Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.21/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$138.21

45 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$9.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.56

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	453	140.20	636	35
Medium and Large 3-4	455	133.00	605	1thin
Medium and Large 2	466	131.04	611	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.17/cwt here — about $25 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 sale45 hd

138.21

—

MS average13 barns · 753 hd

126.65

+11.56

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	1,505	90.09	1,356	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	58.24	685	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	49.08	451	15

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	144.00/cwt	138.00–150.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.66/cwt	130.00–141.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	132.38/cwt	128.00–136.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.96/cwt	126.00–131.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	131.56/cwt	126.00–139.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.67/cwt	126.00–128.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	128.73/cwt	127.00–131.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	169.92/cwt	167.00–173.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.50/cwt	121.00–137.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	149.16/cwt	146.00–155.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	136.95/cwt	132.00–141.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.02/cwt	138.00–148.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,072.19/cwt	1,015.00–1,100.00	11,687	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	5,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	144.58/cwt	135.00–162.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	130.17/cwt	124.00–140.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.73/cwt	116.00–125.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	162.83/cwt	152.00–167.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.33/cwt	116.00–119.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.23/cwt	117.00–128.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	175.28/cwt	170.00–181.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	174.78/cwt	172.00–177.50	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	50.73/cwt	42.00–55.00	465	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	247	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	58.24/cwt	50.00–65.00	685	14
Bulls	—	—	1,678	94.11/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,579	5
Bulls	—	—	1,320	87.57/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,156	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	826.49/cwt	745.00–920.00	8,124	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	718.08/cwt	510.00–875.00	6,664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	350	138.00–150.00	144.00
2	—	423	130.00–141.00	135.66
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	135.00–162.00	144.58
7	—	479	124.00–140.00	130.17
5	—	573	116.00–125.00	119.73
4	—	376	152.00–167.00	162.83
3	—	610	116.00–119.00	117.33
3	—	525	117.00–128.00	123.23
2	—	313	170.00–181.00	175.28
2	—	263	172.00–177.50	174.78
1	—	235	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
2	—	713	110.00–112.00	111.00
3	—	338	128.00–136.00	132.38
4	—	525	126.00–131.00	127.96
6	—	433	126.00–139.00	131.56
6	—	579	126.00–128.00	127.67
7	—	467	127.00–131.00	128.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	131.00	131.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
2	—	375	167.00–173.00	169.92
2	—	680	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	623	121.00–137.00	127.50
4	—	486	146.00–155.00	149.16
5	—	566	132.00–141.00	136.95
6	—	525	138.00–148.00	142.02
1	—	175	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	385	156.00	156.00
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
1	—	475	131.00	131.00

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)	Open	3	—	1,090	1,015.00–1,100.00	1,072.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	745.00	745.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	745.00–920.00	826.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	928	510.00–875.00	718.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	916	42.00–55.00	50.73
1	—	950	26.00	26.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,176	50.00–65.00	58.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,678	90.00–95.00	94.11
2	—	1,320	85.00–90.00	87.57
1	—	1,010	75.00	75.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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