Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.51/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$111.51

35 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$12.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

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	485	113.68	551	29
Medium and Large 2	474	101.00	478	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.69/cwt here — about $73 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 sale35 hd

111.51

—

MS average13 barns · 1,084 hd

114.03

−2.52

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	1,570	74.50	1,170	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	57.65	669	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	52.50	824	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	48.75	517	12

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	310	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.66/cwt	121.00–124.00	644	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,477	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	16,416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	769.72/cwt	690.00–800.00	8,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	860	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	111.81/cwt	101.00–114.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	111.16/cwt	103.00–114.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	101.66/cwt	99.00–106.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.54/cwt	133.00–136.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	109.90/cwt	107.00–113.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	126.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	112.08/cwt	103.00–115.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	117.42/cwt	112.00–122.00	505	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	57.65/cwt	49.50–62.00	669	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	48.75/cwt	40.00–59.00	517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,319	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,378	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	113.19/cwt	108.00–120.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	99.51/cwt	90.00–104.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.93/cwt	123.00–134.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 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	—	310	158.00	158.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	146.00–147.00	146.50
3	—	525	121.00–124.00	122.66
6	—	566	108.00–120.00	113.19
5	—	474	123.00–134.00	129.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	90.00–104.00	99.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	124.00–126.00	125.02
2	—	667	119.00	119.00
3	—	722	116.00	116.00
1	—	235	153.00	153.00
6	—	623	101.00–114.00	111.81
8	—	428	140.00–149.00	146.61
1	—	320	156.00	156.00
2	—	520	133.00–135.00	133.97
2	—	478	133.00–136.00	134.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	103.00–114.00	111.16
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
3	—	468	107.00–113.00	109.90
4	—	369	120.00–130.00	126.53
9	—	509	103.00–115.00	112.08
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
4	—	430	112.00–122.00	117.42
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	101.00	101.00
2	—	545	100.00	100.00
3	—	432	99.00–106.00	101.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,140.00	1,140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	690.00–800.00	769.72
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,161	49.50–62.00	57.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	52.50	52.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,061	40.00–59.00	48.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	83.50	83.50
1	—	1,640	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,490	56.00	56.00

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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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