Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 3 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 8 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.25/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$121.25

46 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$11.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

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	501	124.52	624	33
Medium and Large 2	499	112.95	564	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about $60 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 sale46 hd

121.25

—

MS average13 barns · 1,015 hd

121.88

−0.63

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	1,455	79.39	1,155	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	62.63	751	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	53.24	557	18

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	488	130.84/cwt	125.00–138.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	137.50/cwt	134.00–142.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	105.17/cwt	95.00–113.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.93/cwt	114.00–125.00	675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	960.60/cwt	780.00–1,020.00	12,545	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,171.67/cwt	1,070.00–1,240.00	13,802	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	130.88/cwt	127.00–137.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.77/cwt	115.00–138.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	142.52/cwt	138.00–147.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	142.15/cwt	136.00–147.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	144.38/cwt	140.00–151.00	469	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,278	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	53.24/cwt	45.00–59.50	557	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	62.63/cwt	50.00–68.50	751	18
Bulls	—	—	1,180	71.28/cwt	70.00–72.50	841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.87/cwt	122.00–136.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	134.27/cwt	131.00–138.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	131.22/cwt	127.00–135.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	133.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	106.95/cwt	95.00–119.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	110.81/cwt	99.00–125.00	465	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,118.14/cwt	990.00–1,240.00	14,312	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	11,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	136.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	111.49/cwt	109.00–114.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	114.06/cwt	111.00–117.00	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,532	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	781.03/cwt	750.00–810.00	9,630	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 Apr 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 453Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 42Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 48Year ago 10

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 3 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 8 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	125.00–138.00	130.84
1	—	870	108.00	108.00
3	—	618	95.00–113.00	105.17
3	—	572	114.00–125.00	117.93
6	—	416	127.00–137.00	130.88
2	—	775	110.00–115.00	112.55
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
2	—	520	122.00–136.00	128.87
3	—	372	131.00–138.00	134.27
3	—	330	127.00–135.00	131.22
2	—	713	110.00–115.00	112.53
3	—	293	135.00–138.00	136.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	95.00–119.00	106.95
3	—	420	99.00–125.00	110.81
3	—	473	115.00–117.00	116.32
2	—	543	109.00–114.00	111.49
1	—	295	122.00	122.00
2	—	583	111.00–117.00	114.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	136.00	136.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
2	—	630	115.00–138.00	126.77
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
1	—	455	154.00	154.00
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	134.00–142.00	137.50
3	—	368	138.00–147.00	142.52
2	—	610	117.00–118.00	117.50
5	—	421	136.00–147.00	142.15
4	—	325	140.00–151.00	144.38
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
5	—	532	130.00–138.00	133.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
1	—	360	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,306	780.00–1,020.00	960.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,240	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,233	750.00–810.00	781.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,178	1,070.00–1,240.00	1,171.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,280	990.00–1,240.00	1,118.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,140.00	1,140.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,180	1,210.00	1,210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,046	45.00–59.50	53.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,199	50.00–68.50	62.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	70.00–72.50	71.28
2	—	1,730	87.50	87.50

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle