Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cows\bulls 2 to 4 lower, feeder steers\heifers 2 to10 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.87/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$146.87

93 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$16.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

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	150.84	773	31
Medium and Large 1	794	145.25	1,153	60
Medium and Large 2	488	134.00	653	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about $120 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 sale93 hd

146.87

—

MS average13 barns · 1,319 hd

149.63

−2.76

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	1,468	88.83	1,304	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	64.19	747	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	52.91	548	10

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	139.36/cwt	138.00–140.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	130.54/cwt	115.00–135.00	625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	901.86/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	11,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	147.36/cwt	140.00–153.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	155.83/cwt	151.00–161.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	890.00/cwt	780.00–1,000.00	10,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,153	60
Bulls	—	—	1,503	90.60/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,362	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	53.79/cwt	45.00–62.00	548	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	64.19/cwt	51.00–70.00	747	8
Bulls	—	—	1,290	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	125.31/cwt	115.00–129.00	711	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	151.36/cwt	150.00–156.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	157.23/cwt	156.00–160.00	756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.88/cwt	114.00–128.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	139.48/cwt	138.00–141.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	131.04/cwt	128.00–134.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	116.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	127.35/cwt	125.00–137.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.04/cwt	133.00–135.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	131.98/cwt	128.00–136.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	116.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	558	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	832.29/cwt	800.00–860.00	9,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,753	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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 406Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 36Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 20Year ago 5

compared to last week slaughter cows\bulls 2 to 4 lower, feeder steers\heifers 2 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	—	650	126.00	126.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	154.00	154.00
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	128.00	128.00
1	—	320	182.00	182.00
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
3	—	523	125.00–131.00	127.99
2	—	660	127.00	127.00
2	—	558	128.00–134.00	131.04
2	—	420	133.00–135.00	134.04
2	—	493	128.00–136.00	131.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	138.00–140.00	139.36
4	—	426	150.00–155.00	153.30
2	—	673	140.00	140.00
3	—	618	140.00–153.00	147.36
2	—	378	151.00–161.00	155.83
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
6	—	503	150.00–156.00	151.36
8	—	481	156.00–160.00	157.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	794	145.25	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	120.00–135.00	128.37
14	—	479	115.00–135.00	130.54
2	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.49
11	—	567	115.00–129.00	125.31
2	—	335	138.00–141.00	139.48
4	—	616	110.00–120.00	116.04
5	—	363	125.00–137.00	127.35
2	—	673	119.00–120.00	119.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	114.00–128.00	120.88
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
2	—	390	125.00–127.00	126.01
5	—	426	115.00–121.00	116.99
1	—	600	93.00	93.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,237	810.00–1,050.00	901.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	780.00–1,000.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	800.00–860.00	832.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	85.00–95.00	90.60
1	—	1,290	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	45.00	45.00
9	—	1,019	45.00–62.00	53.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	51.00–70.00	64.19

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