Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 4 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to 5 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.89/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$135.89

145 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$10.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.10

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	541	140.83	762	49
Medium and Large 1	812	134.29	1,091	72
Medium and Large 2	472	130.59	616	24

One grade step is worth $10.24/cwt here — about $146 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 sale145 hd

135.89

—

MS average13 barns · 1,055 hd

145.99

−10.10

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	1,463	79.96	1,169	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	61.66	768	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	50.00	755	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	41.58	440	19

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	860	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,150	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	114.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.79/cwt	115.00–128.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	125.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	121.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.03/cwt	110.00–122.00	489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	152.17/cwt	147.00–157.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	136.95/cwt	134.00–148.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	128.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.07/cwt	125.00–133.00	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	152.91/cwt	146.00–156.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	137.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.66/cwt	129.00–137.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	145.10/cwt	140.00–153.00	756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	129.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.52/cwt	151.00–152.00	712	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	61.66/cwt	55.00–69.00	768	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	29.72/cwt	24.00–35.00	267	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	47.05/cwt	35.50–52.50	533	13
Bulls	—	—	1,240	71.30/cwt	70.00–72.50	884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,466	79.42/cwt	70.00–89.00	1,164	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,146	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	805.14/cwt	490.00–1,020.00	9,460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.68/cwt	137.00–149.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	117.16/cwt	110.00–129.00	387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.07/cwt	120.00–146.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	125.86/cwt	120.00–133.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	135.84/cwt	133.00–139.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	127.52/cwt	120.00–132.00	590	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	114.74/cwt	113.00–117.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	144.90/cwt	140.00–153.00	594	4

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 458Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 82Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 49Year ago 14

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 4 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to 5 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	860	133.75	133.75
12	—	573	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	130.00–138.00	133.94
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
9	—	554	120.00–127.00	125.81
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
3	—	423	135.00–138.00	136.63
5	—	356	130.00–140.00	137.02
3	—	523	129.00–137.00	133.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	130.00	130.00
2	—	683	130.00–131.00	130.49
2	—	368	147.00–157.00	152.17
6	—	563	134.00–148.00	136.95
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
13	—	616	125.00–133.00	131.07
10	—	476	146.00–156.00	152.91
8	—	521	140.00–153.00	145.10
4	—	410	140.00–153.00	144.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	110.00–113.00	111.51
3	—	458	110.00–119.00	114.73
7	—	418	110.00–122.00	117.03
5	—	330	110.00–129.00	117.16
4	—	355	113.00–117.00	114.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	115.00–128.00	122.79
19	—	528	120.00–128.00	121.05
6	—	421	125.00–132.00	128.29
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
4	—	383	120.00–133.00	125.86
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	323	133.00–139.00	135.84
16	—	463	120.00–132.00	127.52
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	127.00–132.00	129.49
3	—	512	125.00–135.00	129.97
1	—	710	138.00	138.00
4	—	588	130.00–135.00	132.75
1	—	630	133.00	133.00
2	—	470	151.00–152.00	151.52
3	—	430	137.00–149.00	142.68
2	—	373	125.00–135.00	130.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	134.00–135.00	134.66
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
3	—	522	110.00–120.00	116.68
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	132.00	132.00
2	—	423	135.00	135.00
4	—	378	120.00–146.00	131.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,246	55.00–69.00	61.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	900	24.00–35.00	29.72
13	—	1,133	35.50–52.50	47.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	70.00–72.50	71.30
5	—	1,466	70.00–89.00	79.42
1	—	1,890	100.00	100.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,175	490.00–1,020.00	805.14

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