Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.26/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$152.26

36 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$18.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

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	536	155.37	833	30
Medium and Large 2	589	136.67	805	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about $28 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 sale36 hd

152.26

—

MS average13 barns · 1,256 hd

151.68

+0.57

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	1,590	82.50	1,312	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	64.52	760	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	45.59	409	9thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,015	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	64.52/cwt	50.00–70.00	760	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	50.71/cwt	30.00–62.50	490	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	655	27.67/cwt	25.00–30.00	181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,073.57/cwt	950.00–1,180.00	13,688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	15,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	159.43/cwt	152.00–167.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	140.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	144.68/cwt	143.00–147.00	959	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	123.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.30/cwt	130.00–134.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	148.59/cwt	144.00–152.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	165.75/cwt	159.00–170.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.34/cwt	125.00–131.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.15/cwt	132.00–143.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	142.84/cwt	137.00–148.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	154.36/cwt	152.00–157.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	133.30/cwt	127.00–138.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	146.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	166.99/cwt	163.00–173.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.76/cwt	129.00–137.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	661.33/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,627	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,986	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 Jul 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 178Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 11Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 3Year ago 17

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,450	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	50.00–70.00	64.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	966	30.00–62.50	50.71
2	—	655	25.00–30.00	27.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	168.00	168.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
1	—	670	128.00	128.00
5	—	467	137.00–148.00	142.84
3	—	372	152.00–157.00	154.36
3	—	505	127.00–138.00	133.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	130.00–134.00	132.30
1	—	295	137.00	137.00
2	—	513	119.00–125.00	122.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	152.00–167.00	159.43
1	—	220	188.00	188.00
5	—	709	135.00–145.00	140.20
1	—	270	157.00	157.00
3	—	663	143.00–147.00	144.68
3	—	628	144.00–152.00	148.59
5	—	469	159.00–170.00	165.75
4	—	555	140.00–149.00	146.46
6	—	433	163.00–173.00	166.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	144.00	144.00
1	—	645	131.00	131.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
1	—	310	136.00	136.00
2	—	737	120.00–126.00	123.03
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
3	—	522	125.00–131.00	128.34
4	—	430	132.00–143.00	138.15
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
5	—	474	129.00–137.00	132.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	110.00–120.00	116.69

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	2	—	1,275	950.00–1,180.00	1,073.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	600.00–700.00	661.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	590.00	590.00

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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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

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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

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