Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.89/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$114.89

20 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$149

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

$0.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.50

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	115.00	635	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	683	114.88	785	18thin

One grade step is worth $0.12/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 sale20 hd

114.89

—

MS average12 barns · 918 hd

122.40

−7.50

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	1,982	92.37	1,831	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	62.31	775	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	887	48.61	431	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	105.54/cwt	104.00–107.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	48.61/cwt	35.50–57.50	431	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	62.31/cwt	60.00–65.00	775	4
Bulls	—	—	1,982	92.37/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	134.40/cwt	131.00–138.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.39/cwt	130.00–136.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.10/cwt	135.00–141.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,580.00/cwt	1,580.00–1,580.00	23,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	854.10/cwt	850.00–860.00	6,619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,282	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,025.29/cwt	930.00–1,110.00	12,201	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	905.09/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	132.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	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 Jun 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 395Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	104.00–107.00	105.54
1	—	1,000	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	270	141.00	141.00
2	—	873	102.00–104.00	102.98
3	—	575	120.00–123.00	121.02
2	—	493	130.00–135.00	132.49
2	—	365	131.00–138.00	134.40
1	—	1,115	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	110.00–115.00	112.52
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	128.00–132.00	129.96
3	—	463	130.00–136.00	132.03
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	130.00–136.00	134.39
2	—	470	135.00–141.00	138.10
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
1	—	235	195.00	195.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
1	—	325	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	114.00–120.00	117.03
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	127.00	127.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	887	35.50–57.50	48.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	60.00–65.00	62.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,982	90.00–97.00	92.37

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)	1	—	1,485	1,580.00	1,580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	930.00–1,110.00	1,025.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	850.00–950.00	905.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	775	850.00–860.00	854.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	780.00	780.00

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

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle