Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.93/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$130.93

48 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	130.93	753	48

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

130.93

—

MS average10 barns · 866 hd

146.26

−15.32

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	1,503	74.14	1,114	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	47.93	491	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	40.96	374	8thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,503	74.14/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,114	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	42.93/cwt	40.00–45.00	440	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	38.98/cwt	35.00–42.50	312	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	47.93/cwt	45.00–50.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.27/cwt	156.00–166.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	116.62/cwt	113.00–120.00	785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.74/cwt	126.00–137.00	689	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.24/cwt	144.00–154.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.63/cwt	113.00–120.00	727	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	723	406.57/cwt	300.00–500.00	2,940	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	583	538.57/cwt	440.00–670.00	3,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.16/cwt	168.00–174.00	724	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	867.11/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,694	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.12/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	110.24/cwt	105.00–115.00	521	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	121.12/cwt	117.00–125.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	115.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	98.62/cwt	95.00–102.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	107.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	108.22/cwt	102.00–114.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	111.42/cwt	103.00–114.00	595	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,250.77/cwt	1,100.00–1,380.00	12,195	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	145.67/cwt	138.00–148.00	705	8

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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 399Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 36Year ago 11

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	70.00–77.50	74.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	40.00–45.00	42.93
4	—	800	35.00–42.50	38.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	45.00–50.00	47.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	165.00–175.00	170.30
4	—	423	156.00–166.00	161.27
8	—	573	115.00–121.00	118.12
4	—	623	110.00–120.00	115.18
4	—	673	110.00–120.00	115.17
8	—	484	138.00–148.00	145.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	113.00–120.00	116.62
14	—	523	126.00–137.00	131.74
4	—	473	144.00–154.00	149.24
4	—	623	113.00–120.00	116.63
4	—	423	168.00–174.00	171.16
4	—	723	117.00–125.00	121.12
8	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	105.00–115.00	110.24
4	—	673	95.00–102.00	98.62
6	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.60
6	—	623	102.00–114.00	108.22
8	—	534	103.00–114.00	111.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	723	300.00–500.00	406.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,118	700.00–1,000.00	867.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	975	1,100.00–1,380.00	1,250.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	583	440.00–670.00	538.57

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle