Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to7 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to 7 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.13/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$132.13

59 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$8.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.13

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	133.89	841	47
Medium and Large 1-2	586	125.24	733	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.65/cwt here — about $107 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 sale59 hd

132.13

—

MS average13 barns · 1,183 hd

140.26

−8.13

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	1,633	72.17	1,178	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	49.58	654	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	36.43	367	9thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	116.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	570	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	171.36/cwt	164.00–172.00	764	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.27/cwt	130.50–145.00	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	138.79/cwt	133.00–148.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	145	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	38.48/cwt	30.00–42.50	401	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	49.58/cwt	43.00–56.50	654	12
Bulls	—	—	1,070	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	76.95/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	133.15/cwt	128.00–138.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	116.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	855	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,558	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	106.49/cwt	100.00–115.00	399	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	105.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	98.59/cwt	94.00–103.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.04/cwt	108.00–125.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	137.46/cwt	136.00–140.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	3

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 129Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 7Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 32Year ago 13

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to7 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to 7 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	122.00–130.00	125.97
2	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.57
3	—	573	115.00–125.00	119.96
1	—	405	133.00	133.00
1	—	740	122.00	122.00
3	—	522	130.00–136.00	133.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	446	164.00–172.00	171.36
8	—	568	130.50–145.00	132.27
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
26	—	735	115.00–120.00	116.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	325	128.00–138.00	133.15
2	—	535	117.00–119.00	118.00
3	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.27
3	—	423	108.00–125.00	119.04
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00–121.00	120.52
1	—	230	174.00	174.00
4	—	379	133.00–148.00	138.79
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	157.00	157.00
2	—	573	115.00	115.00
2	—	673	113.00–115.00	114.01
4	—	434	136.00–140.00	137.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
2	—	383	150.00–160.00	155.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	108.00	108.00
1	—	705	92.00	92.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
4	—	409	110.00–120.00	116.69
1	—	555	109.00	109.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
3	—	375	100.00–115.00	106.49
2	—	428	100.00–110.00	105.15
1	—	205	141.00	141.00
2	—	475	94.00–103.00	98.59
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
1	—	530	98.00	98.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00

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	—	980	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	20.00	20.00
8	—	1,043	30.00–42.50	38.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,320	43.00–56.50	49.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,535	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,853	75.00–80.00	76.95

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle