Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.35/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$119.35

102 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$8.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

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	681	122.86	836	26
Medium and Large 1	760	118.54	901	69
Medium and Large 2	601	114.28	687	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.58/cwt here — about $149 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 sale102 hd

119.35

—

MS average12 barns · 1,340 hd

131.40

−12.05

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	1,504	83.69	1,259	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	59.90	703	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	50.30	516	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	151.54/cwt	148.00–155.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.42/cwt	122.00–129.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.09/cwt	112.00–118.00	777	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,470.00/cwt	1,470.00–1,470.00	17,126	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,031.96/cwt	1,000.00–1,120.00	12,662	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	14,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	729.02/cwt	590.00–870.00	7,786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	909	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	114.49/cwt	112.50–125.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.07/cwt	112.00–120.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	132.89/cwt	127.00–137.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	116.74/cwt	115.00–119.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.18/cwt	126.00–133.00	628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	110.34/cwt	104.00–117.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	671	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	59.90/cwt	55.00–65.00	703	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	51.32/cwt	42.50–57.50	535	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	122.79/cwt	115.00–127.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	—	—	920	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	414	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	93.36/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	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 May 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. 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	—	300	163.00	163.00
1	—	850	85.00	85.00
2	—	390	148.00–155.00	151.54
2	—	563	122.00–129.00	125.42
2	—	625	117.00–119.00	118.02
2	—	675	112.00–118.00	115.09
3	—	465	134.00–139.00	137.01
3	—	523	120.00–135.00	128.22
3	—	427	140.00–145.00	141.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	700	120.50	120.50
1	—	410	152.00	152.00
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
8	—	818	112.75	112.75
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
2	—	540	135.00–138.00	136.50
2	—	660	121.00–122.00	121.50
4	—	581	125.00–132.00	129.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	113.00	113.00
6	—	629	112.50–125.00	114.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	151.00	151.00
64	—	784	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–124.00	121.35
1	—	630	97.00	97.00
1	—	385	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	112.00–120.00	116.07
3	—	915	88.00	88.00
4	—	431	127.00–137.00	132.89
4	—	563	115.00–119.00	116.74
13	—	479	126.00–133.00	131.18
1	—	340	134.00	134.00
2	—	615	104.00–117.00	110.34
3	—	513	115.00–127.00	122.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	602	125.00	125.00
10	—	550	130.00	130.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,165	1,470.00	1,470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,227	1,000.00–1,120.00	1,031.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	590.00–870.00	729.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	870.00	870.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	55.00–65.00	59.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	35.00	35.00
15	—	1,043	42.50–57.50	51.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,650	90.00–95.00	93.36

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

Steers · 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