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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 17

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

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Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 246▼ 19 vs year ago 340 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 52 vs year ago 77 · −67.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 30 vs year ago 46 · −65.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $15 higher. Heifers sold steady to $6 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 lower.

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 $220.99/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −125.10 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.

Average price

$220.99

19 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$14.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.79

vs MS average

−16.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	228.00	1,214	4thin
Medium and Large 1	537	223.18	1,199	9thin
Medium and Large 2	528	213.05	1,124	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about $90 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 sale19 hd

220.99

—

MS average12 barns · 303 hd

227.79

−6.79

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−16.02

This barn, trailing median12 sales

346.10

−125.10

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	—	Low	1,586	139.15	2,207	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	123.00	2,097	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,438	117.93	1,696	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,184	110.39	1,307	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,180	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,000	1thin

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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,001	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	982	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	301.01/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,135	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	256.32/cwt	225.00–280.00	987	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	265.02/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,153	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	243.73/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,104	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	254.84/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,185	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	257.75/cwt	257.50–258.00	1,235	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	246.14/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,268	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	233.15/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,222	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,313	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,414	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	232.59/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,326	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	220.46/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,345	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	223.24/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,496	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,550	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	224.48/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,621	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,688	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,702	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,095	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,053	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	277.64/cwt	270.00–282.50	880	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	971	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	241.47/cwt	225.00–255.00	891	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	251.00/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,074	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	246.78/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,056	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	236.21/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,016	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	213.87/cwt	210.00–217.50	994	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	230.32/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,083	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	237.40/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,161	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	227.94/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,178	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	213.66/cwt	205.00–220.50	1,117	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,271	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	217.22/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,223	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,362	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	202.51/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,353	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	202.96/cwt	191.00–215.00	1,370	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,491	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	292.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	799	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,033	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	266.01/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,019	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	277.59/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,124	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	256.39/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,090	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	253.98/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,184	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	234.93/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,229	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,185	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	214.16/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,238	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	227.42/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,399	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,478	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	124.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,770	2
Bulls	—	—	1,669	146.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,443	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	113.24/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,337	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	100.43/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,200	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	117.93/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,696	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,097	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	880	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	2,179.78/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,180	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 246Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 46

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $15 higher. Heifers sold steady to $6 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	273	290.00–295.00	292.61
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	350	290.00–300.00	295.00
2	400–450	405	270.00–285.00	277.59
5	450–500	466	250.00–257.50	253.98
4	500–550	523	232.50–240.00	234.93
3	550–600	578	210.00–217.50	214.16
2	600–650	615	222.50–232.50	227.42
1	650–700	655	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	730	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	260.00–277.50	266.01
5	400–450	425	250.00–262.50	256.39
1	450–500	475	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	545	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	296.00	296.00
6	400–450	428	247.00–255.00	251.00
10	450–500	489	237.00–239.00	237.40
2	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	550	231.00	231.00
3	600–650	608	224.00	224.00
6	650–700	675	191.00–215.00	202.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
4	350–400	369	225.00–255.00	241.47
4	400–450	430	232.50–237.50	236.21
2	450–500	465	210.00–217.50	213.87
5	500–550	523	205.00–220.50	213.66
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	270.00–282.50	277.64
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	428	242.50–252.50	246.78
8	450–500	470	225.00–237.50	230.32
5	500–550	517	222.50–232.50	227.94
4	550–600	563	212.50–222.50	217.22
3	650–700	668	200.00–207.50	202.51
1	750–800	795	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	257.50–258.00	257.75
4	500–550	545	241.00	241.00
3	550–600	568	249.00	249.00
4	650–700	689	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	747	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	385	225.00–280.00	256.32
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
2	450–500	453	240.00–247.50	243.73
4	500–550	524	225.00–247.50	233.15
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00–310.00	305.11
3	350–400	377	295.00–307.50	301.01
3	400–450	435	262.50–267.50	265.02
3	450–500	465	250.00–265.00	254.84
2	500–550	515	242.50–250.00	246.14
2	550–600	570	227.50–237.50	232.59
2	600–650	610	216.00–225.00	220.46
3	650–700	670	215.00–227.50	223.24
3	700–750	722	222.50–226.00	224.48
1	750–800	765	222.50	222.50
1	1050–1100	1,095	187.50	187.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,173	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,179.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	1	—	1,260	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	95.00–106.00	100.43
7	—	1,181	106.00–120.00	113.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	115.00–120.00	117.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	120.00–130.00	124.68
4	—	1,669	142.00–150.00	146.39

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.