Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeders were steady to $10 cheaper, slaughter cattle were steady to $3 cheaper. Bred heifers were really nice, stout black and black baldy's

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.59/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$116.59

43 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$10.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.36

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	120.67	530	26
Medium and Large 2	427	110.35	471	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.32/cwt here — about $58 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 sale43 hd

116.59

—

MS average13 barns · 1,331 hd

122.95

−6.36

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	—	Low	1,606	68.68	1,103	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	45.93	613	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	39.24	417	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	—	1,190	54.45/cwt	45.00–60.00	648	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	45.93/cwt	45.00–48.50	613	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	40.40/cwt	37.50–45.00	438	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	267	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	74.37/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	129.35/cwt	123.00–135.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	10,227	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	648.57/cwt	500.00–740.00	7,491	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	1,219.20/cwt	1,190.00–1,400.00	11,899	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.65/cwt	128.00–144.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.47/cwt	126.00–129.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	144.32/cwt	126.00–155.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	122.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	155.64/cwt	151.00–161.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	107.48/cwt	104.00–111.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	119.65/cwt	119.00–120.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.21/cwt	105.00–115.00	523	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,911	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,074	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,164.74/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	10,925	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	141.66/cwt	141.00–142.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	100.26/cwt	89.00–125.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	111.92/cwt	105.00–118.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.09/cwt	110.00–122.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	118.58/cwt	112.00–125.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	139.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	130.99/cwt	125.00–136.00	541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	129.47/cwt	124.00–140.00	479	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 413Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 17Year ago 18

Compared to last week feeders were steady to $10 cheaper, slaughter cattle were steady to $3 cheaper. Bred heifers were really nice, stout black and black baldy's

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	45.00–60.00	54.45
5	—	1,772	65.00–80.00	74.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	45.00–48.50	45.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,084	37.50–45.00	40.40
1	—	890	30.00	30.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
4	—	510	128.00–144.00	137.65
2	—	318	159.00–160.00	159.49
3	—	357	151.00–161.00	155.64
6	—	415	135.00–145.00	139.99
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	141.00–142.00	141.66
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
3	—	530	125.00–129.00	127.03
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	123.00–135.00	129.35
2	—	570	126.00–129.00	127.47
2	—	708	112.00–115.00	113.51
3	—	325	126.00–155.00	144.32
4	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.74
1	—	355	146.00	146.00
6	—	413	125.00–136.00	130.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.80
2	—	330	130.00–134.00	131.97
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
2	—	528	110.00–122.00	116.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00	110.00
2	—	563	104.00–111.00	107.48
2	—	608	95.00	95.00
3	—	463	119.00–120.00	119.65
5	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.41
3	—	427	112.00–125.00	118.58
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
8	—	370	124.00–140.00	129.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	123.00	123.00
2	—	475	105.00–115.00	110.21
4	—	518	89.00–125.00	100.26
4	—	428	105.00–118.00	111.92
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	124.00	124.00
3	—	363	115.00–120.00	116.63
1	—	575	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	500.00–740.00	648.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,130.00	1,130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	770.00	770.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	976	1,190.00–1,400.00	1,219.20
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	876	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	938	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,164.74

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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