Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.71/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$118.71

28 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$11.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.89

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	474	122.55	581	19thin
Medium and Large 2	400	110.60	442	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.95/cwt here — about $139 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 sale28 hd

118.71

—

MS average12 barns · 1,103 hd

128.60

−9.89

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	1,426	72.25	1,030	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	54.07	628	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	38.85	381	15

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	205	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.15/cwt	160.00–168.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.71/cwt	135.00–144.00	664	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	768.46/cwt	650.00–860.00	9,744	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	725	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,713	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	725	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.43/cwt	153.00–158.00	657	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,955	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,266	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,253	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	935	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.00/cwt	124.00–132.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	129.44/cwt	125.00–134.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	158.23/cwt	152.00–163.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.88/cwt	123.00–135.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	74.49/cwt	67.50–80.00	1,073	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	41.36/cwt	30.00–47.50	409	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	273	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	152	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	395	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	54.07/cwt	43.00–60.00	628	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	124.57/cwt	121.00–132.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	118.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	116.38/cwt	110.00–123.00	367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	164.24/cwt	159.00–167.00	530	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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 265Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	163.00	163.00
1	—	355	158.00	158.00
2	—	423	150.00–151.00	150.49
2	—	500	130.00–140.00	135.00
3	—	330	160.00–168.00	163.15
3	—	475	135.00–144.00	139.71
4	—	573	123.00–135.00	129.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	123.33
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
2	—	423	153.00–158.00	155.43
1	—	485	148.00	148.00
2	—	620	124.00–132.00	128.00
2	—	675	125.00	125.00
2	—	563	125.00–134.00	129.44
3	—	383	152.00–163.00	158.23
3	—	323	159.00–167.00	164.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
4	—	315	110.00–123.00	116.38
2	—	480	100.00–110.00	104.95
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
2	—	308	130.00–136.00	133.07
1	—	810	98.00	98.00
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
1	—	280	141.00	141.00
6	—	427	121.00–132.00	124.57
3	—	460	124.00–125.00	124.66
2	—	568	115.00–122.00	118.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	650.00–860.00	768.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	990.00	990.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	550.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	725	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	725	730.00	730.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	67.50–80.00	74.49
1	—	1,640	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,185	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	988	30.00–47.50	41.36
1	—	1,090	25.00	25.00
1	—	760	20.00	20.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,161	43.00–60.00	54.07

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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