Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 10 higher

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.90/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$146.90

24 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	432	160.36	693	15thin
Medium and Large 2	538	124.48	670	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $23 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 sale24 hd

146.90

—

MS average12 barns · 304 hd

120.58

+26.32

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	1,615	72.09	1,165	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	51.09	723	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	28.82	294	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,953	73.64/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,438	2
Bulls	—	—	940	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	51.09/cwt	47.00–55.00	723	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	28.82/cwt	21.00–35.00	294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	182.95/cwt	181.00–184.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	129.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	123.18/cwt	115.00–127.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	141.60/cwt	136.00–147.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.73/cwt	147.00–159.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.97/cwt	127.00–133.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	125.08/cwt	110.00–140.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	131	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.25/cwt	155.00–166.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.31/cwt	124.00–131.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	840.85/cwt	720.00–940.00	7,467	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 366Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 37Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 37

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 10 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,953	70.00–77.50	73.64
1	—	940	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	47.00–55.00	51.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	21.00–35.00	28.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	135.00–139.00	136.96
3	—	370	176.00–178.00	176.99
4	—	325	181.00–184.00	182.95
3	—	430	155.00–166.00	162.25
3	—	578	124.00–131.00	127.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	127.00–133.00	129.97
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
2	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.20
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	127.00–132.00	129.47
6	—	518	115.00–127.00	123.18
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	165	181.00	181.00
1	—	200	176.00	176.00
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	131	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	119.00	119.00
1	—	405	114.00	114.00
1	—	195	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
1	—	490	117.00	117.00
2	—	535	105.00–106.00	105.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	156.00–157.00	156.50
2	—	560	136.00–147.00	141.60
3	—	468	147.00–159.00	153.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	488	110.00–140.00	125.08
1	—	260	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	888	720.00–940.00	840.85

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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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

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