Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.26/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$139.26

35 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.47

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	530	140.41	744	30
Medium and Large 2	412	132.40	545	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $198 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 sale35 hd

139.26

—

MS average13 barns · 782 hd

153.73

−14.47

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	1,578	80.88	1,276	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	56.16	666	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	44.78	483	10

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	141.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	161.75/cwt	157.00–164.00	521	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	830	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,565	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	155.85/cwt	150.00–157.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	126.09/cwt	126.00–127.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	153.93/cwt	150.00–158.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	143.03/cwt	139.00–149.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	138.71/cwt	135.00–144.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	80.88/cwt	75.00–87.50	1,276	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	56.16/cwt	47.00–60.00	666	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	44.78/cwt	30.00–60.00	483	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	139.51/cwt	135.00–142.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	709	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 209Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 45Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	388	155.00–157.00	156.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	117.00	117.00
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
3	—	382	140.00–146.00	141.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	157.00–164.00	161.75
3	—	395	140.00	140.00
6	—	460	150.00–157.00	155.85
12	—	619	126.00–127.00	126.09
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
2	—	560	150.00–158.00	153.93
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	156.00–160.00	157.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	133.00	133.00
1	—	355	152.00	152.00
3	—	480	125.00–127.00	125.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	138.00	138.00
4	—	324	139.00–149.00	143.03
6	—	468	125.00–136.00	128.26
4	—	376	135.00–144.00	138.71
4	—	533	120.00–125.00	121.96
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
3	—	283	135.00–142.00	139.51
3	—	608	115.00–120.00	116.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	132.00	132.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	75.00–87.50	80.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,186	47.00–60.00	56.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,078	30.00–60.00	44.78

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

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