Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.88/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$132.88

73 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$10.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

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	518	135.64	702	49
Medium and Large 1	614	129.91	797	11thin
Medium and Large 2	452	125.00	565	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.64/cwt here — about $137 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 sale73 hd

132.88

—

MS average12 barns · 972 hd

135.68

−2.80

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	1,674	90.36	1,513	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	59.94	747	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	49.00	516	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	46.68	691	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.38/cwt	144.00–157.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	162.02/cwt	161.00–163.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	15,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	156.51/cwt	149.00–161.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.02/cwt	119.00–125.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.47/cwt	117.00–124.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	132.31/cwt	125.00–139.00	426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	127.05/cwt	124.00–135.00	517	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	148.60/cwt	140.00–149.50	736	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.02/cwt	149.00–154.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	124.02/cwt	118.00–131.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.41/cwt	118.00–134.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	107.05/cwt	105.00–110.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	115.44/cwt	111.00–120.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	113.11/cwt	107.00–120.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	110.91/cwt	105.00–118.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	109.24/cwt	100.00–116.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	133.36/cwt	128.00–137.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	105.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	107.53/cwt	100.00–115.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	118.86/cwt	115.00–127.00	567	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	92.78/cwt	89.50–96.50	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.78/cwt	124.00–135.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	121.01/cwt	118.00–125.00	593	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	59.94/cwt	54.00–64.00	747	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	46.68/cwt	45.00–49.00	691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	49.00/cwt	36.00–57.50	516	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	113.94/cwt	105.00–119.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.44/cwt	115.00–126.00	584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	85.52/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 361Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 49Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year ago 27

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	275	144.00–157.00	150.38
2	—	323	161.00–163.00	162.02
2	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.43
3	—	418	124.00–135.00	130.78
3	—	490	118.00–125.00	121.01
3	—	568	110.00–120.00	115.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
3	—	430	105.00–119.00	113.94
2	—	390	124.00–128.00	126.03
2	—	485	115.00–126.00	120.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
3	—	373	149.00–161.00	156.51
4	—	670	119.00–125.00	121.02
6	—	315	153.00	153.00
6	—	618	117.00–124.00	120.47
7	—	522	125.00–131.00	127.58
8	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.73
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
10	—	495	140.00–149.50	148.60
3	—	420	149.00–154.00	151.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	121.00	121.00
7	—	580	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
4	—	460	118.00–131.00	124.02
7	—	425	118.00–134.00	128.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	125.00–139.00	132.31
13	—	407	124.00–135.00	127.05
3	—	615	105.00–118.00	110.91
6	—	518	100.00–116.00	109.24
5	—	372	128.00–137.00	133.36
5	—	567	100.00–110.00	105.99
2	—	653	100.00–115.00	107.53
3	—	477	115.00–127.00	118.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	105.00–110.00	107.05
2	—	355	111.00–120.00	115.44
2	—	550	100.00–105.00	102.50
4	—	425	107.00–120.00	113.11
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	124.00	124.00

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)	1	—	950	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,230.00	1,230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,745	89.50–96.50	92.78
2	—	1,533	85.00–86.00	85.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,246	54.00–64.00	59.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	45.00–49.00	46.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,054	36.00–57.50	49.00

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

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