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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 2

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 394▲ 51 vs year ago 171 · +29.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 18▼ 5 vs year ago 50 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 16▲ 98 vs year ago 12 · +816.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $7 - $15 higher. Heifers sold steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $8 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $261.64/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −99.44 against this barn's trailing median of $361.08.

Average price

$261.64

6 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.52

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	261.64	1,387	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

261.64

—

MS average11 barns · 66 hd

271.16

−9.52

This barn, trailing median13 sales

361.08

−99.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $324.96, median $361.08 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,674	142.73	2,389	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	123.63	1,681	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	123.51	1,853	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	119.41	1,354	20

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,103	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,780	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	987	$1,581	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,496	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,359	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,890	27
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$1,223	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,125	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	336.30/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,254	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,573	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,364	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	255.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,590	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	160	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	484	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	317.57/cwt	315.00–320.00	819	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	286.49/cwt	272.50–300.00	816	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	321.70/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,049	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	285.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	983	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	269.23/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,031	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	275.71/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,152	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	268.68/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,263	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	251.64/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,359	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,463	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,572	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	365.28/cwt	360.00–370.00	815	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	356.04/cwt	352.50–360.00	961	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	319.82/cwt	315.00–325.00	911	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	356.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,188	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	341.29/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,222	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	340.76/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,397	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	323.07/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,396	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	300.39/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,430	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	271.92/cwt	252.50–287.50	1,300	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	264.97/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,378	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,496	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,471	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,482	141.50/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,097	5
Bulls	—	—	1,993	144.77/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,885	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	119.41/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,354	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,681	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,853	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	875	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	2,197.68/head	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,198	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,249	2,475.60/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,476	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	983	1,779.87/head	1,175.00–2,400.00	1,780	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	987	1,581.06/head	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,581	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	1,496.26/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,496	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	2,102.85/head	1,375.00–2,300.00	2,103	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	875	1,890.40/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,890	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	898	1,222.98/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,223	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 394Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 18Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 16Year ago 12

Compared to last week steers sold $7 - $15 higher. Heifers sold steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $8 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	302.50	302.50
2	250–300	258	315.00–320.00	317.57
4	300–350	326	312.50–325.00	321.70
4	350–400	383	262.50–275.00	269.23
4	400–450	418	267.50–282.50	275.71
2	450–500	470	262.50–275.00	268.68
3	500–550	540	247.50–255.00	251.64
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	620	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	728	215.00–217.00	215.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	272.50–300.00	286.49
3	300–350	345	275.00–290.00	285.00
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	360.00–370.00	365.28
2	250–300	270	352.50–360.00	356.04
3	300–350	333	350.00–365.00	356.73
2	350–400	358	335.00–347.50	341.29
4	400–450	410	335.00–350.00	340.76
5	450–500	476	295.00–307.50	300.39
5	500–550	520	245.00–275.00	264.97
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	745	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	315.00–325.00	319.82
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	432	315.00–330.00	323.07
6	450–500	478	252.50–287.50	271.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	481	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	373	327.00–345.00	336.30
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	623	250.00–260.00	255.14
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,249	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,475.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,232	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,197.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,130	1,375.00–2,300.00	2,102.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	987	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,581.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	1,175.00–2,400.00	1,779.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,053	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,496.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	875	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,890.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,222.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,134	110.00–125.00	119.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	123.00–124.00	123.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,360	120.00–127.00	123.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,993	137.00–151.00	144.77
5	—	1,482	130.00–148.00	141.50

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.