Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 4 to 7 higher feeder steer 3 to 6 higher feeder heifers steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.29/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$145.29

36 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.41

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	548	145.75	799	34
Medium and Large 2	438	137.50	602	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $198 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 sale36 hd

145.29

—

MS average10 barns · 563 hd

147.70

−2.41

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	1,572	71.88	1,130	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	62.99	792	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	45.00	464	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,553	76.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,188	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	945	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	62.99/cwt	60.00–67.50	792	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	166.52/cwt	152.00–169.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	119.37/cwt	118.00–119.50	751	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	125.90/cwt	118.00–135.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	175.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.87/cwt	129.00–138.50	791	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	123.40/cwt	119.00–129.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	413	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 0Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 7

compared to last week slaugther cows 4 to 7 higher feeder steer 3 to 6 higher feeder heifers steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	75.00–80.00	76.50
1	—	1,630	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	60.00–67.50	62.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	50.00	50.00
1	—	915	40.00	40.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	179.00	179.00
1	—	430	167.00	167.00
3	—	513	118.00–135.00	125.90
4	—	328	170.00–180.00	175.17
1	—	480	161.00	161.00
2	—	550	125.00–129.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	135.00–142.00	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	152.00–169.00	166.52
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
5	—	475	155.00	155.00
5	—	725	129.50	129.50
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
2	—	518	145.00	145.00
12	—	578	129.00–138.50	136.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	115.00–119.00	117.05
4	—	436	135.00	135.00
11	—	629	118.00–119.50	119.37
2	—	570	115.00–119.00	117.04
1	—	290	132.00	132.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
3	—	377	119.00–129.00	123.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	128.00	128.00
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
1	—	285	136.00	136.00
1	—	320	129.00	129.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	895	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	620.00	620.00

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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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

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