Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.31/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$128.31

210 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$278

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

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.27

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	516	144.64	746	28
Medium and Large 1	814	125.80	1,024	182

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about −$278 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 sale210 hd

128.31

—

MS average13 barns · 1,145 hd

143.58

−15.27

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	1,140	72.50	827	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	58.72	703	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	49.79	532	5thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	476	150.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	120.91/cwt	118.00–123.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,140	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	827	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	46.15/cwt	45.00–47.00	485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	52.22/cwt	50.00–55.00	565	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	614	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	59.61/cwt	55.00–63.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,049	117
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	874.27/cwt	790.00–910.00	9,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	980	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	445	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	10,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	154.95/cwt	153.00–157.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	179.59/cwt	177.00–184.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	126.43/cwt	125.00–128.00	417	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	762.62/cwt	700.00–820.00	6,993	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 243Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	150.00–155.00	150.84
2	—	520	136.00–138.00	136.99
11	—	622	128.50	128.50
1	—	365	177.00	177.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	153.00–157.00	154.95
3	—	323	177.00–184.00	179.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	839	125.00	125.00
65	—	770	127.25	127.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	118.00–123.00	120.91
2	—	365	120.00–124.00	122.00
1	—	565	128.00	128.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
2	—	520	129.00–130.00	129.49
2	—	330	125.00–128.00	126.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	72.50	72.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	45.00–47.00	46.15
3	—	1,082	50.00–55.00	52.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	52.50	52.50
7	—	1,201	55.00–63.00	59.61

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,041	790.00–910.00	874.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	630.00	630.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	917	700.00–820.00	762.62

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle