Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.78/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$132.78

69 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$2.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	133.65	823	26
Medium and Large 1-2	564	132.39	747	39
Medium and Large 2	454	130.88	594	4thin

One grade step is worth $2.78/cwt here — about $228 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 sale69 hd

132.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,490 hd

137.49

−4.71

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	1,612	84.00	1,354	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	55.00	607	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	38.75	366	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	127.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.54/cwt	124.00–132.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.58/cwt	124.00–128.00	797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	111.48/cwt	110.00–114.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	109.48/cwt	107.00–111.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.57/cwt	143.00–150.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	125.32/cwt	124.00–127.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.29/cwt	133.00–146.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	624	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	812.41/cwt	630.00–950.00	10,439	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,221	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,544	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,234	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	607	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	693	36.41/cwt	33.00–40.00	252	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	27.31/cwt	20.00–32.00	215	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	45.25/cwt	40.00–50.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	114.89/cwt	111.00–119.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	117.60/cwt	114.00–121.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	114.66/cwt	113.00–116.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	141.72/cwt	139.00–144.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.70/cwt	128.00–134.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	118.49/cwt	115.00–126.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	137.22/cwt	134.00–140.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	132.58/cwt	126.00–139.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.59/cwt	121.00–132.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.80/cwt	109.00–121.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	129.53/cwt	128.00–131.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.68/cwt	119.00–128.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	118.53/cwt	115.00–123.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	119.22/cwt	115.00–123.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	122.80/cwt	122.00–124.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.58/cwt	115.00–126.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	118.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	129.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	116.04/cwt	110.00–122.00	479	2

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 278Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	125.00–129.00	127.27
7	—	523	124.00–132.00	128.54
12	—	630	124.00–128.00	126.58
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	770	119.00	119.00
2	—	373	143.00–150.00	146.57
2	—	673	127.00–128.00	127.52
3	—	328	162.00–164.00	162.99
3	—	578	124.00–127.00	125.32
4	—	475	133.00–146.00	138.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	725	130.50	130.50
9	—	533	143.50	143.50
10	—	613	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	142.50	142.50
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	130.00–131.00	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.98
4	—	521	110.00–114.00	111.48
4	—	634	107.00–111.00	109.48
3	—	468	111.00–119.00	114.89
1	—	310	127.00	127.00
1	—	365	129.00	129.00
2	—	413	110.00–122.00	116.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
2	—	325	135.00–137.00	135.97
2	—	383	128.00–131.00	129.53
3	—	568	119.00–128.00	123.68
4	—	514	115.00–123.00	118.53
4	—	676	115.00–123.00	119.22
5	—	456	122.00–124.00	122.80
5	—	615	115.00–126.00	119.58
5	—	721	115.00–120.00	118.63
6	—	423	125.00–134.00	129.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	146.00–150.00	148.03
2	—	530	114.00–121.00	117.60
3	—	642	113.00–116.00	114.66
4	—	384	139.00–144.00	141.72
4	—	474	128.00–134.00	130.70
4	—	571	115.00–126.00	118.49
8	—	422	134.00–140.00	137.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
1	—	540	119.00	119.00
2	—	390	126.00–139.00	132.58
2	—	675	109.00–111.00	110.01
2	—	720	114.00–116.00	114.98
3	—	420	121.00–132.00	125.59
5	—	578	109.00–121.00	115.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	630.00–950.00	812.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,543	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	33.00–40.00	36.41
3	—	788	20.00–32.00	27.31
6	—	1,108	40.00–50.00	45.25

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