Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.85/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$121.85

29 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$16.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

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	551	122.98	677	27
Medium and Large 2	483	106.50	514	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.48/cwt here — about $164 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 sale29 hd

121.85

—

MS average13 barns · 1,065 hd

123.36

−1.51

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	1,655	90.25	1,494	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	57.70	668	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	877	42.27	371	6thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	285	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	112.72/cwt	110.00–116.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.61/cwt	105.00–122.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.36/cwt	133.00–138.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	138.68/cwt	135.00–141.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	128.32/cwt	120.00–133.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.50/cwt	139.00–153.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	150.02/cwt	147.00–153.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	148.13/cwt	142.00–155.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	740	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	90.25/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	57.70/cwt	50.00–62.50	668	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	42.27/cwt	35.00–47.50	371	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,343	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,650	1

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 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	—	285	149.00	149.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	713	107.00–109.00	107.98
4	—	668	110.00–116.00	112.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
1	—	745	98.00	98.00
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
3	—	525	105.00–122.00	110.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	133.00–138.00	135.36
3	—	308	135.00–141.00	138.68
4	—	406	120.00–133.00	128.32
11	—	674	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	176.00	176.00
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	675	124.00	124.00
1	—	930	87.00	87.00
2	—	508	132.00–135.00	133.48
2	—	575	125.00–128.00	126.46
3	—	472	139.00–153.00	144.50
4	—	393	147.00–153.00	150.02
6	—	429	142.00–155.00	148.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	139.00	139.00
1	—	725	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	740	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	90.00–90.50	90.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,157	50.00–62.50	57.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	877	35.00–47.50	42.27

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