Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.22/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$121.22

36 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$4.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

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	522	121.71	636	32
Medium and Large 2	447	117.30	524	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.41/cwt here — about $112 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 sale36 hd

121.22

—

MS average12 barns · 1,029 hd

122.90

−1.68

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	1,406	79.37	1,116	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	57.70	718	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	37.10	380	9thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.20/cwt	111.00–134.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.74/cwt	122.00–125.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	130.48/cwt	128.00–135.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	118.69/cwt	105.00–127.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	119.74/cwt	110.00–125.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.59/cwt	140.00–152.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	154.33/cwt	150.00–159.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	142.00/cwt	135.00–149.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	120.26/cwt	120.00–121.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	130.99/cwt	120.00–144.00	549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.21/cwt	132.00–142.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.20/cwt	122.00–127.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.00/cwt	130.00–144.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	148.44/cwt	129.00–159.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	113.99/cwt	109.00–118.00	698	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,826	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	835.07/cwt	650.00–950.00	10,630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,426	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,220	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	724.05/cwt	600.00–900.00	6,734	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	84.16/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,219	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	42.40/cwt	40.00–47.00	444	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	57.70/cwt	50.00–62.50	718	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	22.24/cwt	22.00–22.50	192	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 288Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 40Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 83Year ago 3

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	895	85.00	85.00
4	—	625	122.00–125.00	123.74
4	—	513	132.00–142.00	135.21
2	—	393	158.00–160.00	158.99
3	—	478	130.00–144.00	137.00
1	—	290	159.00	159.00
6	—	414	129.00–159.00	148.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
2	—	473	125.00–126.00	125.50
4	—	435	111.00–134.00	125.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	128.00–135.00	130.48
3	—	368	160.00–165.00	162.36
3	—	665	128.00–130.00	129.34
3	—	475	140.00–152.00	145.59
3	—	500	150.00–159.00	154.33
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
2	—	595	135.00–149.00	142.00
1	—	315	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	105.00–127.00	118.69
3	—	375	130.00–136.00	132.68
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,020	94.00	94.00
4	—	528	120.00–121.00	120.26
6	—	419	120.00–144.00	130.99
1	—	275	137.00	137.00
5	—	478	122.00–127.00	124.20
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
3	—	612	109.00–118.00	113.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	110.00–125.00	119.74
1	—	460	110.00	110.00

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	—	935	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	650.00–950.00	835.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	630.00	630.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	760.00	760.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	930	600.00–900.00	724.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	82.50–85.00	84.16
1	—	1,280	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,047	40.00–47.00	42.40
1	—	1,210	35.00	35.00
2	—	865	22.00–22.50	22.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	50.00–62.50	57.70

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle