Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.50/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$131.50

155 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$49.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.03

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	255	159.00	405	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	480	156.22	750	26
Medium and Large 1	794	126.39	1,003	127
Medium and Large 2-3	260	110.00	286	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.00/cwt here — about $119 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 sale155 hd

131.50

—

MS average13 barns · 892 hd

147.53

−16.03

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	1,808	72.50	1,311	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	56.23	615	5thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	190	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.04/cwt	150.00–158.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,407	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	161.32/cwt	157.00–166.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.18/cwt	146.00–157.00	808	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,056	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	955	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	138.56/cwt	130.00–142.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	166.27/cwt	160.00–173.00	562	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,099	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	56.23/cwt	50.00–60.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	653	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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. 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	—	190	159.00	159.00
3	—	365	150.00–158.00	155.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
1	—	490	156.00	156.00
2	—	563	137.00–140.00	138.49
4	—	411	157.00–166.00	161.32
15	—	521	146.00–157.00	155.18
3	—	338	160.00–173.00	166.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	850	124.25	124.25
68	—	745	128.25	128.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	130.00–142.00	138.56
1	—	425	141.00	141.00
1	—	210	136.00	136.00
1	—	345	142.00	142.00
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
2	—	500	129.00–132.00	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	129.00	129.00
2	—	368	115.00	115.00
2	—	235	121.00–124.00	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	82.50	82.50
1	—	2,030	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,690	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	50.00–60.00	56.23

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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