Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 lower feeder steers\heifers 2 to 5 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.64/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$128.64

37 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	145.00	587	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	508	130.64	663	29
Medium and Large 2	443	120.85	535	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	310	101.00	313	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about $274 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 sale37 hd

128.64

—

MS average13 barns · 1,166 hd

129.91

−1.27

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	—	Average	1,772	81.42	1,443	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	54.16	633	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	45.80	445	8thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	47.34/cwt	42.50–50.00	472	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,958	84.39/cwt	82.50–87.50	1,652	3
Bulls	—	—	1,215	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	54.16/cwt	50.00–60.00	633	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	16,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	180.53/cwt	177.00–184.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	156.05/cwt	154.00–158.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	133.19/cwt	130.00–139.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.08/cwt	130.00–145.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.57/cwt	130.00–158.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.65/cwt	121.00–126.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	140.68/cwt	135.00–146.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.40/cwt	125.00–137.00	677	13
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,693	1,194.18/cwt	1,180.00–1,210.00	20,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	152.76/cwt	146.00–156.00	715	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	814.95/cwt	660.00–990.00	5,313	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,174.20/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	13,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.36/cwt	164.00–166.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	491	2

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 176Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 29Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 94Year ago 6

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 lower feeder steers\heifers 2 to 5 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	996	42.50–50.00	47.34
1	—	810	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,169	50.00–60.00	54.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,958	82.50–87.50	84.39
1	—	1,215	72.50	72.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,240.00	1,240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,693	1,180.00–1,210.00	1,194.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,174.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	652	660.00–990.00	814.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	177.00–184.00	180.53
2	—	380	154.00–158.00	156.05
1	—	440	156.00	156.00
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
3	—	563	125.00–129.00	127.00
4	—	518	130.00–158.00	142.57
1	—	275	181.00	181.00
3	—	468	146.00–156.00	152.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
5	—	435	130.00–139.00	133.19
4	—	464	130.00–145.00	136.08
3	—	568	121.00–126.00	123.65
13	—	515	125.00–137.00	131.40
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	127.00	127.00
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
2	—	518	115.00–120.00	117.54
2	—	420	115.00–119.00	117.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.70
1	—	330	168.00	168.00
2	—	560	136.00–138.00	136.98
2	—	680	126.00–130.00	127.97
1	—	495	171.00	171.00
2	—	510	160.00–161.00	160.50
1	—	805	124.00	124.00
3	—	422	164.00–166.00	165.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
2	—	470	130.00–142.00	136.26
2	—	528	135.00–146.00	140.68

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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