Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.31/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$131.31

46 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$200

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

$2.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.50

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	294	133.20	392	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	451	131.13	592	42

One grade step is worth $2.07/cwt here — about −$200 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 sale46 hd

131.31

—

MS average10 barns · 339 hd

122.81

+8.50

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	1,737	82.49	1,432	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	65.43	730	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	48.70	440	9thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	148.40/cwt	145.00–152.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	145.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	895	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,923	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	940	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,426	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	725	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	5,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.38/cwt	143.00–150.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	134.40/cwt	130.00–139.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.21/cwt	115.00–126.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	133.02/cwt	125.00–137.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	129.20/cwt	128.00–131.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	129.02/cwt	120.00–135.00	663	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	532	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	65.43/cwt	60.00–70.00	730	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	48.70/cwt	40.00–55.00	440	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	137.53/cwt	137.00–138.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.12/cwt	135.00–143.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Bulls	—	—	2,178	93.73/cwt	92.50–95.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	23,707	1
Bulls	—	—	825	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	371	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,721	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 101Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	133.00	133.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
2	—	263	145.00–152.00	148.40
2	—	518	147.00	147.00
5	—	431	140.00–148.00	145.28
6	—	471	140.00–147.00	144.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	143.00–150.00	146.38
2	—	628	120.00–127.00	123.40
2	—	673	115.00–119.00	116.96
4	—	425	140.00–150.00	143.82
1	—	465	148.00	148.00
1	—	710	119.00	119.00
5	—	576	115.00–126.00	119.21
6	—	508	145.50	145.50
2	—	240	150.00–160.00	154.90
2	—	313	140.00–150.00	145.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	130.00–139.00	134.40
1	—	245	131.00	131.00
1	—	275	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	125.00–137.00	133.02
4	—	468	128.00–131.00	129.20
14	—	514	120.00–135.00	129.02
15	—	429	130.00–135.00	132.81
2	—	278	137.00–138.00	137.53
2	—	325	135.00–143.00	139.12
2	—	573	120.00	120.00

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	—	895	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	790.00	790.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	1,510.00	1,510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	60.00–70.00	65.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	903	40.00–55.00	48.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,178	92.50–95.00	93.73
1	—	825	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,765	97.50	97.50

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