Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.17/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$113.17

23 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$19.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

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	115.69	613	20
Medium and Large 2	594	96.34	572	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.35/cwt here — about $41 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 sale23 hd

113.17

—

MS average8 barns · 402 hd

117.61

−4.44

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	1,718	72.56	1,247	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	60.99	697	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	678	21.15	143	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	98.38/cwt	95.00–102.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.02/cwt	123.00–130.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	128.69/cwt	124.00–133.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.42/cwt	115.00–126.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	126.35/cwt	121.00–130.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.70/cwt	126.00–129.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	111.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.59/cwt	143.00–148.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	87.56/cwt	85.00–90.00	718	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,080	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,345	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,470	2
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,085	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	684	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	600	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,580	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	68.21/cwt	64.00–75.00	803	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	72.56/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,247	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	60.99/cwt	50.00–65.00	697	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	678	21.15/cwt	20.00–23.00	143	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 Apr 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 136Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
2	—	410	139.00–140.00	139.51
2	—	638	105.00	105.00
2	—	673	95.00–102.00	98.38
3	—	470	123.00–130.00	126.02
4	—	521	124.00–133.00	128.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
2	—	318	115.00–119.00	116.95
2	—	538	115.00–126.00	120.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	119.00	119.00
1	—	230	112.00	112.00
1	—	250	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	745	111.00	111.00
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
2	—	578	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	665	100.00–110.00	104.92
3	—	483	121.00–130.00	126.35
3	—	522	126.00–129.00	127.70
4	—	620	110.00–115.00	111.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	70.00	70.00
2	—	533	109.00–110.00	109.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	147.00	147.00
1	—	555	129.00	129.00
1	—	600	137.00	137.00
1	—	960	85.00	85.00
2	—	478	143.00–148.00	145.59
2	—	530	140.00	140.00
2	—	820	85.00–90.00	87.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	—	800	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	745	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	63.00	63.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	600	430.00	430.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,177	64.00–75.00	68.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,718	65.00–80.00	72.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,143	50.00–65.00	60.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	20.00–23.00	21.15

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