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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 15

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

468 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 393▲ 38 vs year ago 430 · +8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 36▼ 11 vs year ago 42 · −26.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 7.00 higher ; Heifers sold mixed, 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 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 $216.56/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$216.56

135 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	224.15	1,044	49
Medium and Large 1-2	607	212.64	1,291	69
Medium and Large 2	455	210.58	958	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $86 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 sale135 hd

216.56

—

MS average13 barns · 1,481 hd

222.11

−5.55

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	1,285	114.04	1,465	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	100.93	1,233	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	79.63	780	12

Every lot

72 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	160	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	262.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	352	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,007	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	261.65/cwt	245.00–277.00	963	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	284.20/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,052	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	245.61/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,024	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	276.34/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,169	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	263.35/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,238	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	239.84/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,127	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	257.94/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,223	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	235.25/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,214	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	253.66/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,319	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	239.07/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,339	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,432	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,308	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	229.93/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,407	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,580	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,698	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	185	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	239.28/cwt	230.00–243.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	300	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	241.66/cwt	235.00–247.00	776	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	230.78/cwt	221.00–240.00	764	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	235.98/cwt	232.00–240.00	880	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	218.71/cwt	208.00–230.00	820	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	920	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	228.81/cwt	224.00–238.00	938	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	215.12/cwt	202.00–222.00	897	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,045	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	226.07/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,060	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	214.48/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,025	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	225.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,166	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,202	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,166	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	219.13/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,236	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,327	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	216.67/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,326	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,619	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	192.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,616	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,628	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	933	143.49/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,339	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,378	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	245.25/cwt	235.00–257.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	265.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	263.11/cwt	250.00–285.00	952	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	230.41/cwt	225.00–237.00	977	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	267.25/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,136	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	226.29/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,075	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	224.06/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,098	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	225.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,465	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	84.40/cwt	80.00–90.00	795	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	69.34/cwt	60.00–79.00	686	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,179	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	100.93/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,233	7

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 393Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 36Year ago 42

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 7.00 higher ; Heifers sold mixed, 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	230.00–243.00	239.28
1	—	695	198.00	198.00
3	—	612	210.00–221.00	216.67
1	—	1,120	123.00	123.00
1	—	220	242.00	242.00
5	—	410	224.00–238.00	228.81
4	—	373	232.00–240.00	235.98
7	—	564	215.00–225.00	219.13
1	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	175.00	175.00
7	—	321	235.00–247.00	241.66
6	—	469	221.00–232.00	226.07
5	—	517	220.00–230.00	225.58
1	—	185	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	228.50	228.50
9	—	443	236.00	236.00
6	—	782	207.00	207.00
3	—	603	220.00	220.00
19	—	839	190.00–195.00	192.65
19	—	475	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	218.00	218.00
3	—	417	202.00–222.00	215.12
2	—	375	208.00–230.00	218.71
2	—	933	138.00–149.00	143.49
2	—	478	214.00–215.00	214.48
4	—	331	221.00–240.00	230.78
1	—	560	210.00	210.00
1	—	235	220.00	220.00
1	—	260	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	234.00–237.00	235.25
3	—	417	242.00–248.00	245.61
3	—	470	230.00–245.00	239.84
2	—	285	260.00–265.00	262.59
2	—	585	222.00–225.00	223.51
1	—	330	272.00	272.00
1	—	160	265.00	265.00
6	—	368	245.00–277.00	261.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	290.00	290.00
3	—	772	220.00	220.00
3	—	352	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	260.00–267.00	263.35
1	—	330	272.00	272.00
3	—	612	225.00–236.00	229.93
3	—	370	280.00–287.50	284.20
2	—	560	235.00–243.00	239.07
3	—	520	247.00–260.00	253.66
3	—	423	264.00–285.00	276.34
1	—	670	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	233.00	233.00
5	—	515	245.00	245.00
38	—	474	250.00–270.00	257.94
13	—	582	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	250.00–285.00	263.11
2	—	475	220.00–233.00	226.29
1	—	765	175.00	175.00
1	—	710	203.00	203.00
1	—	580	218.00	218.00
3	—	515	220.00–230.00	225.70
5	—	425	250.00–282.00	267.25
4	—	315	250.00–275.00	265.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	218.00–230.00	224.06
1	—	500	227.50	227.50
1	—	685	175.00	175.00
4	—	424	225.00–237.00	230.41
3	—	230	235.00–257.00	245.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	942	80.00–90.00	84.40
5	—	989	60.00–79.00	69.34
1	—	1,150	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,222	95.00–105.00	100.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	113.00–115.00	114.04

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.