Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.86/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$134.86

36 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$16.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

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	469	136.66	641	32
Medium and Large 2	465	120.45	560	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $81 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 sale36 hd

134.86

—

MS average13 barns · 902 hd

132.41

+2.45

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	1,781	66.54	1,185	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	40.95	493	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	39.27	610	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	27.04	246	11

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	26.50/cwt	26.50–26.50	215	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	35.25/cwt	33.00–38.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	133.61/cwt	127.00–140.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	129.07/cwt	128.00–130.00	346	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	72.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	118.97/cwt	115.00–122.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.35/cwt	120.00–133.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	126.10/cwt	122.00–131.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	142.74/cwt	132.00–150.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	155.52/cwt	148.00–159.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	147.53/cwt	147.00–148.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	151.32/cwt	149.00–154.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.61/cwt	131.00–148.00	652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.76/cwt	124.00–137.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.73/cwt	119.00–125.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	113.51/cwt	110.00–116.00	526	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	837.52/cwt	620.00–1,030.00	9,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,956	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	695	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	4,379	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,095	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	57.73/cwt	55.00–60.00	927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	27.12/cwt	26.00–30.00	256	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	452	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	41.95/cwt	40.00–43.50	620	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	164	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	175	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	37.65/cwt	36.00–39.50	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	106.05/cwt	103.00–109.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	107.94/cwt	90.00–118.00	513	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	42.10/cwt	40.00–43.50	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	90.60/cwt	86.00–95.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	151.04/cwt	146.00–157.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	125.32/cwt	121.00–130.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	117.71/cwt	114.00–121.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	150.33/cwt	147.00–155.00	490	4

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 299Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 18

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	26.50	26.50
1	—	820	20.00	20.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	33.00–38.00	35.25
3	—	1,478	40.00–43.50	41.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	945	26.00–30.00	27.12
2	—	875	20.00	20.00
2	—	955	36.00–39.50	37.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	37.50	37.50
3	—	1,203	40.00–43.50	42.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,898	70.00–75.00	72.41
2	—	1,605	55.00–60.00	57.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	127.00–140.00	133.61
3	—	577	115.00–122.00	118.97
2	—	528	120.00–133.00	126.35
4	—	331	148.00–159.00	155.52
2	—	273	147.00–148.00	147.53
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
4	—	355	146.00–157.00	151.04
3	—	487	121.00–130.00	125.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
3	—	475	90.00–118.00	107.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	118.00	118.00
2	—	393	110.00–114.00	112.01
2	—	413	103.00–109.00	106.05
2	—	670	86.00–95.00	90.60
2	—	463	109.00–111.00	109.99
1	—	630	96.00	96.00
1	—	510	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	128.00–130.00	129.07
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
5	—	371	122.00–131.00	126.10
1	—	555	103.00	103.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
6	—	463	110.00–116.00	113.51
3	—	433	114.00–121.00	117.71
2	—	343	131.00–135.00	132.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	127.00	127.00
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.40
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
4	—	413	132.00–150.00	142.74
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
3	—	362	149.00–154.00	151.32
9	—	474	131.00–148.00	137.61
7	—	525	124.00–137.00	128.76
3	—	578	119.00–125.00	122.73
4	—	326	147.00–155.00	150.33

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	620.00–1,030.00	837.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	790.00	790.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	630.00	630.00

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

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle