Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-15.00 higher. Slaugther cows and bulls 4.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.31/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$151.31

59 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$10.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.38

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	153.54	786	47
Medium and Large 2	490	142.57	699	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.97/cwt here — about $87 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 sale59 hd

151.31

—

MS average12 barns · 1,302 hd

151.70

−0.38

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	1,561	85.97	1,342	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	58.86	677	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	984	41.21	406	31

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	568	142.88/cwt	139.00–153.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.93/cwt	118.00–124.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	130.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.03/cwt	130.00–141.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	125.22/cwt	121.00–129.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	156.49/cwt	154.00–165.00	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	150.66/cwt	146.00–161.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	171.82/cwt	169.00–175.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	167.11/cwt	166.00–171.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	139.77/cwt	135.00–144.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	135.43/cwt	130.00–141.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.28/cwt	140.00–155.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	168.58/cwt	162.00–171.00	634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	129.67/cwt	128.00–132.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.23/cwt	135.00–139.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.41/cwt	135.00–146.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	435	2
Bulls	—	—	1,621	88.22/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,430	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	26.20/cwt	20.00–33.00	214	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	38.83/cwt	35.00–40.00	378	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	48.97/cwt	42.00–60.00	521	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	58.86/cwt	52.50–65.50	677	10
Bulls	—	—	1,200	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	725.41/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.93/cwt	155.00–162.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.34/cwt	117.00–130.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	172.97/cwt	172.00–174.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.43/cwt	120.00–138.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	118.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	875	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	596	3

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 295Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 16Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-15.00 higher. Slaugther cows and bulls 4.00-7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	139.00–153.00	142.88
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
12	—	468	154.00–165.00	156.49
7	—	517	146.00–161.00	150.66
1	—	800	124.00	124.00
6	—	380	169.00–175.00	171.82
8	—	447	166.00–171.00	167.11
3	—	678	135.00–137.00	135.67
3	—	617	138.00–140.00	139.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–146.00	143.05
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
4	—	538	135.00–144.00	139.77
2	—	583	130.00–141.00	135.43
3	—	427	140.00–155.00	148.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	118.00–124.00	120.93
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
2	—	368	115.00–122.00	118.57
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
2	—	453	126.00–128.00	126.99
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
3	—	508	115.00–120.00	117.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	408	128.00–135.00	130.40
1	—	570	133.00	133.00
5	—	375	130.00–141.00	136.03
2	—	605	127.00–129.00	128.00
4	—	509	121.00–129.00	125.22
1	—	260	138.00	138.00
7	—	471	125.00–132.00	129.29
11	—	706	124.00	124.00
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
1	—	245	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	163.00	163.00
8	—	376	162.00–171.00	168.58
3	—	595	128.00–132.00	129.67
4	—	518	135.00–139.00	136.23
2	—	473	135.00–146.00	140.41
2	—	258	168.00–169.00	168.49
5	—	333	172.00–174.00	172.97
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	155.00–162.00	157.93
2	—	513	117.00–130.00	123.34
4	—	420	120.00–138.00	127.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,621	85.00–93.50	88.22
1	—	1,200	72.50	72.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	816	20.00–33.00	26.20
8	—	974	35.00–40.00	38.83
16	—	1,063	42.00–60.00	48.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,151	52.50–65.50	58.86

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)	1	—	1,010	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	700.00–750.00	725.41

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle