Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK SLAUGTHER COWS STEADY FEEDER STEERS\HEIFER STEADY TO 4 HIGHER

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.69/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$143.69

35 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.23

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	563	146.34	824	29
Medium and Large 2	532	130.89	696	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $128 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 sale35 hd

143.69

—

MS average13 barns · 1,172 hd

149.92

−6.23

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	1,125	76.65	863	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	58.15	700	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	44.18	403	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	113.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	128.30/cwt	125.00–133.00	615	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,470.00/cwt	1,470.00–1,470.00	14,333	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,243.63/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	14,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	166.40/cwt	150.00–178.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	725	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	169.75/cwt	166.00–173.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.32/cwt	115.00–128.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	58.15/cwt	45.00–65.00	700	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	46.88/cwt	40.00–55.00	487	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	723	40.14/cwt	36.00–45.00	290	2
Bulls	—	—	1,210	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,083	77.47/cwt	75.00–80.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.67/cwt	124.00–140.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.12/cwt	127.00–133.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	163.10/cwt	158.00–164.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	163.57/cwt	161.00–166.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	138.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	135.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	874	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	721	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,349.20/cwt	1,070.00–1,460.00	14,841	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	1,120.37/cwt	580.00–1,320.00	10,128	69
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	5,850	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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 346Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 34Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 60Year ago 5

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK SLAUGTHER COWS STEADY FEEDER STEERS\HEIFER STEADY TO 4 HIGHER

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	147.00	147.00
1	—	300	184.00	184.00
6	—	381	150.00–178.00	166.40
2	—	535	134.00–137.00	135.49
3	—	617	115.00–128.00	120.32
1	—	285	179.00	179.00
7	—	406	158.00–164.00	163.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	141.00	141.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
1	—	395	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	143.00–144.00	143.50
2	—	635	110.00–118.00	113.94
4	—	479	125.00–133.00	128.30
4	—	376	135.00	135.00
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
1	—	235	136.00	136.00
2	—	418	130.00–134.00	132.06
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
2	—	520	127.00–133.00	130.12
3	—	332	135.00–140.00	138.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	109.00	109.00
1	—	490	129.00	129.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	177.00	177.00
1	—	520	156.00	156.00
3	—	705	125.00–129.00	127.00
4	—	424	166.00–173.00	169.75
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
2	—	463	161.00–166.00	163.57
6	—	561	139.00	139.00
11	—	645	135.00–140.00	135.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	124.00–140.00	131.67
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	149.00	149.00
2	—	538	133.00–135.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	1,470.00	1,470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,243.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,070.00–1,460.00	1,349.20
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	750	780.00	780.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	69	—	904	580.00–1,320.00	1,120.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,204	45.00–65.00	58.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	40.00–55.00	46.88
2	—	723	36.00–45.00	40.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,083	75.00–80.00	77.47

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle