Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-12.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.55/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$127.55

123 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$7.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

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	553	129.24	715	97
Medium and Large 2	495	121.28	601	26

One grade step is worth $7.96/cwt here — about $114 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 sale123 hd

127.55

—

MS average13 barns · 1,241 hd

133.39

−5.83

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	47.12	561	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	974	39.66	386	8thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	—	564	113.64/cwt	110.00–119.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.62/cwt	117.00–128.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	118.29/cwt	113.00–125.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	128.05/cwt	127.00–129.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	110.15/cwt	105.00–115.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	118.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	188	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.00/cwt	112.00–128.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	121.24/cwt	120.00–124.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	119.95/cwt	119.00–121.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	111.25/cwt	107.00–115.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	113.30/cwt	100.00–124.00	630	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	184	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	41.75/cwt	40.00–45.00	421	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	47.12/cwt	31.50–54.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	293	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	4,161	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	670.24/cwt	640.00–720.00	6,870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.05/cwt	135.00–144.00	670	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	875.50/cwt	720.00–1,010.00	9,674	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	12,393	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	695.82/cwt	620.00–800.00	6,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	123.13/cwt	116.00–130.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	121.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	742	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	126.84/cwt	122.00–129.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.53/cwt	134.00–150.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	104.51/cwt	102.00–107.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	109.23/cwt	105.00–115.00	580	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	107.25/cwt	105.00–112.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	149.03/cwt	144.00–154.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.60/cwt	113.00–119.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	132.21/cwt	125.00–139.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	118.91/cwt	115.00–120.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	147.20/cwt	140.00–154.00	387	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 590Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 47Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 14Year ago 22

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-12.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	110.00–119.00	113.64
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
1	—	870	113.00	113.00
3	—	458	113.00–125.00	118.29
2	—	273	127.00–129.00	128.05
2	—	188	130.00	130.00
4	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	328	130.00–132.00	131.01
4	—	371	122.00–129.00	126.84
2	—	808	102.00–107.00	104.51
14	—	531	105.00–115.00	109.23
5	—	625	105.00–112.00	107.25
1	—	785	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	115.00	115.00
2	—	423	105.00–115.00	110.15
1	—	480	107.00	107.00
3	—	520	107.00–109.00	108.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	100.00–105.00	102.45
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
2	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.55
3	—	477	100.00–110.00	105.00
4	—	426	120.00–124.00	121.24
2	—	368	119.00–121.00	119.95
3	—	527	107.00–115.00	111.25
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	115.00–121.00	118.02
1	—	485	123.00	123.00
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
1	—	175	167.50	167.50
2	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.46
2	—	555	115.00–120.00	117.50
2	—	328	148.00–150.00	149.01
2	—	685	105.00–107.00	106.00
4	—	416	125.00–139.00	132.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	117.00–128.00	123.62
2	—	338	135.00–140.00	137.56
1	—	360	137.00	137.00
2	—	523	119.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	478	112.00–128.00	120.00
5	—	556	100.00–124.00	113.30
2	—	270	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
5	—	630	110.00–118.00	114.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	157.50	157.50
13	—	472	135.00–144.00	142.05
6	—	567	116.00–130.00	123.13
26	—	521	125.00–135.00	130.38
18	—	611	120.00–125.00	121.45
2	—	390	149.00–150.00	149.51
5	—	430	134.00–150.00	141.53
3	—	765	115.00	115.00
3	—	322	144.00–154.00	149.03
5	—	668	113.00–119.00	115.60
13	—	714	115.00–120.00	118.91
2	—	263	140.00–154.00	147.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	25.00	25.00
7	—	1,008	40.00–45.00	41.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,190	31.50–54.00	47.12

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	570	730.00	730.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	640.00–720.00	670.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,105	720.00–1,010.00	875.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,530	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	620.00–800.00	695.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	750.00	750.00

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