Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 2 to 4 higher feeder steers5 to10 higher feeder heifers 4 to 6 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.41/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$133.41

93 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$21.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	144.00	590	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	478	135.42	648	77
Medium and Large 2	404	122.43	495	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.57/cwt here — about $95 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 sale93 hd

133.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,359 hd

129.24

+4.18

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	1,300	77.69	1,010	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	60.69	711	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	45.61	450	12

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	569	154.30/cwt	147.00–155.00	878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.73/cwt	150.00–156.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	139.23/cwt	137.00–141.00	457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	170.47/cwt	170.00–174.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	136.20/cwt	133.00–141.00	663	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	129.64/cwt	125.00–133.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	407	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,368	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	165.14/cwt	159.00–176.00	690	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	160.56/cwt	155.00–162.00	864	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	1,468.47/cwt	700.00–1,650.00	19,619	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,282.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,390.00	15,626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	809	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	814.07/cwt	640.00–1,040.00	7,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	45.61/cwt	29.00–56.00	450	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	60.69/cwt	45.00–66.00	711	11
Bulls	—	—	1,015	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,309	78.58/cwt	74.00–87.50	1,029	6
Bulls	—	—	1,530	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	114.03/cwt	113.00–115.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.48/cwt	123.00–140.00	688	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	20,960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	622.65/cwt	600.00–640.00	7,179	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	127.79/cwt	115.00–130.00	429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	157.72/cwt	141.00–166.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.94/cwt	140.00–152.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.65/cwt	139.00–141.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.30/cwt	155.00–163.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	171.34/cwt	169.00–174.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.73/cwt	126.00–134.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	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 Mar 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 139Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 6Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 6Year ago 15

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 2 to 4 higher feeder steers5 to10 higher feeder heifers 4 to 6 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	147.00–155.00	154.30
3	—	485	150.00–156.00	153.73
10	—	331	180.00	180.00
8	—	389	170.00–174.00	170.47
22	—	418	159.00–176.00	165.14
8	—	538	155.00–162.00	160.56
2	—	268	169.00–174.00	171.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	129.00	129.00
1	—	570	142.00	142.00
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	150.00–157.00	153.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	120.00	120.00
4	—	328	137.00–141.00	139.23
66	—	487	133.00–141.00	136.20
3	—	415	125.00–133.00	129.64
1	—	395	139.00	139.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	113.00–115.00	114.03
7	—	336	115.00–130.00	127.79
4	—	463	125.00–130.00	127.73
1	—	360	108.00	108.00
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	120.00–126.00	123.05
2	—	433	154.00–155.00	154.51
1	—	835	107.00	107.00
1	—	270	187.00	187.00
1	—	230	177.00	177.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	480	140.00–152.00	145.94
3	—	522	139.00–141.00	139.65
3	—	380	155.00–163.00	159.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	123.00–140.00	130.48
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
3	—	278	141.00–166.00	157.72
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
2	—	473	120.00–127.00	123.67
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
3	—	418	126.00–134.00	129.73
1	—	630	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	960.00	960.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	710	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,336	700.00–1,650.00	1,468.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,218	1,000.00–1,390.00	1,282.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	945	640.00–1,040.00	814.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,153	600.00–640.00	622.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	986	29.00–56.00	45.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,172	45.00–66.00	60.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,309	74.00–87.50	78.58
1	—	1,530	85.00	85.00

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle