Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.87/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$132.87

55 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.69

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	472	136.89	647	41
Medium and Large 2	496	121.08	601	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $46 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 sale55 hd

132.87

—

MS average12 barns · 615 hd

118.18

+14.69

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	1,347	76.05	1,024	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	59.33	697	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	48.26	500	13

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 1-2	—	620	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	154.37/cwt	150.00–159.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	49.37/cwt	45.00–56.00	518	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	310	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	59.33/cwt	55.00–63.00	697	4
Bulls	—	—	1,160	67.83/cwt	65.00–70.00	787	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,591	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	8,820	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	754.94/cwt	640.00–860.00	8,553	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	845	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,070	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,470	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	140.94/cwt	139.00–144.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	156.67/cwt	150.00–167.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	164.40/cwt	159.00–167.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.63/cwt	130.00–147.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.88/cwt	157.00–164.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	111.31/cwt	108.00–115.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	136.64/cwt	130.00–141.00	515	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	112.88/cwt	108.00–120.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	119.48/cwt	118.00–120.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	105.47/cwt	102.00–109.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.98/cwt	106.00–132.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.00/cwt	125.00–144.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.63/cwt	109.00–129.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	125.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	129.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	158.95/cwt	149.00–166.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.20/cwt	114.00–117.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	144.89/cwt	135.00–155.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	156.68/cwt	150.00–165.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.66/cwt	124.00–128.00	656	3

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 311Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 28Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 45Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. 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
2	—	620	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	268	150.00–159.00	154.37
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
1	—	235	166.00	166.00
6	—	559	122.00–129.00	125.35
6	—	472	120.00–135.00	129.30
6	—	371	149.00–166.00	158.95
5	—	668	114.00–117.00	115.20
5	—	412	135.00–155.00	144.89
4	—	319	150.00–165.00	156.68
3	—	522	124.00–128.00	125.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	106.00–132.00	118.98
3	—	375	125.00–144.00	133.00
2	—	610	113.00–116.00	114.49
2	—	500	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	468	109.00–129.00	118.63
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	139.00–144.00	140.94
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	150.00–167.00	156.67
6	—	367	159.00–167.00	164.40
5	—	470	130.00–147.00	138.63
4	—	320	157.00–164.00	160.88
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	438	115.00	115.00
2	—	328	108.00–115.00	111.31
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	130.00–141.00	136.64
4	—	530	108.00–120.00	112.88
4	—	425	118.00–120.00	119.48
3	—	462	119.00–121.00	120.00
3	—	315	135.00–139.00	137.02
2	—	565	102.00–109.00	105.47
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
1	—	695	91.00	91.00
1	—	610	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,049	45.00–56.00	49.37
1	—	885	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	55.00–63.00	59.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	65.00–70.00	67.83
1	—	1,720	92.50	92.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	900	980.00	980.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	53.50	53.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,133	640.00–860.00	754.94
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,470	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	840.00	840.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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