Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.12/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$127.12

57 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$7.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

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	129.38	634	40
Medium and Large 2	477	121.80	581	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.58/cwt here — about $53 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 sale57 hd

127.12

—

MS average13 barns · 672 hd

124.73

+2.39

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	1,688	95.89	1,618	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	63.34	781	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	60.00	840	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	53.02	580	18

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	110.71/cwt	109.00–114.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.91/cwt	118.00–125.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	136.00/cwt	133.00–139.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	134.07/cwt	125.00–139.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	124.48/cwt	121.00–128.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	124.46/cwt	122.00–127.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	116.20/cwt	105.00–125.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	118.73/cwt	110.00–124.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.26/cwt	125.00–139.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	129.25/cwt	125.00–131.00	556	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.00/cwt	119.00–129.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	120.75/cwt	115.00–128.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.02/cwt	140.00–159.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	154.16/cwt	150.00–157.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	118.05/cwt	114.00–122.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	94.95/cwt	85.00–105.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	99.84/cwt	95.00–105.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	113.66/cwt	111.00–118.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	122.54/cwt	115.00–128.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	142.53/cwt	138.00–147.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	129.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	132.69/cwt	124.00–137.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	132.03/cwt	129.00–136.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	105.43/cwt	100.00–111.00	641	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,221	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	14,224	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	12,744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,731	97.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,685	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	63.34/cwt	50.00–70.00	781	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	53.02/cwt	35.00–62.00	580	18
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,033	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,110	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,280	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 127Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
2	—	553	85.00–105.00	94.95
2	—	625	95.00–105.00	99.84
3	—	517	111.00–118.00	113.66
4	—	371	115.00–128.00	122.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	109.00–114.00	110.71
3	—	580	118.00–125.00	120.91
3	—	358	133.00–139.00	136.00
3	—	325	125.00–139.00	134.07
2	—	803	98.00–100.00	99.00
2	—	618	115.00–119.00	117.06
2	—	513	121.00–128.00	124.48
2	—	428	122.00–127.00	124.46
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
1	—	295	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	105.00–125.00	116.20
4	—	488	110.00–124.00	118.73
3	—	373	125.00–139.00	132.26
2	—	413	119.00–120.00	119.52
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	144.00	144.00
1	—	290	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	125.00–131.00	129.25
7	—	520	119.00–129.00	124.00
5	—	631	115.00–128.00	120.75
4	—	475	130.00–131.00	130.25
4	—	373	140.00–159.00	146.02
3	—	563	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	315	150.00–157.00	154.16
2	—	663	114.00–122.00	118.05
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
9	—	732	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	870	106.00	106.00
2	—	393	138.00–147.00	142.53
2	—	585	127.00–132.00	129.52
3	—	518	124.00–137.00	132.69
4	—	415	129.00–136.00	132.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	131.00	131.00
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
2	—	608	100.00–111.00	105.43

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)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,120.00	1,120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,180.00	1,180.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	945	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,731	95.00–100.00	97.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,233	50.00–70.00	63.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,093	35.00–62.00	53.02

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

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