Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 6 to 10 lower feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 10 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.56/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$142.56

59 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$20.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

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	493	145.66	718	50
Medium and Large 2	529	125.34	663	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $55 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

142.56

—

MS average13 barns · 1,044 hd

143.21

−0.65

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	1,918	77.58	1,488	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	51.74	666	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	47.50	734	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	991	31.63	313	9thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	737.99/cwt	620.00–820.00	8,066	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	21.64/cwt	19.00–25.00	194	5
Bulls	—	—	1,918	77.58/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	44.12/cwt	40.00–50.00	490	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	51.74/cwt	47.00–57.00	666	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	144.29/cwt	139.00–150.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	149.01/cwt	147.00–151.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	153.31/cwt	151.00–157.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	131.13/cwt	125.00–138.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.71/cwt	135.00–156.00	750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	102.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	101.09/cwt	93.00–109.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	154.84/cwt	146.00–157.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.71/cwt	142.00–154.00	714	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	120.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	132.32/cwt	124.00–138.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	128.12/cwt	124.00–138.00	473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	148.69/cwt	145.00–152.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.91/cwt	115.00–122.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.77/cwt	135.00–144.00	653	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	132.66/cwt	127.00–138.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	790	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,950	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	715	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,076	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,208	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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 462Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 47Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 17Year ago 24

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 6 to 10 lower feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 10 higher

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)	4	—	1,093	620.00–820.00	737.99
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	790	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	620.00	620.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	715	570.00	570.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	896	19.00–25.00	21.64
4	—	1,110	40.00–50.00	44.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	47.00–57.00	51.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	47.50	47.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,918	75.00–80.00	77.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	139.00–150.00	144.29
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	393	147.00–151.00	149.01
2	—	545	133.00	133.00
15	—	474	135.00–144.00	137.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
2	—	433	127.00–138.00	132.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	640	107.00	107.00
1	—	250	136.00	136.00
2	—	580	127.00–128.00	127.51
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	151.00–157.00	153.31
4	—	611	125.00–138.00	131.13
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	790	119.00	119.00
12	—	515	135.00–156.00	145.71
5	—	387	146.00–157.00	154.84
19	—	480	142.00–154.00	148.71
3	—	573	135.00–137.00	136.33
2	—	280	145.00–152.00	148.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.02
4	—	520	93.00–109.00	101.09
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
2	—	613	100.00–105.00	102.47
4	—	430	115.00–122.00	116.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
10	—	514	115.00–122.00	120.81
8	—	418	124.00–138.00	132.32
4	—	474	120.00–125.00	122.01
5	—	369	124.00–138.00	128.12
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
6	—	860	109.00	109.00
1	—	315	136.00	136.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle