Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers 4 to 8 higher. slaughter cows 3 to 5 lower slaughter bulls steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.36/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$107.36

42 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$13.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	477	110.18	526	33
Medium and Large 3	414	97.00	401	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.18/cwt here — about $124 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 sale42 hd

107.36

—

MS average13 barns · 1,319 hd

113.77

−6.41

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	1,805	71.71	1,295	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	42.48	505	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	34.31	343	9thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	12,204	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	104.52/cwt	100.00–109.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.51/cwt	128.00–134.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	144.58/cwt	140.00–149.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	132.81/cwt	127.00–138.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.50/cwt	119.00–125.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	142.76/cwt	139.00–147.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	106.59/cwt	103.00–110.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	119.37/cwt	110.00–125.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	103.50/cwt	100.00–106.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	102.65/cwt	100.00–107.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	124.06/cwt	122.00–126.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	336	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,733	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,905	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.33/cwt	111.00–121.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	133.78/cwt	130.00–137.50	379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	128.17/cwt	124.00–134.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	100.20/cwt	98.00–103.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	88.95/cwt	88.00–90.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	92.06/cwt	89.00–95.00	437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	73.67/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,395	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	42.48/cwt	40.00–45.00	505	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	24.76/cwt	20.00–30.00	198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	37.88/cwt	36.00–40.00	389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	107.96/cwt	101.00–112.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,499	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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 173Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers 4 to 8 higher. slaughter cows 3 to 5 lower slaughter bulls steady

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,130.00	1,130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	845	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	400.00	400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	122.00–123.00	122.50
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	157.00	157.00
2	—	668	100.00–109.00	104.52
4	—	470	128.00–134.00	130.51
1	—	245	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	127.00	127.00
2	—	270	140.00–149.00	144.58
4	—	519	127.00–138.00	132.81
4	—	575	119.00–125.00	121.50
5	—	436	139.00–147.00	142.76
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	158.00	158.00
2	—	423	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	100.00	100.00
2	—	718	103.00–110.00	106.59
3	—	415	110.00–125.00	119.37
6	—	478	100.00–106.00	103.50
6	—	530	100.00–107.00	102.65
2	—	330	122.00–126.00	124.06
2	—	273	121.00–125.00	123.02
4	—	365	124.00–134.00	128.17
5	—	582	98.00–103.00	100.20
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	95.00	95.00
1	—	250	111.00	111.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
2	—	330	88.00–90.00	88.95
2	—	475	89.00–95.00	92.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	111.00–121.00	116.33
2	—	283	130.00–137.50	133.78
1	—	855	70.00	70.00
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
1	—	395	105.00	105.00
1	—	305	139.00	139.00
4	—	614	101.00–112.00	107.96
5	—	414	120.00–130.00	124.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	72.50–75.00	73.67
1	—	1,550	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,885	79.50	79.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	32.00	32.00
2	—	798	20.00–30.00	24.76
6	—	1,028	36.00–40.00	37.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	40.00–45.00	42.48

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle