Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls were 1-3 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.04/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$129.04

89 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	131.56	717	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	131.40	732	58
Medium 2	383	127.52	488	2thin
Medium and Large 2	456	121.92	556	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	108.00	562	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about $155 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 sale89 hd

129.04

—

MS average11 barns · 1,112 hd

130.39

−1.35

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	1,583	75.25	1,191	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	54.77	609	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	41.64	452	16

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	141.36/cwt	125.00–143.50	721	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	755	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	138.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.41/cwt	120.00–135.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	114.59/cwt	105.00–119.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.68/cwt	113.00–122.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	143.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	383	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	100.10/cwt	90.00–105.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	111.46/cwt	105.00–118.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	111.16/cwt	107.00–115.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	103.78/cwt	103.00–105.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	114.78/cwt	112.00–117.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	112.92/cwt	111.00–115.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	666	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	709	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	883	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	114.00/cwt	102.00–126.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	115.93/cwt	113.00–120.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	138.88/cwt	129.00–149.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	45.67/cwt	42.50–50.00	523	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	57.15/cwt	54.50–59.00	742	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	37.13/cwt	36.00–37.50	371	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	30.47/cwt	30.00–31.00	289	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	740	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	370	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	670	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,948	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	655.52/cwt	560.00–700.00	5,605	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,668	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,441	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	1,165	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	770	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,236	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,612	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,080	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,884	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	885	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	129.44/cwt	115.00–138.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.20/cwt	118.00–125.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	121.03/cwt	117.00–123.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	106.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	702	2

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 Sep 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls were 1-3 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	250	152.00	152.00
5	—	379	115.00–138.00	129.44
4	—	475	118.00–125.00	122.20
3	—	527	117.00–123.00	121.03
3	—	422	100.00–110.00	106.15
2	—	605	115.00–117.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	510	125.00–143.50	141.36
11	—	624	115.00–125.00	120.93
8	—	469	130.00–145.00	138.27
7	—	571	120.00–135.00	126.41
5	—	705	105.00–119.00	114.59
3	—	672	113.00–122.00	117.68
3	—	432	140.00–146.00	143.98
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	115.00–123.00	120.00
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	143.00	143.00
1	—	360	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	125.00–130.00	127.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	90.00–105.00	100.10
2	—	583	100.00–105.00	102.47
2	—	408	105.00–118.00	111.46
2	—	365	107.00–115.00	111.16
2	—	333	123.00–125.00	123.98
2	—	268	118.00–120.00	119.03
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	103.00–105.00	103.78
4	—	478	112.00–117.00	114.78
2	—	375	111.00–115.00	112.92
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	709	124.50	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	127.00–135.00	130.95
2	—	395	102.00–126.00	114.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	117.00	117.00
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	113.00–120.00	115.93
3	—	462	125.00–135.00	130.05
3	—	438	125.00–129.00	127.01
2	—	375	141.00–145.00	143.05
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	129.00–149.00	138.88
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,146	42.50–50.00	45.67
4	—	1,000	36.00–37.50	37.13
2	—	948	30.00–31.00	30.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	54.50–59.00	57.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	78.50	78.50
1	—	1,380	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,495	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	670	440.00	440.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	855	560.00–700.00	655.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	520.00	520.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	770	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	840	430.00	430.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	710.00	710.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle