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,409	105.00–120.00	113.83

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.