Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers steady feeder heifers 3\6 higher. slaughter cows 5\8 higher bulls 3\5 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.90/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$144.90

61 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$28.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

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	470	153.78	723	16thin
Medium and Large 1	390	148.36	578	32
Medium and Large 2	536	125.45	672	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.33/cwt here — about $51 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 sale61 hd

144.90

—

MS average11 barns · 953 hd

138.90

+6.01

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	1,652	73.43	1,213	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	49.45	613	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	31.61	312	7thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	—	1,762	74.57/cwt	72.00–77.50	1,314	3
Bulls	—	—	1,320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.33/cwt	114.00–116.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	112.85/cwt	108.00–118.00	641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	37.66/cwt	35.00–40.00	387	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	29.42/cwt	26.00–32.00	282	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	525	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	50.85/cwt	47.50–53.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	107.60/cwt	105.00–109.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	668	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,672	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,619	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	151.39/cwt	147.00–156.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	152.70/cwt	149.00–157.00	567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	362	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,424	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,937	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	146.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	156.35/cwt	155.00–159.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.68/cwt	135.00–139.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.92/cwt	114.00–124.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	148.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	103.55/cwt	101.00–106.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	124.30/cwt	122.00–126.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	113.35/cwt	109.00–117.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	103.64/cwt	98.00–110.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	113.02/cwt	111.00–118.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	99.67/cwt	90.00–107.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	126.89/cwt	125.00–129.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	119.46/cwt	118.00–121.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: feeder steers steady feeder heifers 3\6 higher. slaughter cows 5\8 higher bulls 3\5 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	72.00–77.50	74.57
1	—	1,320	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	35.00–40.00	37.66
3	—	957	26.00–32.00	29.42
1	—	965	20.00	20.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,390	55.00	55.00
8	—	1,248	47.50–53.00	50.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	115.00–125.00	118.92
3	—	625	114.00–116.00	115.33
3	—	473	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	568	108.00–118.00	112.85
1	—	215	129.00	129.00
1	—	305	149.00	149.00
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	105.00–109.00	107.60
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
2	—	613	101.00–106.00	103.55
3	—	380	122.00–126.00	124.30
3	—	468	109.00–117.00	113.35
3	—	528	98.00–110.00	103.64
7	—	426	111.00–118.00	113.02
2	—	265	125.00–129.00	126.89
2	—	313	118.00–121.00	119.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	613	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
2	—	565	95.00–96.00	95.51
3	—	440	90.00–107.00	99.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	147.00–156.00	151.39
7	—	371	149.00–157.00	152.70
1	—	235	154.00	154.00
2	—	458	144.00–150.00	146.95
2	—	558	125.00–131.00	128.01
3	—	325	155.00–159.00	156.35
3	—	518	135.00–139.00	137.68
9	—	411	140.00–150.00	148.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
2	—	615	114.00–124.00	118.92
4	—	520	125.00–131.00	128.00
1	—	315	149.00	149.00
2	—	468	128.00–129.00	128.52
2	—	573	113.00–119.00	116.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	150.00	150.00
11	—	445	155.50	155.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	530.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	330.00	330.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle