Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were lower 2-4. Feeder steers sold 10-12 higher. Heifers sold 6-9 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.74/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$132.74

71 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$20.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.82

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	137.88	635	53
Medium and Large 2	533	117.59	627	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.29/cwt here — about $8 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 sale71 hd

132.74

—

MS average12 barns · 532 hd

115.91

+16.82

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	1,590	61.69	981	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	46.72	620	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	38.71	417	17

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	159.90/cwt	153.00–167.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.94/cwt	149.00–163.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.05/cwt	134.00–150.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.69/cwt	109.00–115.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	162.44/cwt	160.00–166.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	160.03/cwt	159.00–161.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	107.41/cwt	103.00–110.00	501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	156.31/cwt	154.00–161.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	111.97/cwt	105.00–114.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	159.50/cwt	158.00–161.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	154.68/cwt	142.00–169.00	255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	118.98/cwt	116.00–121.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	165.25/cwt	162.00–168.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.15/cwt	155.00–164.00	596	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	10,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	137.75/cwt	135.00–143.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	157.00/cwt	150.00–167.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	756	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	400.44/cwt	350.00–460.00	3,624	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,048	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	3,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	46.72/cwt	42.50–50.00	620	9
Bulls	—	—	1,445	48.37/cwt	45.00–50.00	699	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,301	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	39.87/cwt	34.00–49.00	430	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	127.66/cwt	125.00–129.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	128.98/cwt	128.00–131.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.50/cwt	117.00–126.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	109.79/cwt	108.00–115.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	123.25/cwt	110.00–129.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	105.47/cwt	95.00–113.00	497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.46/cwt	127.00–148.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	134.79/cwt	127.00–139.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	135.40/cwt	133.00–138.00	375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	116.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	111.53/cwt	108.00–115.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	101.75/cwt	95.00–110.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	118.02/cwt	110.00–125.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	109.97/cwt	104.00–113.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	124.06/cwt	118.00–134.00	455	11

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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 279Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 59Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 28Year ago 47

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were lower 2-4. Feeder steers sold 10-12 higher. Heifers sold 6-9 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	153.00–167.00	159.90
3	—	423	149.00–163.00	155.94
6	—	473	134.00–150.00	137.05
6	—	623	109.00–115.00	110.69
6	—	324	160.00–166.00	162.44
2	—	245	158.00–161.00	159.50
2	—	165	142.00–169.00	154.68
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
3	—	277	150.00–167.00	157.00
2	—	660	114.00–115.00	114.51
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
7	—	572	110.00–120.00	116.24
6	—	515	120.00–129.00	125.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	110.00–129.00	123.25
3	—	422	127.00–148.00	135.46
3	—	672	95.00–110.00	101.75
4	—	513	110.00–125.00	118.02
4	—	581	104.00–113.00	109.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	139.00	139.00
2	—	405	120.00–123.00	121.52
7	—	466	103.00–110.00	107.41
8	—	540	105.00–114.00	111.97
5	—	325	127.00–139.00	134.79
5	—	277	133.00–138.00	135.40
2	—	613	106.00	106.00
2	—	555	108.00–115.00	111.53
11	—	367	118.00–134.00	124.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
1	—	600	87.00	87.00
3	—	313	125.00–129.00	127.66
3	—	275	128.00–131.00	128.98
5	—	418	108.00–115.00	109.79
1	—	365	106.00	106.00
7	—	471	95.00–113.00	105.47
1	—	215	133.00	133.00
1	—	195	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
3	—	575	124.00–128.00	126.03
2	—	538	124.00–128.00	125.97
2	—	283	159.00–161.00	160.03
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
3	—	403	154.00–161.00	156.31
4	—	620	116.00–121.00	118.98
4	—	316	162.00–168.00	165.25
3	—	372	155.00–164.00	160.15
5	—	477	135.00–143.00	137.75
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
1	—	415	137.00	137.00
2	—	580	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	470	117.00–126.00	121.50
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
1	—	260	149.00	149.00

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	—	1,100	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	350.00–460.00	400.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	30.00	30.00
15	—	1,078	34.00–49.00	39.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,327	42.50–50.00	46.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	45.00–50.00	48.37
3	—	1,735	75.00	75.00

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

Bulls · 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