Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.43/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$115.43

77 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$6.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.54

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	483	117.09	566	58
Medium and Large 2	443	110.36	489	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $77 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 sale77 hd

115.43

—

MS average13 barns · 1,187 hd

122.97

−7.54

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	1,544	83.50	1,289	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	58.62	721	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	977	35.63	348	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	103.70/cwt	100.00–106.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	116.36/cwt	112.00–117.00	496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	105.00/cwt	99.00–111.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.76/cwt	136.00–142.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.57/cwt	124.00–134.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	93.97/cwt	93.00–99.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	114.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.21/cwt	141.00–153.00	677	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	126.03/cwt	123.00–129.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	118.46/cwt	110.00–124.00	562	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	147.24/cwt	145.00–148.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.93/cwt	115.00–127.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	142.45/cwt	141.00–144.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	123.74/cwt	116.00–130.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	116.50/cwt	113.00–120.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	135.39/cwt	132.00–139.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	108.66/cwt	107.00–110.00	723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	58.62/cwt	50.00–65.00	721	15
Bulls	—	—	1,693	87.75/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	181	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	28.83/cwt	20.00–40.00	261	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	45.46/cwt	40.00–48.00	499	8
Bulls	—	—	1,245	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	934	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,144	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	17,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,895	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	837.61/cwt	800.00–870.00	9,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	126.75/cwt	125.00–134.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	138.19/cwt	131.00–144.00	370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	129.83/cwt	120.00–135.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	112.49/cwt	105.00–119.00	414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.27/cwt	104.00–125.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	125.54/cwt	123.00–136.00	490	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	122.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	508	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	88.01/cwt	86.00–90.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	494	2

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 533Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 64Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 61Year ago 32

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	97.00	97.00
1	—	255	94.00	94.00
9	—	426	112.00–117.00	116.36
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
3	—	368	105.00–119.00	112.49
2	—	688	86.00–90.00	88.01
2	—	470	100.00–110.00	105.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	100.00–106.00	103.70
2	—	335	136.00–137.00	136.49
3	—	627	99.00–111.00	105.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
6	—	785	93.00–99.00	93.97
5	—	508	110.00–119.00	114.20
2	—	258	123.00–129.00	126.03
12	—	474	110.00–124.00	118.46
14	—	390	123.00–136.00	125.54
10	—	416	120.00–125.00	122.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	136.00–142.00	139.76
5	—	571	124.00–134.00	127.57
1	—	310	142.00	142.00
18	—	473	141.00–153.00	143.21
2	—	628	121.00–125.00	122.99
4	—	383	145.00–148.00	147.24
2	—	658	115.00–127.00	120.93
2	—	415	141.00–144.00	142.45
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	116.00–130.00	123.74
2	—	540	113.00–120.00	116.50
1	—	735	104.00	104.00
4	—	378	130.00–140.00	136.62
4	—	329	132.00–139.00	135.39
3	—	665	107.00–110.00	108.66
5	—	478	125.00–134.00	126.75
3	—	268	131.00–144.00	138.19
5	—	415	120.00–135.00	129.83
8	—	618	104.00–125.00	114.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	101.00	101.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	99.00	99.00
1	—	380	116.00	116.00
1	—	495	99.00	99.00
1	—	310	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,230	50.00–65.00	58.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	25.00	25.00
10	—	905	20.00–40.00	28.83
8	—	1,098	40.00–48.00	45.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	80.00–99.00	87.75
1	—	1,245	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	800.00–870.00	837.61

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