Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.63/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$134.63

37 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$8.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

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	465	136.49	635	29
Medium and Large 2	433	127.88	554	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.60/cwt here — about $80 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 sale37 hd

134.63

—

MS average13 barns · 1,280 hd

131.06

+3.57

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	1,510	80.00	1,208	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	62.50	727	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	55.73	583	6thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.30/cwt	133.00–144.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.49/cwt	131.00–136.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	139.46/cwt	137.00–142.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.35/cwt	130.00–149.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	355	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	178	153.73/cwt	152.50–155.00	274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.19/cwt	125.00–132.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	121.24/cwt	115.00–124.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	378	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	57.88/cwt	55.00–60.00	626	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	176.40/cwt	172.00–181.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.96/cwt	143.00–153.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	119.45/cwt	115.00–124.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	148.45/cwt	145.00–152.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,597	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	135.48/cwt	132.00–139.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	510	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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 419Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 48Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 50Year ago 87

compared to last week slaugther cows steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	175.00	175.00
1	—	205	177.50	177.50
2	—	475	164.00	164.00
3	—	428	160.00–170.00	163.64
3	—	568	133.00–144.00	139.30
2	—	660	137.00–142.00	139.46
2	—	620	130.00–149.00	139.35
1	—	295	183.00	183.00
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	173.00	173.00
2	—	328	172.00–181.00	176.40
1	—	515	161.00	161.00
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	157.00	157.00
1	—	225	143.00	143.00
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
3	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.67
2	—	178	152.50–155.00	153.73
5	—	518	125.00–132.00	129.19
4	—	638	115.00–124.00	121.24
5	—	373	143.00–153.00	146.96
1	—	440	152.00	152.00
4	—	579	120.00–128.00	124.01
2	—	205	160.00	160.00
2	—	335	145.00–152.00	148.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	112.00–115.00	113.52
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	132.00–139.00	135.48
2	—	385	130.00–135.00	132.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	181.00	181.00
4	—	570	131.00–136.00	133.49
1	—	675	138.00	138.00
1	—	380	161.00	161.00
1	—	260	151.00	151.00
1	—	220	172.00	172.00
3	—	523	130.00–135.00	131.97
2	—	475	125.00–129.00	127.04
2	—	605	124.00–130.00	127.00
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	673	115.00–124.00	119.45
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,082	55.00–60.00	57.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	62.50	62.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	733	900.00	900.00

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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