Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\ bulls steady to 4lower feeder steer \heifers 6 to 10 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.20/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$133.20

125 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$22.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	137.00	904	73
Medium and Large 1-2	433	131.31	568	41
Medium and Large 2	413	114.98	475	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about $429 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 sale125 hd

133.20

—

MS average13 barns · 1,128 hd

128.30

+4.90

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	1,877	89.55	1,681	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	61.29	777	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	41.53	424	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	40.55	693	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	263	135.90/cwt	134.00–138.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.96/cwt	116.00–126.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.47/cwt	114.00–125.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	128.80/cwt	123.00–135.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.66/cwt	145.00–156.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	130.58/cwt	128.00–132.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	122.02/cwt	118.00–126.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	153.16/cwt	146.00–160.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	154.04/cwt	152.00–156.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	156.42/cwt	150.00–163.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	158.52/cwt	152.00–164.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	139.66/cwt	133.00–148.00	602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	158.53/cwt	150.00–164.00	428	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	29.46/cwt	22.50–35.00	278	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	40.55/cwt	40.00–41.00	693	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	61.29/cwt	57.00–70.00	777	11
Bulls	—	—	1,877	89.55/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,681	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	49.21/cwt	40.00–56.50	528	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	988.23/cwt	700.00–1,300.00	12,936	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	969.08/cwt	890.00–1,010.00	13,228	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	640	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	833.04/cwt	800.00–920.00	9,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.35/cwt	106.00–115.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.98/cwt	111.00–138.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	136.69/cwt	133.00–140.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	132.00/cwt	125.00–138.00	417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	106.05/cwt	102.00–110.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.69/cwt	124.00–128.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	125	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	126.75/cwt	125.00–129.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	133.31/cwt	110.00–139.00	701	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	317	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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 652Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 41Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 49Year ago 14

compared to last week slaugther cows\ bulls steady to 4lower feeder steer \heifers 6 to 10 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	134.00–138.00	135.90
2	—	635	116.00–126.00	120.96
2	—	190	146.00–150.00	148.00
2	—	583	118.00–126.00	122.02
7	—	316	125.00–138.00	132.00
4	—	411	120.00–125.00	122.46
4	—	366	125.00–129.00	126.75
16	—	526	110.00–139.00	133.31
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	210	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	113.00–115.00	114.04
2	—	228	123.00–135.00	128.80
1	—	355	119.00	119.00
3	—	540	106.00–115.00	110.35
2	—	578	102.00–110.00	106.05
1	—	125	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	660	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	114.00–125.00	119.47
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	145.00–156.00	150.66
5	—	614	128.00–132.00	130.58
2	—	683	128.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
2	—	585	130.00–140.00	135.00
2	—	328	146.00–160.00	153.16
2	—	470	152.00–156.00	154.04
2	—	390	150.00–163.00	156.42
3	—	283	152.00–164.00	158.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	127.00–128.00	127.50
7	—	431	133.00–148.00	139.66
2	—	480	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	315	164.00–166.00	165.02
3	—	270	150.00–164.00	158.53
2	—	578	127.00–128.00	127.49
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	111.00–138.00	122.98
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	265	138.00	138.00
2	—	318	133.00–140.00	136.69
3	—	518	124.00–128.00	126.69
1	—	455	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	943	22.50–35.00	29.46
22	—	1,072	40.00–56.50	49.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	40.00–41.00	40.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,267	57.00–70.00	61.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,877	85.00–95.00	89.55

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,105	800.00–920.00	833.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,309	700.00–1,300.00	988.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,365	890.00–1,010.00	969.08
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	450.00	450.00

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

Heifers · 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