Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.41/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$131.41

89 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$15.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

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	548	140.49	770	30
Medium and Large 1	811	127.00	1,030	54
Medium and Large 2	466	124.66	581	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.83/cwt here — about $188 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 sale89 hd

131.41

—

MS average13 barns · 919 hd

135.20

−3.79

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	1,669	84.44	1,410	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	55.92	671	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	46.87	480	12

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	285	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	144.80/cwt	139.00–149.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.60/cwt	120.00–128.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	155.09/cwt	148.00–158.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.82/cwt	124.00–134.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.36/cwt	133.00–137.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	148.96/cwt	140.00–156.00	343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.41/cwt	120.00–122.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,030	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	164.98/cwt	163.00–167.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	138.98/cwt	135.00–143.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.02/cwt	127.00–133.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.04/cwt	142.00–161.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.68/cwt	138.00–139.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.49/cwt	132.00–145.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	136.65/cwt	132.00–146.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	843.37/cwt	680.00–970.00	10,390	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	14,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	927.66/cwt	890.00–970.00	12,273	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	780.41/cwt	760.00–800.00	8,491	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	815.50/cwt	800.00–870.00	6,679	8
Bulls	—	—	1,815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,361	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	86.80/cwt	82.50–95.00	1,417	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	55.92/cwt	50.00–62.50	671	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	279	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	432	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	49.56/cwt	45.00–52.50	527	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	830	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	770	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,282.94/cwt	1,080.00–1,610.00	15,459	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,088	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	1,298.61/cwt	1,150.00–1,700.00	17,804	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,324.19/cwt	1,090.00–1,560.00	17,201	7

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	157.00	157.00
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
2	—	565	123.00–125.00	123.99
5	—	367	139.00–149.00	144.80
5	—	523	120.00–128.00	125.60
6	—	324	148.00–158.00	155.09
8	—	471	124.00–134.00	129.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	134.00	134.00
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
2	—	433	125.00–127.00	125.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	143.00	143.00
1	—	465	133.00	133.00
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
3	—	428	133.00–137.00	135.36
3	—	513	125.00–129.00	126.99
3	—	615	120.00–130.00	126.67
4	—	230	140.00–156.00	148.96
5	—	563	120.00–122.00	120.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	139.00	139.00
1	—	445	126.00	126.00
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	811	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	179.00	179.00
2	—	308	163.00–167.00	164.98
2	—	488	135.00–143.00	138.98
2	—	670	127.00–133.00	130.02
3	—	375	142.00–161.00	149.04
3	—	520	138.00–139.00	138.68
3	—	720	125.00–135.00	130.71
5	—	569	132.00–145.00	136.49
9	—	619	132.00–146.00	136.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	153.00	153.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	628	110.00–120.00	115.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,232	680.00–970.00	843.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,323	890.00–970.00	927.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	760.00–800.00	780.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	819	800.00–870.00	815.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,205	1,080.00–1,610.00	1,282.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,371	1,150.00–1,700.00	1,298.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,299	1,090.00–1,560.00	1,324.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,633	82.50–95.00	86.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,200	50.00–62.50	55.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	31.00	31.00
3	—	960	45.00	45.00
8	—	1,064	45.00–52.50	49.56

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