Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

slaughter cows\bulls steady feeder steers 4\10 higher feeder heifers 4\8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.31/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$135.31

156 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$380

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Large 2

$51.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	352	141.33	497	3thin
Medium and Large 2	451	140.56	634	21
Medium and Large 1-2	615	137.54	846	58
Large 1-2	771	133.00	1,025	67
Medium and Large 1	546	132.25	722	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	628	112.50	707	2thin
Large 2	975	90.00	878	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.33/cwt here — about −$380 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 sale156 hd

135.31

—

MS average13 barns · 1,317 hd

136.25

−0.94

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	1,513	57.50	870	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	47.01	627	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	29.20	294	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1Fleshy	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.96/cwt	147.00–149.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.97/cwt	127.00–137.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	134.55/cwt	131.00–138.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	530	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,140	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	134.82/cwt	133.00–138.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.58/cwt	126.00–133.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.91/cwt	125.00–136.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	105.94/cwt	102.00–110.00	547	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	37.25/cwt	25.00–45.00	394	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	154	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	23.29/cwt	20.00–25.00	201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	47.01/cwt	42.50–50.50	627	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	122.59/cwt	116.00–128.00	395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	135.95/cwt	133.50–137.00	866	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	126.84/cwt	123.00–131.00	350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	142.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	153.31/cwt	149.00–158.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	158.42/cwt	155.00–162.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	154.05/cwt	148.00–160.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,676	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,527	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.35/cwt	124.00–137.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	131.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	799	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	771	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,025	67
Steers	Large 2	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 351Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 0

slaughter cows\bulls steady feeder steers 4\10 higher feeder heifers 4\8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
2	—	270	147.00–149.00	147.96
2	—	428	127.00–137.00	131.97
4	—	326	133.00–138.00	134.82
3	—	515	126.00–133.00	130.58
3	—	463	125.00–136.00	131.91
2	—	618	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	131.00–138.00	134.55
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
2	—	415	122.00–126.00	124.02
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	142.00	142.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	637	133.50–137.00	135.95
3	—	452	149.00	149.00
10	—	566	141.25	141.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	140.00–146.00	142.04
3	—	367	149.00–158.00	153.31
2	—	318	155.00–162.00	158.42
2	—	288	148.00–160.00	154.05
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
3	—	473	124.00–137.00	130.35
3	—	582	130.00–135.00	133.30
4	—	529	129.00–135.00	131.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	112.50	112.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	771	133.00	133.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	102.00–110.00	105.94
5	—	322	116.00–128.00	122.59
4	—	430	118.00–125.00	120.53
4	—	276	123.00–131.00	126.84
3	—	487	105.00	105.00
2	—	383	124.00–125.00	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	110.00–120.00	114.94
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	120.50	120.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,885	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,057	25.00–45.00	37.25
2	—	1,028	15.00	15.00
2	—	865	20.00–25.00	23.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,333	42.50–50.50	47.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	610.00	610.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	705	350.00	350.00

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