Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls 3.00-10.00 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 $132.63/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$132.63

139 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$11.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

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	538	137.71	741	42
Medium and Large 1	706	130.71	923	91
Medium and Large 2	499	126.20	630	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.51/cwt here — about $111 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 sale139 hd

132.63

—

MS average12 barns · 1,198 hd

133.78

−1.15

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	1,700	78.25	1,330	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	55.83	641	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	46.57	473	23

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	118.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	120.05/cwt	118.00–122.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	114.98/cwt	113.00–117.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	106.66/cwt	102.00–111.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	108.99/cwt	104.00–115.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	129.79/cwt	128.00–131.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	108.66/cwt	105.00–111.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	127.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	115.90/cwt	113.00–119.00	610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.32/cwt	112.00–116.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.04/cwt	127.00–133.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	151.26/cwt	145.00–159.00	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	114.06/cwt	110.00–122.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	150.34/cwt	146.00–155.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.87/cwt	148.00–158.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	47.00/cwt	40.00–55.00	481	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	326	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	55.83/cwt	52.00–60.50	641	9
Bulls	—	—	2,080	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	—	1,235	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	865	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.51/cwt	116.00–121.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.58/cwt	131.00–138.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	151.59/cwt	145.00–157.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	137.22/cwt	133.00–148.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.98/cwt	128.00–133.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.99/cwt	125.00–137.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.70/cwt	145.00–151.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	117.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	159.31/cwt	154.00–162.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	996	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	105.04/cwt	100.00–113.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	111.03/cwt	109.00–113.00	481	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 338Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 27Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	115.00–122.00	118.44
2	—	283	118.00–122.00	120.05
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
3	—	565	100.00–113.00	105.04
2	—	433	109.00–113.00	111.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	113.00–117.00	114.98
6	—	515	102.00–111.00	106.66
4	—	625	104.00–115.00	108.99
4	—	316	128.00–131.00	129.79
3	—	483	105.00–111.00	108.66
3	—	285	125.00–130.00	127.29
2	—	558	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	444	122.00	122.00
9	—	494	115.00	115.00
5	—	605	110.50	110.50
4	—	574	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	113.00–119.00	115.90
3	—	610	112.00–116.00	114.32
2	—	590	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	468	114.00–116.00	114.99
2	—	390	127.00–133.00	130.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	145.00–159.00	151.26
3	—	438	110.00–122.00	114.06
3	—	287	146.00–155.00	150.34
2	—	675	114.00–115.00	114.51
2	—	503	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	148.00–158.00	152.87
1	—	490	117.00	117.00
1	—	220	149.00	149.00
1	—	165	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	116.00–121.00	118.51
2	—	420	131.00–138.00	134.58
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	120.00–128.00	124.45
6	—	421	145.00–157.00	151.59
5	—	561	133.00–148.00	137.22
4	—	623	128.00–133.00	129.98
4	—	525	125.00–137.00	130.99
4	—	475	145.00–151.00	147.70
3	—	762	114.00–120.00	117.94
3	—	367	154.00–162.00	159.31
2	—	730	120.00–124.00	121.96
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	161.00	161.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	230	155.00	155.00
1	—	190	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	772	129.00	129.00
10	—	647	127.00	127.00
9	—	524	135.00	135.00
9	—	492	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,023	40.00–55.00	47.00
1	—	880	37.00	37.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,148	52.00–60.50	55.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,080	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,405	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,235	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle