Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady, except 3 weight steers sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.16/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$137.16

55 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$12.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	487	137.39	669	54
Medium and Large 2	280	125.00	350	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.39/cwt here — about $319 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 sale55 hd

137.16

—

MS average2 barns · 131 hd

137.33

−0.17

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	1,825	83.50	1,524	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	57.23	757	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	45.80	497	16

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	142.08/cwt	140.00–144.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	155	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.09/cwt	110.00–126.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.10/cwt	120.00–134.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	127.10/cwt	120.00–132.00	418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	122.48/cwt	119.00–126.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	128.56/cwt	120.00–135.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	113.34/cwt	105.00–121.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	113.97/cwt	108.00–119.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	142.38/cwt	135.00–151.00	325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	140	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	117.32/cwt	114.00–128.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.84/cwt	130.00–154.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	156.88/cwt	153.00–165.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	122.06/cwt	119.00–125.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	152.87/cwt	151.00–155.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.46/cwt	118.00–123.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	123.38/cwt	116.00–129.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	164.75/cwt	149.00–184.00	437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	146.39/cwt	140.00–153.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	121.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.25/cwt	130.00–148.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.54/cwt	125.00–140.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.96/cwt	124.00–150.00	768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.04/cwt	125.00–144.00	643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	761.55/cwt	730.00–800.00	5,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,133	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,400	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	824.77/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,526	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	57.05/cwt	55.50–59.50	771	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	48.22/cwt	42.50–55.00	533	8
Bulls	—	—	1,825	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,524	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	61.79/cwt	60.00–62.50	813	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	57.99/cwt	57.00–59.50	690	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	35.78/cwt	32.00–40.00	364	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	504	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	260	1

How this sale compares

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady, except 3 weight steers sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00–144.00	142.08
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
2	—	728	118.00–123.00	120.46
3	—	665	116.00–129.00	123.38
4	—	265	149.00–184.00	164.75
4	—	334	140.00–153.00	146.39
4	—	616	120.00–126.00	121.46
6	—	424	130.00–148.00	140.25
7	—	518	125.00–140.00	131.54
10	—	565	124.00–150.00	135.96
11	—	473	125.00–144.00	136.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	109.00	109.00
1	—	155	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	128.00	128.00
1	—	195	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	110.00–126.00	121.09
7	—	474	120.00–134.00	125.10
7	—	329	120.00–132.00	127.10
4	—	429	119.00–126.00	122.48
4	—	370	120.00–135.00	128.56
3	—	610	105.00–121.00	113.34
3	—	575	108.00–119.00	113.97
2	—	680	103.00–104.00	103.51
2	—	228	135.00–151.00	142.38
1	—	290	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	134.00	134.00
1	—	140	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	114.00–128.00	117.32
4	—	380	130.00–154.00	141.84
4	—	333	153.00–165.00	156.88
2	—	703	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	503	135.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	465	119.00–125.00	122.06
2	—	278	151.00–155.00	152.87
1	—	185	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	710	730.00–800.00	761.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	800.00–850.00	824.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	570.00	570.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	55.50–59.50	57.05
3	—	1,315	60.00–62.50	61.79
1	—	1,120	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	42.50–55.00	48.22
3	—	1,190	57.00–59.50	57.99
4	—	1,016	32.00–40.00	35.78
1	—	865	30.00	30.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	83.50	83.50

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.

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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle