Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher feeder steers 4 to 7 higher feeder heifers 2 to 6 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.58/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$125.58

55 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$1.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.36

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	592	125.74	745	48
Medium and Large 2	468	124.43	582	7thin

One grade step is worth $1.31/cwt here — about $163 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 sale55 hd

125.58

—

MS average13 barns · 849 hd

133.94

−8.36

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	1,303	75.00	977	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	58.59	799	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	792	40.89	324	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,303	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	977	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	58.59/cwt	57.50–59.00	799	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	40.89/cwt	40.00–42.50	324	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	570	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	174.01/cwt	173.00–175.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	172.57/cwt	170.00–178.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	161.75/cwt	150.00–163.50	831	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	178.17/cwt	171.00–185.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	177.48/cwt	176.00–179.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	174.04/cwt	167.00–181.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	161.68/cwt	157.00–164.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	178.28/cwt	175.00–182.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.53/cwt	130.00–145.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	128.80/cwt	124.00–134.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	133.31/cwt	132.00–135.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	827	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	123.56/cwt	120.00–124.00	963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	129.73/cwt	125.00–134.00	698	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	117.72/cwt	117.50–118.00	853	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	355	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 197Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 12

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher feeder steers 4 to 7 higher feeder heifers 2 to 6 lower

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	57.50–59.00	58.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	40.00–42.50	40.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	485	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	720.00	720.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
5	—	377	170.00–178.00	172.57
4	—	331	171.00–185.00	178.17
2	—	403	169.00	169.00
2	—	560	130.00–141.00	135.60
3	—	462	157.00–164.00	161.68
2	—	278	175.00–182.00	178.28
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
3	—	523	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
2	—	385	135.00–138.00	136.48
4	—	755	119.00	119.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
5	—	566	124.00–134.00	128.80
2	—	315	139.00–140.00	139.50
3	—	467	132.00–135.00	133.31
14	—	538	125.00–134.00	129.73
16	—	725	117.50–118.00	117.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	115.00–120.00	118.25
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	173.00–175.00	174.01
15	—	514	150.00–163.50	161.75
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
2	—	425	176.00–179.00	177.48
2	—	393	167.00–181.00	174.04
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
14	—	636	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,070	91.00	91.00
9	—	779	120.00–124.00	123.56
1	—	685	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	130.00–145.00	138.53
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	156.00	156.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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