Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher 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 $144.73/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$144.73

92 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

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	550	149.90	825	63
Medium and Large 2	503	133.50	671	29

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $154 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 sale92 hd

144.73

—

MS average13 barns · 1,195 hd

148.92

−4.19

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	1,465	79.75	1,169	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	65.55	850	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	51.27	541	10

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	358	123.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	133.09/cwt	127.00–138.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	139.94/cwt	135.00–142.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	160.45/cwt	159.00–162.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.86/cwt	115.00–139.00	686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	122.91/cwt	115.00–127.00	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	175.40/cwt	169.00–181.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	144.86/cwt	144.00–145.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.83/cwt	120.00–129.00	666	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.27/cwt	154.00–164.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	170.47/cwt	167.00–174.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	149.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.78/cwt	110.00–133.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	130.32/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	136.78/cwt	128.00–149.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	126.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	177.03/cwt	174.00–180.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	121.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	833	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,596	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	460	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	52.52/cwt	44.00–57.50	548	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	65.55/cwt	62.00–71.00	850	14
Bulls	—	—	1,040	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,312	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,181.35/cwt	900.00–1,360.00	15,452	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,025.73/cwt	900.00–1,270.00	11,519	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	17,290	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	838.72/cwt	800.00–880.00	8,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	170.48/cwt	169.00–172.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	155.93/cwt	153.00–159.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	172.63/cwt	171.00–174.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	123.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.31/cwt	104.00–106.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	140.32/cwt	137.00–145.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	103.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	177.18/cwt	174.00–180.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.96/cwt	115.00–126.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	120.23/cwt	110.00–126.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.57/cwt	133.00–140.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.35/cwt	115.00–126.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	149.06/cwt	145.00–153.00	796	28

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 369Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 81Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 19Year ago 45

Compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	120.00–126.00	123.68
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	127.00–138.00	133.09
7	—	424	125.00–135.00	129.24
2	—	628	115.00–120.00	117.43
1	—	250	133.00	133.00
10	—	475	115.00–127.00	122.91
18	—	529	120.00–129.00	125.83
3	—	720	104.00–106.00	105.31
3	—	323	137.00–145.00	140.32
2	—	768	100.00–106.00	103.07
5	—	562	110.00–126.00	120.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	135.00–142.00	139.94
5	—	373	169.00–181.00	175.40
7	—	590	144.00–145.00	144.86
5	—	473	154.00–164.00	157.27
4	—	424	167.00–174.00	170.47
1	—	735	136.00	136.00
3	—	768	127.00–132.00	130.32
1	—	870	128.00	128.00
2	—	688	138.00	138.00
28	—	534	145.00–153.00	149.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	159.00–162.00	160.45
9	—	528	115.00–139.00	129.86
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
4	—	429	140.00–155.00	149.59
8	—	565	110.00–133.00	122.78
4	—	466	128.00–149.00	136.78
1	—	345	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	125.00–131.00	126.49
2	—	253	174.00–180.00	177.03
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	683	118.00–126.00	121.93
2	—	405	169.00–172.00	170.48
3	—	368	171.00–174.00	172.63
6	—	521	120.00–130.00	123.33
4	—	631	115.00–125.00	120.01
4	—	319	174.00–180.00	177.18
3	—	772	115.00–117.00	115.67
9	—	573	115.00–126.00	119.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	153.00–159.00	155.93
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
4	—	425	133.00–140.00	137.57
3	—	505	115.00–126.00	120.35
2	—	460	125.00–128.00	126.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,040	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,543	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	40.00	40.00
9	—	1,044	44.00–57.50	52.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,296	62.00–71.00	65.55

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)	18	—	1,308	900.00–1,360.00	1,181.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,123	900.00–1,270.00	1,025.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,300	1,330.00	1,330.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,350	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	800.00–880.00	838.72

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