Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughters cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.75/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$125.75

58 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$18.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	132.25	681	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	439	130.52	573	28
Medium and Large 2	457	113.98	520	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $161 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 sale58 hd

125.75

—

MS average13 barns · 1,110 hd

129.60

−3.85

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	1,580	71.30	1,127	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	53.61	671	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	43.43	447	13

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.83/cwt	161.00–170.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	158.30/cwt	155.00–161.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	152.96/cwt	151.00–155.00	876	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	789.96/cwt	600.00–850.00	10,230	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,735	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,255	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	680	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	949	835.97/cwt	800.00–930.00	7,933	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,523	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,002	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	1,180	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,788	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,148	649.80/cwt	640.00–660.00	7,460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	8,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	126.48/cwt	121.00–132.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	136.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	174.17/cwt	171.00–177.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	71.30/cwt	60.00–80.00	1,127	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	38.76/cwt	20.00–50.00	409	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	53.61/cwt	45.00–60.00	671	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.30/cwt	125.00–133.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	116.60/cwt	112.00–123.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	118.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	105.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	591	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	46.35/cwt	37.50–50.00	470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	140.81/cwt	135.00–144.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	137.81/cwt	133.00–143.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	106.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	117.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	133.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	140.61/cwt	135.00–144.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	131.94/cwt	127.00–139.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.95/cwt	149.00–158.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	154.04/cwt	150.00–159.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	167.87/cwt	163.00–171.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 348Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughters cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	161.00–170.00	165.83
1	—	645	158.00	158.00
3	—	420	155.00–161.00	158.30
2	—	573	151.00–155.00	152.96
4	—	525	149.00–158.00	152.95
4	—	471	150.00–159.00	154.04
4	—	366	163.00–171.00	167.87
3	—	663	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	157.00	157.00
1	—	430	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	134.00–135.00	134.52
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	137.00	137.00
1	—	335	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	121.00–132.00	126.48
2	—	513	133.00–140.00	136.52
2	—	223	171.00–177.00	174.17
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
4	—	330	170.00–172.00	170.98
3	—	430	125.00–133.00	130.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	118.00	118.00
6	—	384	110.00–125.00	118.25
3	—	563	100.00–110.00	105.01
3	—	520	100.00–110.00	106.60
2	—	478	115.00–119.00	117.07
2	—	420	120.00–130.00	125.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	112.00–123.00	116.60
3	—	283	135.00–144.00	140.81
2	—	585	125.00	125.00
2	—	323	133.00–143.00	137.81
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
6	—	460	130.00–138.00	133.64
4	—	419	135.00–144.00	140.61
4	—	369	127.00–139.00	131.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	543	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	143.00–144.00	143.51

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	4	—	1,295	600.00–850.00	789.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	949	800.00–930.00	835.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,148	640.00–660.00	649.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	660.00	660.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,580	60.00–80.00	71.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	20.00–50.00	38.76
8	—	1,014	37.50–50.00	46.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,252	45.00–60.00	53.61

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