Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.51/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$146.51

98 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$421

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

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.83

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	512	157.18	805	34
Medium and Large 2	447	142.32	635	4thin
Medium and Large 1	871	140.75	1,226	60

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about −$421 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 sale98 hd

146.51

—

MS average12 barns · 1,512 hd

153.34

−6.83

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	1,802	91.25	1,644	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	67.43	844	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	54.51	599	14

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	510	131.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	118.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.21/cwt	137.00–142.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.76/cwt	139.00–145.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	144.59/cwt	139.00–150.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	150.73/cwt	148.00–155.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	158.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.45/cwt	150.00–161.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.87/cwt	132.00–150.00	525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	166.86/cwt	164.00–170.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	146.51/cwt	144.00–150.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.12/cwt	159.00–170.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	142.88/cwt	135.00–151.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	173.32/cwt	162.00–185.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	539	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	855.14/cwt	800.00–930.00	9,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,226	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	56.01/cwt	40.00–62.50	619	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	67.43/cwt	55.00–72.50	844	9
Bulls	—	—	2,020	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	93.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	780.24/cwt	760.00–800.00	9,831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	827.33/cwt	790.00–860.00	9,307	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,270.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,270.00	17,018	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	19,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	121.45/cwt	118.00–125.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.45/cwt	140.00–143.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	143.19/cwt	138.00–148.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	130.76/cwt	124.00–135.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	158.33/cwt	135.00–184.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	152.59/cwt	130.00–164.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	169.79/cwt	160.00–178.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	123.49/cwt	120.00–127.00	745	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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 272Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 30Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 31Year ago 26

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	130.00–133.00	131.22
4	—	624	115.00–125.00	118.72
4	—	475	137.00–142.00	138.21
4	—	424	139.00–145.00	141.76
3	—	585	125.00–126.00	125.33
3	—	313	139.00–150.00	144.59
7	—	373	132.00–150.00	140.87
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	118.00–125.00	121.45
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
4	—	420	120.00–130.00	124.28
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
4	—	333	124.00–135.00	130.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	145.00	145.00
1	—	310	183.00	183.00
7	—	574	148.00–155.00	150.73
7	—	476	150.00–165.00	158.56
6	—	520	150.00–161.00	155.45
1	—	295	187.00	187.00
2	—	373	164.00–170.00	166.86
4	—	623	144.00–150.00	146.51
4	—	423	159.00–170.00	166.12
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	871	140.75	140.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00–143.00	141.45
2	—	520	138.00–148.00	143.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	135.00–151.00	142.88
2	—	325	162.00–185.00	173.32
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	147.00	147.00
1	—	285	189.00	189.00
5	—	416	130.00–164.00	152.59
5	—	366	160.00–178.00	169.79
2	—	603	120.00–127.00	123.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
1	—	285	186.00	186.00
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
2	—	315	135.00–184.00	158.33
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00

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)	4	—	1,158	800.00–930.00	855.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,260	760.00–800.00	780.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	790.00–860.00	827.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,270.00	1,270.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	1,290.00	1,290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	35.00	35.00
13	—	1,105	40.00–62.50	56.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,252	55.00–72.50	67.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	82.50	82.50
5	—	1,758	90.00–95.00	93.00

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

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