Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-8 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.08/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$129.08

102 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$64.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.62

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	479	134.48	645	35
Medium and Large 1	599	129.34	774	41
Medium and Large 2	401	128.64	516	19thin
Medium and Large 3-4	535	115.00	615	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	453	105.40	477	5thin
Medium and Large 3	465	70.00	326	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.48/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 sale102 hd

129.08

—

MS average13 barns · 1,588 hd

137.70

−8.62

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	1,750	69.45	1,215	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	42.70	502	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	29.52	264	20

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	112.59/cwt	108.00–120.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	119.06/cwt	115.00–123.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	115.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	107.72/cwt	103.00–110.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	95.67/cwt	90.00–100.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	98.53/cwt	90.00–103.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	113.06/cwt	109.00–125.00	434	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	93.41/cwt	90.00–97.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	95.89/cwt	90.00–102.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	569	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	239	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	39.48/cwt	37.00–40.00	396	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	46.86/cwt	45.00–50.00	545	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	40.32/cwt	37.50–42.50	477	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	21.59/cwt	20.00–24.00	207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	152.03/cwt	148.00–155.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.07/cwt	144.00–150.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	154.30/cwt	151.00–159.00	501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	156.61/cwt	155.00–158.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.04/cwt	132.00–145.00	708	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.29/cwt	111.50–120.50	850	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	4,561	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	790	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.12/cwt	130.00–138.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	131.16/cwt	129.00–135.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	740	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	670	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	149.27/cwt	140.00–155.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	71.43/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	488	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	121.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	146.36/cwt	142.00–150.00	329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	23.50/cwt	23.50–23.50	169	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	261	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	754	27.59/cwt	25.00–30.00	208	5

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 Nov 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 361Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-8 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
4	—	320	140.00–155.00	149.27
3	—	482	125.00–126.00	125.66
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	225	142.00–150.00	146.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	110.00	110.00
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	950	70.00	70.00
2	—	363	134.00–135.00	134.51
4	—	471	120.00–125.00	121.49
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	108.00–120.00	112.59
3	—	265	115.00–118.00	115.98
1	—	235	122.00	122.00
3	—	322	103.00–110.00	107.72
3	—	518	90.00–100.00	95.67
3	—	572	90.00–103.00	98.53
12	—	384	109.00–125.00	113.06
2	—	468	90.00–97.00	93.41
1	—	660	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	117.00	117.00
1	—	510	107.00	107.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
2	—	335	115.00–123.00	119.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	103.00	103.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	525	75.00	75.00
1	—	595	89.00	89.00
2	—	408	90.00–102.00	95.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	80.00	80.00
1	—	585	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	403	131.00	131.00
2	—	323	130.00–140.00	134.65
1	—	280	121.00	121.00
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
2	—	458	110.00–120.00	114.92
2	—	365	135.00–139.00	137.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	148.00–155.00	152.03
9	—	618	121.50	121.50
5	—	325	151.00–159.00	154.30
2	—	402	110.00	110.00
2	—	275	155.00–158.00	156.61
7	—	471	130.00–138.00	135.12
5	—	531	129.00–135.00	131.16
2	—	590	124.00–127.00	125.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	92.00	92.00
3	—	395	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	144.00–150.00	147.07
22	—	517	132.00–145.00	137.04
17	—	725	111.50–120.50	117.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	27.50	27.50
6	—	1,003	37.00–40.00	39.48
6	—	958	20.00–24.00	21.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	45.00–50.00	46.86
7	—	1,184	37.50–42.50	40.32
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	23.50	23.50
1	—	745	35.00	35.00
5	—	754	25.00–30.00	27.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	70.00–72.50	71.43
1	—	1,480	65.50	65.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	445.00	445.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	820.00	820.00

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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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