Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to10 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.44/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$116.44

27 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$7.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

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	476	118.09	562	21
Medium and Large 2	461	110.67	510	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about $52 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 sale27 hd

116.44

—

MS average13 barns · 1,256 hd

121.11

−4.66

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	1,493	84.17	1,257	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	63.11	697	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	55.15	570	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Medium and Large 2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	84.17/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,257	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	63.11/cwt	60.00–67.50	697	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	55.15/cwt	52.00–57.50	570	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	630	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	3,906	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	820	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	119.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.67/cwt	118.00–122.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	144.65/cwt	141.00–148.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	147.15/cwt	140.00–153.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	114.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.62/cwt	123.00–134.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	119.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	148.89/cwt	147.00–151.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	596	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	13,770	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	945.43/cwt	920.00–980.00	8,386	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	123.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	225	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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 196Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 51Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 100Year ago 13

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to10 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	207.50	207.50
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
1	—	510	119.00	119.00
3	—	565	118.00–122.00	119.67
1	—	430	143.00	143.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	147.00–151.00	148.89
2	—	480	120.00–128.00	123.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
2	—	560	106.00–107.00	106.50
2	—	540	100.00–108.00	104.00
1	—	180	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	93.00	93.00
2	—	458	115.00–120.00	117.54
2	—	605	105.00–110.00	107.48
2	—	503	115.00–120.00	117.51
4	—	559	110.00–120.00	114.24
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
4	—	376	123.00–134.00	127.62
5	—	428	115.00–125.00	119.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	117.00–123.00	119.95
2	—	663	115.00–120.00	117.45
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
2	—	283	141.00–148.00	144.65
2	—	488	130.00	130.00
3	—	315	140.00–153.00	147.15
1	—	185	200.00	200.00
1	—	370	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	80.00–87.50	84.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	60.00–67.50	63.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	52.00–57.50	55.15

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	—	630	620.00	620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,080.00	1,080.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	887	920.00–980.00	945.43

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle