Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.23/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$113.23

45 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$9.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

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	462	116.99	540	28
Medium and Large 2	435	107.03	465	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.96/cwt here — about $75 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 sale45 hd

113.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,156 hd

115.42

−2.19

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	1,635	77.50	1,267	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	44.97	505	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	28.91	286	9thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	121.84/cwt	119.00–127.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	113.71/cwt	109.00–121.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	107.07/cwt	100.00–111.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	138.57/cwt	134.00–145.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	95.98/cwt	95.00–97.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	106.92/cwt	100.00–114.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.48/cwt	113.00–119.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	115.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	529	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	44.97/cwt	42.50–47.00	505	7
Bulls	—	—	1,445	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,460	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	33.85/cwt	20.00–42.50	350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	126.23/cwt	120.00–132.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	111.64/cwt	107.00–118.00	377	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	19.04/cwt	17.00–20.00	172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	105.38/cwt	103.00–108.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	122.68/cwt	110.00–134.00	325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.44/cwt	107.00–115.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	117.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	671.26/cwt	480.00–890.00	7,478	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	116.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	616	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	111.45/cwt	108.00–115.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	106.57/cwt	102.00–112.00	457	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	119.53/cwt	115.00–124.00	736	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	15,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	151.08/cwt	147.00–154.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	141.30/cwt	136.00–144.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	111.64/cwt	103.00–119.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	124.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	119.75/cwt	113.00–129.00	515	7

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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 466Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 19Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 32Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00–145.00	137.74
1	—	190	149.00	149.00
2	—	570	120.00–121.00	120.50
4	—	616	115.00–124.00	119.53
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
1	—	210	151.00	151.00
3	—	370	136.00–144.00	141.30
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
3	—	517	120.00–131.00	124.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	107.00–115.00	112.44
2	—	463	115.00–121.00	117.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	119.00–127.00	121.84
4	—	369	134.00–145.00	138.57
4	—	413	120.00–132.00	126.23
1	—	305	146.00	146.00
3	—	528	115.00–118.00	116.67
2	—	680	108.00–115.00	111.45
2	—	555	115.00–120.00	117.48
3	—	267	147.00–154.00	151.08
1	—	870	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	129.00–130.00	129.50
4	—	430	113.00–119.00	116.48
4	—	460	110.00–120.00	115.07
2	—	265	110.00–134.00	122.68
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
2	—	518	108.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
2	—	288	130.00–134.00	131.95
5	—	475	109.00–121.00	113.71
5	—	573	100.00–111.00	107.07
2	—	673	100.00–114.00	106.92
1	—	240	133.00	133.00
3	—	508	103.00–119.00	111.64
2	—	318	131.00–132.00	131.50
7	—	430	113.00–129.00	119.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	95.00–97.00	95.98
3	—	338	107.00–118.00	111.64
3	—	463	103.00–108.00	105.38
1	—	230	124.00	124.00
8	—	429	102.00–112.00	106.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,123	42.50–47.00	44.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	20.00–42.50	33.85
3	—	905	17.00–20.00	19.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,825	80.00	80.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,114	480.00–890.00	671.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	770.00	770.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,285	1,220.00	1,220.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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