Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.36/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$106.36

73 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$3.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	389	108.84	423	15thin
Medium and Large 1	533	105.71	563	58

One grade step is worth $3.13/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale73 hd

106.36

—

MS average13 barns · 1,376 hd

112.47

−6.12

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	1,618	71.05	1,150	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,491	44.37	662	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	37.86	424	27

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	—	635	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	150.71/cwt	146.00–153.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	99.55/cwt	90.00–106.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	103.51/cwt	95.00–107.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	115.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	106.96/cwt	99.00–113.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	121.63/cwt	115.00–130.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.11/cwt	139.00–147.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.61/cwt	115.00–133.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.42/cwt	137.00–149.00	610	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.76/cwt	125.00–143.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	117.45/cwt	110.00–121.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.00/cwt	119.00–123.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	117.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	74.82/cwt	60.00–90.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	131.61/cwt	129.00–134.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	99.62/cwt	90.00–109.00	575	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	97.68/cwt	90.00–107.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	109.25/cwt	108.00–110.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	110.45/cwt	105.00–117.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	140.25/cwt	137.00–144.00	467	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	803	87.99/cwt	86.00–90.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	44.37/cwt	42.50–45.00	662	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	71.05/cwt	60.00–80.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	127.04/cwt	120.00–134.00	518	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	38.28/cwt	30.00–45.00	431	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	124.04/cwt	118.00–130.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.95/cwt	105.00–125.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	119.20/cwt	110.00–126.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	113.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	99.71/cwt	95.00–104.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	139.88/cwt	130.00–149.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	123.03/cwt	118.00–129.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	103.84/cwt	95.00–115.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	150	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	143.81/cwt	141.00–147.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	101.44/cwt	90.00–105.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	111.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	573	6

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 324Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 33Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	98.00–100.00	99.00
1	—	920	55.00	55.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
1	—	745	82.00	82.00
2	—	393	118.00–130.00	124.04
2	—	473	105.00–125.00	114.95
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
6	—	512	110.00–116.00	111.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	110.00–120.00	115.97
3	—	675	99.00–113.00	106.96
7	—	470	115.00–133.00	124.61
6	—	428	137.00–149.00	142.42
4	—	615	108.00–110.00	109.25
4	—	564	105.00–117.00	110.45
4	—	333	137.00–144.00	140.25
2	—	803	86.00–90.00	87.99
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
6	—	371	130.00–149.00	139.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	146.00–153.00	150.71
2	—	725	110.00–120.00	114.86
6	—	526	115.00–130.00	121.63
6	—	418	139.00–147.00	142.11
7	—	471	125.00–143.00	133.76
9	—	582	110.00–121.00	117.45
6	—	620	119.00–123.00	121.00
4	—	669	110.00–120.00	117.30
4	—	371	141.00–147.00	143.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	103.00	103.00
2	—	408	120.00–134.00	127.04
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	115.00–118.00	116.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	90.00–106.00	99.55
8	—	529	95.00–107.00	103.51
1	—	850	69.00	69.00
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
2	—	825	60.00–90.00	74.82
2	—	283	129.00–134.00	131.61
12	—	577	90.00–109.00	99.62
5	—	634	90.00–107.00	97.68
7	—	414	110.00–126.00	119.20
6	—	363	118.00–129.00	123.03
5	—	476	95.00–115.00	103.84
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	235	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	103.00	103.00
3	—	377	110.00–115.00	113.25
2	—	303	115.00–120.00	117.48
3	—	475	95.00–104.00	99.71
1	—	150	125.00	125.00
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
4	—	426	90.00–105.00	101.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	640.00	640.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	42.50–45.00	44.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	27.00	27.00
26	—	1,127	30.00–45.00	38.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,618	60.00–80.00	71.05

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle