Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weekslaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers steady to5 higher feeder heifers steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.41/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$124.41

76 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$12.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

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	487	125.71	612	68
Medium and Large 2	443	113.39	502	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.33/cwt here — about $110 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 sale76 hd

124.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,121 hd

123.70

+0.72

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	1,710	82.50	1,411	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	51.87	669	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	44.80	521	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,710	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,411	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	51.87/cwt	45.00–57.00	669	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	44.80/cwt	40.00–50.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	171.50/cwt	162.00–181.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	126.32/cwt	122.00–129.00	539	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	840.48/cwt	730.00–880.00	9,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	160.46/cwt	150.00–169.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	100.66/cwt	95.00–107.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	123.63/cwt	119.00–129.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	145.15/cwt	145.00–146.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.95/cwt	175.00–177.00	660	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	790.21/cwt	780.00–800.00	8,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,004	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.76/cwt	164.00–172.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	175.19/cwt	170.00–179.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.38/cwt	129.00–140.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.67/cwt	127.00–140.00	752	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	111.04/cwt	107.00–115.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	119.64/cwt	118.00–123.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	128.59/cwt	126.00–129.00	651	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	128.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	156.47/cwt	154.00–158.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1

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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 120Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 16

compared to last weekslaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers steady to5 higher feeder heifers steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	82.50	82.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,289	45.00–57.00	51.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	40.00–50.00	44.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	162.00–181.00	171.50
1	—	510	126.00	126.00
4	—	428	150.00–169.00	160.46
4	—	368	170.00–179.00	175.19
5	—	477	129.00–140.00	133.38
2	—	628	121.00–124.00	122.52
4	—	571	127.00–140.00	131.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.59
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	122.00–129.00	126.32
3	—	712	95.00–107.00	100.66
5	—	460	119.00–129.00	123.63
2	—	390	131.00–132.00	131.51
1	—	590	107.00	107.00
2	—	238	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
3	—	610	118.00–123.00	119.64
37	—	506	126.00–129.00	128.59
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
2	—	323	125.00–133.00	128.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	117.00	117.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
2	—	535	108.00	108.00
2	—	485	107.00–115.00	111.04
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	145.00–146.00	145.15
2	—	375	175.00–177.00	175.95
12	—	816	123.00	123.00
3	—	430	164.00–172.00	168.76
1	—	495	157.00	157.00
2	—	670	125.00–127.00	126.03
4	—	519	154.00–158.00	156.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	159.00	159.00
1	—	265	114.00	114.00
1	—	440	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,082	730.00–880.00	840.48
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	990.00	990.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	780.00–800.00	790.21

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

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Feeder Cattle

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