Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 6 to 8 lower feeder steers\ heifers steady to 12 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.94/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$148.94

37 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$15.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

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	559	153.26	857	27
Medium and Large 2-3	453	137.33	623	3thin
Medium and Large 2	482	137.27	662	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.99/cwt here — about $195 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 sale37 hd

148.94

—

MS average9 barns · 853 hd

142.51

+6.43

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	1,428	72.50	1,035	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	42.00	643	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	42.00	374	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	374	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,375	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	12,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	923	862.42/cwt	850.00–870.00	7,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	133.46/cwt	129.00–135.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	175.33/cwt	170.00–181.00	724	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	647	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.68/cwt	125.00–132.50	627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	121.88/cwt	114.00–122.50	681	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,076	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,193	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,379	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	161.42/cwt	158.50–180.00	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.94/cwt	145.00–149.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	655	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,751	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	115.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	321	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	998	620.38/cwt	550.00–680.00	6,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	763	763.28/cwt	720.00–800.00	5,824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	634	2

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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 0Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 29

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 6 to 8 lower feeder steers\ heifers steady to 12 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,200	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	42.00	42.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	42.00	42.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	920.00	920.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	670.00	670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	550.00–680.00	620.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	923	850.00–870.00	862.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	763	720.00–800.00	763.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	647	540.00	540.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	420.00	420.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	660.00	660.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	580.00	580.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	775	680.00	680.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
1	—	425	171.00	171.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	113.00	113.00
1	—	340	153.00	153.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	158.00	158.00
2	—	413	170.00–181.00	175.33
7	—	755	142.50	142.50
9	—	475	158.50–180.00	161.42
2	—	625	128.00–129.00	128.50
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
2	—	553	145.00	145.00
2	—	350	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	145.00–149.00	146.94
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	128.00	128.00
1	—	390	149.00	149.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	129.00–135.00	133.46
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
9	—	476	125.00–132.50	131.68
14	—	559	114.00–122.50	121.88
2	—	328	135.00–139.00	136.98
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
2	—	278	110.00–120.00	115.32
1	—	220	106.00	106.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle