Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.76/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$141.76

182 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$467

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

$24.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.33

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	399	158.60	633	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	156.18	900	56
Medium and Large 1	819	134.39	1,101	121

One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about −$467 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 sale182 hd

141.76

—

MS average13 barns · 1,441 hd

153.09

−11.33

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	1,778	87.08	1,548	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	61.27	712	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	41.21	358	19

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	186.08/cwt	174.00–199.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	146.10/cwt	130.00–163.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	147.72/cwt	146.00–149.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	169.89/cwt	166.00–174.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,041	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	177.71/cwt	174.00–178.00	734	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	139.67/cwt	134.00–145.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	124.58/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.52/cwt	170.00–195.00	587	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	140.61/cwt	135.00–146.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	961	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	183.35/cwt	182.00–185.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	1,169	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	61.27/cwt	50.00–70.00	712	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	49.27/cwt	37.00–59.50	471	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	749	30.13/cwt	25.00–35.00	226	8
Bulls	—	—	1,443	82.75/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,194	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	89.25/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	489	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.95/cwt	115.00–130.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	167.53/cwt	161.00–172.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	136.75/cwt	130.00–144.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.62/cwt	115.00–122.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.24/cwt	126.00–135.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.98/cwt	145.00–152.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.28/cwt	106.00–118.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.61/cwt	137.00–148.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 340Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 40Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 25Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
4	—	333	146.00–149.00	147.72
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
3	—	360	134.00–145.00	139.67
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
6	—	474	135.00–146.00	140.61
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
3	—	678	115.00–122.00	117.62
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
3	—	427	137.00–148.00	141.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
3	—	528	115.00–130.00	120.95
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	190	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
2	—	415	130.00–144.00	136.75
3	—	563	106.00–118.00	112.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
3	—	427	145.00–152.00	148.98
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	174.00–199.00	186.08
2	—	513	130.00–163.00	146.10
1	—	805	122.00	122.00
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	270	181.00	181.00
1	—	675	124.00	124.00
4	—	419	161.00–172.00	167.53
3	—	570	126.00–135.00	130.24
2	—	370	165.00–166.00	165.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	115.00–120.00	117.50
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
2	—	473	166.00–174.00	169.89
14	—	413	174.00–178.00	177.71
6	—	812	122.50–125.00	124.58
3	—	325	170.00–195.00	180.52
7	—	745	133.00	133.00
11	—	610	157.50	157.50
3	—	363	182.00–185.00	183.35
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
6	—	661	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	778	133.75	133.75
57	—	865	135.10	135.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	164.00	164.00
2	—	343	167.00–168.00	167.50
2	—	468	145.00–149.00	146.99

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,162	50.00–70.00	61.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	955	37.00–59.50	49.27
8	—	749	25.00–35.00	30.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	80.00–85.00	82.75
4	—	1,945	80.00–97.00	89.25

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