Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.77/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$136.77

28 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.99

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	449	140.03	629	18thin
Medium and Large 2	437	130.90	572	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $57 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 sale28 hd

136.77

—

MS average13 barns · 755 hd

122.78

+13.99

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	1,782	88.15	1,570	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	58.51	685	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	53.56	548	13

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	—	1,837	90.87/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	114.37/cwt	110.00–119.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	146.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	403	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,181	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	644.34/cwt	600.00–710.00	6,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	122.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	121.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	167.00/cwt	160.00–174.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	173.48/cwt	171.00–176.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	179.95/cwt	179.00–181.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	494	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	58.51/cwt	52.00–64.00	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	133.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	616	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	53.65/cwt	46.50–60.00	553	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.98/cwt	124.00–134.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	121.31/cwt	118.00–124.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	129.34/cwt	125.00–134.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	846.66/cwt	600.00–980.00	10,050	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,363	996.19/cwt	990.00–1,010.00	13,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	135.74/cwt	130.00–143.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,340	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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 72Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
2	—	628	110.00–119.00	114.37
3	—	275	140.00–150.00	146.42
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
1	—	380	142.00	142.00
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	120.00–127.00	122.36
3	—	465	115.00–125.00	121.52
2	—	360	160.00–174.00	167.00
2	—	318	171.00–176.00	173.48
2	—	280	179.00–181.00	179.95
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
5	—	526	120.00–125.00	122.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	96.00	96.00
1	—	200	139.00	139.00
2	—	465	121.00–125.00	123.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	463	130.00–136.00	133.05
8	—	418	124.00–134.00	128.98
4	—	516	118.00–124.00	121.31
2	—	363	125.00–134.00	129.34
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	119.00	119.00
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	106.00	106.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
1	—	430	131.00	131.00
1	—	350	131.00	131.00
4	—	519	130.00–143.00	135.74
1	—	710	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,837	90.00–92.50	90.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	52.50	52.50
12	—	1,031	46.50–60.00	53.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,170	52.00–64.00	58.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	968	600.00–710.00	644.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,187	600.00–980.00	846.66
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,363	990.00–1,010.00	996.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	600.00	600.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle