Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.41/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$118.41

40 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$9.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

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	433	121.25	525	28
Medium and Large 2	434	111.78	485	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.47/cwt here — about $40 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 sale40 hd

118.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,215 hd

117.58

+0.83

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	1,526	81.93	1,250	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	53.70	594	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	47.00	682	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	46.10	468	9thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	845.32/cwt	730.00–960.00	7,718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,890	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,789	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	136.29/cwt	133.00–141.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.70/cwt	116.00–125.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	121.55/cwt	118.00–127.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	104.84/cwt	100.00–109.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,133.03/cwt	900.00–1,320.00	14,321	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	897.94/cwt	600.00–1,040.00	9,788	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	609.75/cwt	600.00–620.00	4,969	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	18,216	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	21,546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,639	88.66/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,453	4
Bulls	—	—	1,075	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	48.81/cwt	42.00–52.50	517	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	36.61/cwt	35.00–38.50	317	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	53.70/cwt	50.00–57.50	594	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	119.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	119.36/cwt	117.00–122.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	131.58/cwt	125.00–137.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	113.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	126.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	108.52/cwt	105.00–112.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	131.95/cwt	129.00–136.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	117.50/cwt	113.00–122.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	118.43/cwt	116.00–121.00	554	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 Sep 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 34Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower. 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	—	655	113.00	113.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
1	—	305	153.00	153.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
5	—	425	129.00–136.00	131.95
2	—	525	113.00–122.00	117.50
2	—	468	116.00–121.00	118.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	115.00–116.00	115.33
3	—	485	110.00–115.00	111.63
2	—	605	110.00–115.00	112.48
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	133.00–141.00	136.29
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	116.00–125.00	121.70
5	—	532	118.00–127.00	121.55
5	—	474	125.00–132.00	129.63
2	—	630	118.00–119.00	118.49
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
1	—	355	134.00	134.00
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
1	—	290	148.00	148.00
1	—	215	169.00	169.00
1	—	190	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	100.00–109.00	104.84
3	—	468	110.00–112.00	110.66
2	—	433	106.00–110.00	107.99
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	122.00	122.00
1	—	225	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	115.00–125.00	119.68
6	—	460	117.00–122.00	119.36
4	—	333	125.00–137.00	131.58
3	—	540	110.00–119.00	113.65
3	—	383	120.00–130.00	126.27
2	—	568	105.00–112.00	108.52
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	295	134.00	134.00
1	—	220	154.00	154.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	913	730.00–960.00	845.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,264	900.00–1,320.00	1,133.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,090	600.00–1,040.00	897.94
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	600.00–620.00	609.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,440.00	1,440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,620	1,330.00	1,330.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	910	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	87.00–90.00	88.66
1	—	1,075	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	42.00–52.50	48.81
2	—	865	35.00–38.50	36.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	50.00–57.50	53.70

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

Heifers · 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