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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 8

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

393 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 249▲ 36 vs year ago 357 · +10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 20▼ 37 vs year ago 73 · −50.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 32▲ 31 vs year ago 18 · +172.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6-10. Heifers sold steady to higher $10. Slaughter cows sold lower $1-3. Bulls sold higher $5. Very few slaughter cattle today.

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 $223.19/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$223.19

143 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$752

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

$18.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

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	677	224.94	1,523	97
Medium and Large 1	468	224.79	1,052	33
Medium and Large 2	374	206.10	770	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.84/cwt here — about $752 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 sale143 hd

223.19

—

MS average13 barns · 1,152 hd

222.06

+1.13

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	—	High	1,359	103.34	1,405	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	104.06	1,148	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	869	77.03	669	18

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,425	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,324	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,160	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,339	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,256	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,060	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$925	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$714	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	298.12/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,100	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	259.25/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,102	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,213	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,197	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	255.68/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,240	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	250.65/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,301	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,197	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,423	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	243.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,418	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	226.49/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,593	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	150	240.00/cwt	237.50–242.50	360	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	203.95/cwt	203.00–205.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	237.88/cwt	227.00–248.00	792	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	212.57/cwt	200.00–224.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	373	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	877	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	233.07/cwt	227.00–238.00	886	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	925	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	233.64/cwt	225.00–240.00	988	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	207.20/cwt	200.00–214.00	897	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,019	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	229.24/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,100	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	179.42/cwt	138.00–220.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	222.61/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,135	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	922	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	228.75/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,295	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	699	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,531	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,649	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,241	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	245	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	277.64/cwt	270.00–285.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	319	243.24/cwt	229.00–260.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	283.25/cwt	252.50–300.00	957	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	407	252.21/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,026	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	179.25/cwt	158.00–200.00	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	873	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	224.16/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,143	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	194.05/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,093	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,249	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,222	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	188.96/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,272	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,414	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	868	145.97/cwt	135.00–157.00	1,267	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	90.25/cwt	85.00–95.00	939	3
Bulls	—	—	1,428	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	2,191	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	839	68.00/cwt	54.00–79.00	571	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	89.58/cwt	85.00–95.00	821	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	104.06/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,148	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,323.99/head	1,290.00–1,360.00	1,324	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	713.66/head	700.00–730.00	714	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,207	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,338.96/head	1,330.00–1,350.00	1,339	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	1,316.75/head	830.00–1,620.00	1,317	6

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 249Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 20Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 32Year ago 18

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6-10. Heifers sold steady to higher $10. Slaughter cows sold lower $1-3. Bulls sold higher $5. Very few slaughter cattle today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	150	237.50–242.50	240.00
2	—	485	138.00–220.00	179.42
2	—	433	200.00–214.00	207.20
1	—	530	174.00	174.00
1	—	335	219.00	219.00
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
2	—	278	203.00–205.00	203.95
2	—	368	200.00–224.00	212.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	220.00–234.00	229.24
1	—	880	141.00	141.00
1	—	610	220.00	220.00
3	—	510	216.00–228.00	222.61
8	—	423	225.00–240.00	233.64
4	—	566	225.00–232.00	228.75
1	—	750	185.00	185.00
7	—	333	227.00–248.00	237.88
4	—	380	227.00–238.00	233.07
1	—	730	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	217.00	217.00
3	—	373	235.00	235.00
2	—	595	226.00	226.00
71	—	733	225.00	225.00
10	—	455	224.00	224.00
4	—	699	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	402	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	285.00–312.50	298.12
5	—	519	235.00–262.00	250.65
5	—	425	250.00–270.00	259.25
3	—	583	240.00–250.00	243.29
2	—	618	225.00–228.00	226.49
1	—	330	280.00	280.00
5	—	485	245.00–263.00	255.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	225.00	225.00
5	—	462	259.00	259.00
3	—	558	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	185.00–193.00	188.96
2	—	275	270.00–285.00	277.64
4	—	510	217.00–235.00	224.16
3	—	407	225.00–300.00	252.21
2	—	868	135.00–157.00	145.97
1	—	790	179.00	179.00
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
1	—	565	221.00	221.00
3	—	338	252.50–300.00	283.25
1	—	640	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	262.00	262.00
4	—	319	229.00–260.00	243.24
2	—	563	190.00–198.00	194.05
2	—	420	158.00–200.00	179.25
1	—	450	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	916	85.00–95.00	89.58
1	—	910	101.00	101.00
11	—	839	54.00–79.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	100.00–109.00	104.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	122.50–125.00	123.76
2	—	1,428	100.00–105.00	102.56
3	—	1,040	85.00–95.00	90.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,290.00–1,360.00	1,323.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,050	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,160.00	1,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	127.00	127.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	700.00–730.00	713.66

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	1	—	950	1,190.00	1,190.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,330.00–1,350.00	1,338.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,074	830.00–1,620.00	1,316.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,070.00	1,070.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,080.00	1,080.00

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.