Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 5 to 10 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.42/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$137.42

78 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$285

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

$28.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.25

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	544	158.59	862	16thin
Medium and Large 2	386	153.00	591	4thin
Medium and Large 1	879	130.50	1,147	58

One grade step is worth $28.09/cwt here — about −$285 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 sale78 hd

137.42

—

MS average13 barns · 1,000 hd

155.67

−18.25

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	1,350	82.25	1,110	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	64.47	779	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	32.52	301	13

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,540	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,348	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	64.47/cwt	50.00–74.50	779	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	50.03/cwt	45.00–58.00	562	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	16.91/cwt	10.00–25.00	134	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	34.18/cwt	27.50–40.00	312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	134.52/cwt	129.00–140.00	825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,147	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	169.40/cwt	154.00–186.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.86/cwt	154.00–173.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.50/cwt	130.00–143.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	147.52/cwt	147.00–148.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	186.85/cwt	183.00–193.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.14/cwt	136.00–145.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	140.36/cwt	133.00–144.00	662	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.25/cwt	130.00–143.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	126.92/cwt	126.00–139.00	704	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	181.73/cwt	176.00–189.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	189.18/cwt	185.00–191.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	428	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	739.08/cwt	650.00–810.00	8,462	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	8,924	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	11,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	164.14/cwt	150.00–177.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.52/cwt	137.00–150.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	143.60/cwt	137.00–149.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	172.41/cwt	168.00–177.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	171.67/cwt	160.00–185.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	152.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	418	5

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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 253Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 12Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 6

compared to last week slaugther cows 5 to 10 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	87.50	87.50
1	—	1,160	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,209	50.00–74.50	64.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	45.00–58.00	50.03
4	—	794	10.00–25.00	16.91
6	—	914	27.50–40.00	34.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	130.00–135.00	132.46
2	—	613	129.00–140.00	134.52
2	—	468	154.00–186.00	169.40
2	—	530	130.00–143.00	136.50
3	—	275	183.00–193.00	186.85
4	—	374	176.00–189.00	181.73
5	—	323	185.00–191.00	189.18
1	—	235	182.00	182.00
5	—	424	160.00–185.00	171.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	150.00–177.00	164.14
4	—	465	137.00–150.00	143.52
1	—	280	169.00	169.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
1	—	350	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	179.00	179.00
1	—	445	174.00	174.00
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
1	—	745	132.00	132.00
3	—	515	154.00–173.00	160.86
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
6	—	634	151.00	151.00
2	—	388	168.00–177.00	172.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	879	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	143.00	143.00
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
1	—	420	146.00	146.00
1	—	530	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	147.00–148.00	147.52
5	—	420	136.00–145.00	141.14
20	—	472	133.00–144.00	140.36
3	—	515	130.00–143.00	137.25
18	—	555	126.00–139.00	126.92
9	—	372	137.00–149.00	143.60
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
5	—	274	150.00–154.00	152.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	126.00	126.00

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	1	—	945	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,090.00	1,090.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	650.00–810.00	739.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	970.00	970.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	800.00	800.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle