Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.44/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$120.44

21 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$10.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.73

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	453	125.11	567	11thin
Medium and Large 1	525	124.00	651	1thin
Medium and Large 2	477	114.33	546	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $21 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 sale21 hd

120.44

—

MS average11 barns · 275 hd

110.71

+9.73

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	1,508	90.71	1,368	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	57.75	613	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	36.46	325	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	116.64/cwt	113.00–121.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	107.24/cwt	103.00–110.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	137.47/cwt	130.00–142.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	38.84/cwt	25.00–45.00	378	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	32.88/cwt	30.00–35.00	253	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	57.75/cwt	50.00–66.00	613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	95.01/cwt	92.50–97.50	1,542	3
Bulls	—	—	1,393	86.41/cwt	80.00–92.50	1,204	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,140	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,892	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	795	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	135.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	588	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 113Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	95.00	95.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	220	124.00	124.00
1	—	565	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	113.00–121.00	116.64
3	—	517	103.00–110.00	107.24
3	—	332	120.00–122.00	120.63
1	—	380	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	95.00	95.00
2	—	490	115.00–119.00	117.00
2	—	383	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	103.00	103.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	295	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	125.00–130.00	126.69
3	—	320	130.00–142.00	137.47
2	—	573	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	133.00–140.00	135.50
2	—	765	105.00	105.00
2	—	673	105.00–108.00	106.54
2	—	503	133.00	133.00
2	—	265	135.00–140.00	137.36
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
1	—	390	127.00	127.00
1	—	240	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	25.00–45.00	38.84
2	—	768	30.00–35.00	32.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,062	50.00–66.00	57.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	92.50–97.50	95.01
3	—	1,393	80.00–92.50	86.41

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	500.00	500.00

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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Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

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