Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: feeder steer/heifer steady; slaughter cows\bulls steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.37/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$108.37

55 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$388

per head · Medium and Large 3-4 over Medium and Large 1

$10.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3-4	345	114.00	393	1thin
Medium and Large 2	460	110.06	506	35
Medium and Large 3	427	106.55	455	10thin
Medium and Large 1	757	103.22	781	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.78/cwt here — about −$388 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

108.37

—

MS average13 barns · 1,140 hd

113.43

−5.05

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	1,918	75.70	1,452	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	49.15	644	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	34.75	353	9thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	115.62/cwt	110.00–125.00	327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	98.00/cwt	97.00–99.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	139.52/cwt	139.00–140.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	112.57/cwt	107.00–120.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	121.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.72/cwt	108.00–114.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.06/cwt	113.00–120.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	138.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	149.98/cwt	148.00–152.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	125.01/cwt	121.00–127.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	124.30/cwt	119.00–130.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	471.37/cwt	400.00–530.00	4,431	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	598.33/cwt	550.00–640.00	5,654	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,248	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	13,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	75.70/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	109.49/cwt	100.00–114.00	512	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.59/cwt	134.00–149.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.05/cwt	120.00–123.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	113.45/cwt	109.00–125.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	106.50/cwt	104.00–109.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.64/cwt	140.00–142.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.18/cwt	120.00–127.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	107.46/cwt	98.00–115.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	598	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	42.77/cwt	42.50–43.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.13/cwt	117.00–125.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	142.34/cwt	138.00–147.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	36.13/cwt	34.00–37.00	389	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	28.12/cwt	26.50–30.00	292	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	46.49/cwt	45.00–48.00	459	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	48.47/cwt	45.00–53.50	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	121.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	107.50/cwt	100.00–112.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	111.18/cwt	104.00–118.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	113.80/cwt	110.00–119.00	384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	345	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	102.70/cwt	95.00–110.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 482Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 22Year ago 0

compared to last week: feeder steer/heifer steady; slaughter cows\bulls steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	118.00–125.00	121.53
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
2	—	583	100.00	100.00
2	—	380	95.00–110.00	102.70
1	—	465	92.00	92.00
1	—	420	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	110.00–125.00	115.62
2	—	633	97.00–99.00	98.00
2	—	563	110.00–121.00	115.57
1	—	415	127.00	127.00
1	—	230	117.00	117.00
9	—	469	100.00–112.00	107.50
8	—	518	104.00–118.00	111.18
5	—	337	110.00–119.00	113.80
2	—	378	115.00	115.00
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
1	—	680	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
1	—	455	109.00	109.00
6	—	860	101.50	101.50
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	110.00–115.00	111.61
1	—	295	142.00	142.00
2	—	318	139.00–140.00	139.52
6	—	621	107.00–120.00	112.57
3	—	673	108.00–114.00	110.72
3	—	573	113.00–120.00	117.06
3	—	532	110.00–114.00	112.00
2	—	478	135.00–142.00	138.45
2	—	443	120.00	120.00
2	—	228	148.00–152.00	149.98
1	—	935	95.00	95.00
1	—	790	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	90.00–100.00	94.94
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
1	—	245	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	120.00–124.00	121.27
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
3	—	694	121.00–127.00	125.01
3	—	615	115.00–125.00	120.31
1	—	285	151.00	151.00
3	—	537	119.00–130.00	124.30
2	—	803	112.00–115.00	113.50
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
1	—	425	149.00	149.00
1	—	380	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	139.00	139.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	425	140.00–142.00	140.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	100.00–114.00	109.49
4	—	421	109.00–125.00	113.45
2	—	585	104.00–109.00	106.50
2	—	525	100.00	100.00
2	—	388	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	134.00–149.00	143.59
3	—	428	120.00–123.00	122.05
5	—	468	120.00–127.00	123.18
4	—	573	98.00–115.00	107.46
4	—	518	110.00–120.00	115.50
2	—	373	117.00–125.00	121.13
2	—	275	138.00–147.00	142.34
1	—	695	97.00	97.00
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	147.00	147.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	940	400.00–530.00	471.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	945	550.00–640.00	598.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	980.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,918	73.00–78.50	75.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	27.00	27.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,338	42.50–43.00	42.77
7	—	1,249	45.00–53.50	48.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	34.00–37.00	36.13
3	—	1,038	26.50–30.00	28.12
2	—	988	45.00–48.00	46.49

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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Heifers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

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