Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.22/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$121.22

30 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$240

per head · Medium and Large 3-4 over Medium and Large 2

$26.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.22

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	243	140.00	340	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	622	121.25	754	22
Medium and Large 3	333	116.52	388	2thin
Medium and Large 2	509	113.99	580	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.01/cwt here — about −$240 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 sale30 hd

121.22

—

MS average13 barns · 1,292 hd

132.44

−11.22

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	1,248	57.50	717	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	49.75	631	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,074	30.49	327	5thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.02/cwt	155.00–161.00	668	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	886	967.56/cwt	800.00–1,020.00	8,573	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	8,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	979	999.26/cwt	860.00–1,040.00	9,783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	159.96/cwt	153.00–167.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.18/cwt	166.00–170.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	142.87/cwt	140.00–147.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	116.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	49.75/cwt	45.00–54.50	631	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	17.48/cwt	10.00–25.00	155	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	39.16/cwt	30.00–45.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	1,540	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	26,180	1
Bulls	—	—	940	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	155.66/cwt	150.00–162.00	347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.91/cwt	135.00–149.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	166.87/cwt	161.00–171.00	601	3

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 Jan 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 297Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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	—	335	171.00	171.00
1	—	535	139.00	139.00
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
2	—	423	155.00–161.00	158.02
3	—	473	140.00–142.00	140.67
3	—	360	161.00–171.00	166.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	840	119.00	119.00
2	—	223	150.00–162.00	155.66
2	—	385	135.00–149.00	141.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	171.00	171.00
1	—	290	173.00	173.00
1	—	595	148.00	148.00
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
1	—	935	118.00	118.00
2	—	433	153.00–167.00	159.96
4	—	373	166.00–170.00	167.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	813	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
2	—	400	141.00–145.00	143.00
4	—	730	109.00	109.00
2	—	653	110.00–115.00	112.49
3	—	332	140.00–147.00	142.87
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
3	—	473	110.00–118.00	114.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	114.00–119.00	116.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	886	800.00–1,020.00	967.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	979	860.00–1,040.00	999.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	970.00	970.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,269	45.00–54.50	49.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	10.00–25.00	17.48
3	—	1,198	30.00–45.00	39.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,555	65.00	65.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle