Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady. Feeder 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 $114.84/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$114.84

78 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$19.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

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	549	115.83	636	74
Medium and Large 2	515	96.50	497	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.33/cwt here — about $139 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 sale78 hd

114.84

—

MS average12 barns · 902 hd

113.87

+0.97

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	1,800	82.50	1,485	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	58.52	704	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	44.97	453	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.00/cwt	121.00–127.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	111.89/cwt	105.00–116.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	108.05/cwt	100.00–116.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	94.31/cwt	93.00–95.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	130.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	120.48/cwt	116.00–125.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	85.53/cwt	80.00–91.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.41/cwt	125.00–132.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	113.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.64/cwt	110.00–126.50	586	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	108.99/cwt	100.00–114.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	117.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	669	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	465	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	815.94/cwt	730.00–920.00	9,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,046	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	51.48/cwt	50.00–52.50	564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	35.20/cwt	30.00–40.00	308	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	58.52/cwt	52.50–62.50	704	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.40/cwt	119.00–125.00	595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.33/cwt	110.00–121.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	141.81/cwt	131.00–143.50	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.91/cwt	130.00–133.50	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	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 Apr 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady. Feeder 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	—	730	85.00	85.00
2	—	470	121.00–127.00	124.00
3	—	528	105.00–116.00	111.89
3	—	562	100.00–116.00	108.05
3	—	672	93.00–95.00	94.31
4	—	421	125.00–133.00	130.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	116.00–125.00	120.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	890	79.00	79.00
2	—	723	94.00–95.00	94.49
2	—	810	80.00–91.00	85.53
4	—	330	125.00–132.00	130.41
5	—	513	111.00–120.00	113.98
9	—	446	121.50	121.50
15	—	470	110.00–126.50	124.64
15	—	644	100.00–114.00	108.99
18	—	567	115.00–124.00	117.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	99.00	99.00
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
1	—	575	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	119.00–125.00	124.40
3	—	583	110.00–121.00	115.33
1	—	505	122.00	122.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	131.00–143.50	141.81
6	—	719	109.00	109.00
6	—	580	130.00–133.50	132.91
6	—	433	150.00	150.00
2	—	627	109.00	109.00
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
1	—	260	161.00	161.00
1	—	240	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	740	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	730.00–920.00	815.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	770.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	50.00–52.50	51.48
2	—	875	30.00–40.00	35.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	52.50–62.50	58.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	82.50	82.50

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