Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.01/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$157.01

85 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

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	511	158.79	812	73
Medium and Large 2	402	146.21	587	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $224 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 sale85 hd

157.01

—

MS average13 barns · 1,163 hd

158.62

−1.61

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	1,743	74.97	1,307	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	50.68	627	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	32.76	315	12

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	145.56/cwt	144.50–154.00	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	145.85/cwt	139.00–150.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	175.49/cwt	174.00–177.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	159.18/cwt	154.00–161.50	845	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	8,007	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,190	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,390	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	10,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	171.48/cwt	165.00–179.00	645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	174.16/cwt	169.00–179.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	167.09/cwt	159.00–174.00	698	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	745	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,305	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	8,744	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	50.68/cwt	40.00–53.00	627	9
Bulls	—	—	1,743	74.97/cwt	72.50–77.50	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.05/cwt	147.00–155.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	40.83/cwt	30.00–45.00	445	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	14.11/cwt	10.50–16.00	100	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	32.48/cwt	30.00–35.00	287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	133.95/cwt	123.00–135.00	745	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	139.87/cwt	138.00–142.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.79/cwt	130.00–141.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	139.66/cwt	135.00–144.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	164.72/cwt	156.00–168.00	802	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	203	163.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	333	2

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
5	—	467	139.00–150.00	145.85
1	—	390	133.00	133.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
2	—	415	135.00–144.00	139.66
2	—	203	160.00–168.00	163.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	733	131.50	131.50
9	—	633	144.50–154.00	145.56
2	—	293	174.00–177.00	175.49
1	—	660	154.00	154.00
1	—	590	149.00	149.00
16	—	531	154.00–161.50	159.18
8	—	376	165.00–179.00	171.48
7	—	326	169.00–179.00	174.16
5	—	418	159.00–174.00	167.09
15	—	487	156.00–168.00	164.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	136.00	136.00
2	—	363	166.00–167.00	166.50
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
7	—	470	150.00–158.00	151.98
4	—	524	147.00–155.00	151.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	140.00–145.00	141.84
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	139.00	139.00
14	—	556	123.00–135.00	133.95
7	—	414	138.00–142.00	139.87
6	—	471	130.00–141.00	135.79
2	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
1	—	335	121.00	121.00
1	—	210	123.00	123.00
3	—	568	116.00–118.00	116.99
3	—	408	120.00–125.00	122.97
2	—	465	118.00–125.00	121.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	670.00	670.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,238	40.00–53.00	50.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	30.00–45.00	40.83
3	—	710	10.50–16.00	14.11
2	—	883	30.00–35.00	32.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	72.50–77.50	74.97

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle