Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.74/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$131.74

35 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$18.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.64

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	490	133.87	656	31
Medium and Large 2	477	115.26	549	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.61/cwt here — about $107 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

131.74

—

MS average13 barns · 474 hd

118.10

+13.64

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	1,804	90.01	1,624	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	59.46	787	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	52.88	577	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	428	126.18/cwt	121.00–133.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.31/cwt	131.00–139.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	117.76/cwt	112.00–125.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	135.71/cwt	132.00–140.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	139.78/cwt	137.00–143.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	156.34/cwt	147.00–162.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.80/cwt	110.00–127.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.25/cwt	125.00–134.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	172.26/cwt	169.00–176.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	104.54/cwt	101.00–108.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	507	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,633	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	838.96/cwt	760.00–910.00	9,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	12,626	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,326.56/cwt	1,320.00–1,340.00	17,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.46/cwt	121.00–124.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.20/cwt	130.00–142.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	139.23/cwt	130.00–144.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	207	180.69/cwt	176.00–187.00	374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.55/cwt	113.00–120.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	125.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	119.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,222	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,070	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	53.29/cwt	47.00–60.00	578	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	59.46/cwt	57.50–62.50	787	8
Bulls	—	—	1,811	91.41/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	88.15/cwt	82.50–94.00	1,582	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	628.13/cwt	600.00–640.00	5,157	4

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	121.00–133.00	126.18
3	—	557	115.00–117.00	116.01
3	—	380	131.00–139.00	134.31
2	—	660	102.00–103.00	102.50
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	310	137.00	137.00
1	—	260	137.00	137.00
5	—	460	120.00–130.00	125.79
4	—	535	115.00–125.00	119.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	115.00–119.00	117.01
2	—	368	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	445	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	115.00–118.00	116.52
1	—	485	128.00	128.00
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	112.00–125.00	117.76
4	—	469	132.00–140.00	135.71
4	—	438	137.00–143.00	139.78
4	—	361	147.00–162.00	156.34
3	—	613	110.00–127.00	116.80
3	—	517	125.00–134.00	130.25
3	—	273	169.00–176.00	172.26
2	—	708	101.00–108.00	104.54
1	—	790	80.00	80.00
1	—	300	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	121.00–124.00	122.46
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	130.00–142.00	134.20
3	—	582	130.00–144.00	139.23
3	—	207	176.00–187.00	180.69
2	—	768	105.00	105.00
2	—	660	113.00–120.00	116.55
2	—	633	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
1	—	250	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	829	107.50	107.50
4	—	685	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	670.00	670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	821	600.00–640.00	628.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	760.00–910.00	838.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,070	1,180.00	1,180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,305	1,320.00–1,340.00	1,326.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,085	47.00–60.00	53.29
1	—	1,135	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,324	57.50–62.50	59.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,811	85.00–95.00	91.41
3	—	1,795	82.50–94.00	88.15

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

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle