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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 23

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

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Feeder Cattle receipts

314 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 354▲ 162 vs year ago 152 · +106.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 52▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $12 higher. Heifers sold $3 - $7 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.32/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −107.78 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$238.32

10 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.75

vs MS average

−26.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	243.27	1,275	7thin
Medium and Large 2	513	226.77	1,163	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

238.32

—

MS average13 barns · 345 hd

245.07

−6.75

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−26.31

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

−107.78

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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $313.86, median $346.10 across 12 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	—	Average	1,900	149.52	2,841	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	129.81	1,800	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	115.77	1,161	10

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,875	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,545	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,689	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,267	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	361.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,351	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,465	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	339.76/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,427	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	337.41/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,579	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,521	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	289.97/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,502	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	270.68/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,405	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,498	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,447	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,577	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,746	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,639	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,677	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	318.03/cwt	310.00–325.00	859	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	301.43/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,079	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,052	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	275.10/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,032	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	254.47/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,071	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,168	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,156	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	250.64/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,181	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,092	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	226.77/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,163	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	243.27/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,275	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	239.23/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,476	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	333.06/cwt	325.00–340.00	899	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	314.93/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,181	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,282	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	301.84/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,247	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	286.27/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,234	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	291.82/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,345	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	277.47/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,329	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,301	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	267.01/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,410	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	257.33/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,475	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	238.78/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,409	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,871	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,900	149.52/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,841	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	108.42/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,041	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	126.80/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,354	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	129.81/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,800	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	940	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	948	1,646.37/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,646	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	990	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	820	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	860	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,545	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 354Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 52Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 16

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $12 higher. Heifers sold $3 - $7 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	377	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	413	295.00–310.00	301.84
4	450–500	461	287.50–305.00	291.82
6	500–550	528	265.00–277.50	267.01
3	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	257.33
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	860	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	325.00–340.00	333.06
4	350–400	375	300.00–325.00	314.93
4	400–450	431	285.00–287.50	286.27
7	450–500	479	267.50–285.00	277.47
2	500–550	510	250.00–260.00	255.05
2	550–600	590	235.00–242.50	238.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	310.00–325.00	318.03
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	358	292.50–310.00	301.43
3	400–450	425	270.00–280.00	274.94
4	450–500	471	250.00–252.50	250.64
7	500–550	524	237.50–248.00	243.27
3	600–650	617	232.50–242.50	239.23
2	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	282.00	282.00
4	400–450	448	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	262.50–287.50	275.10
4	400–450	421	250.00–257.50	254.47
2	450–500	480	225.00–230.00	227.42
3	500–550	513	220.00–232.50	226.77
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	385.00	385.00
7	400–450	404	362.50	362.50
4	450–500	479	317.50	317.50
4	500–550	520	288.00	288.00
6	600–650	616	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	519	267.50–275.00	270.68
1	650–700	690	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	300	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	374	350.00–370.00	361.14
2	400–450	420	335.00–345.00	339.76
2	450–500	468	320.00–355.00	337.41
3	500–550	518	282.50–300.00	289.97
3	550–600	573	250.00–255.00	252.49
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	262.50	262.50
2	700–750	710	235.00–237.50	236.23
1	850–900	850	225.00	225.00

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	2	—	948	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,646.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	960	104.00–113.00	108.42
4	—	1,068	122.00–134.00	126.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	125.00–136.00	129.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	145.00–153.00	149.52

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.