Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 10 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to 7 higher

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.77/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$137.77

47 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$17.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.69

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	456	144.66	659	28
Medium and Large 2	462	127.61	590	19thin

One grade step is worth $17.05/cwt here — about $70 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 sale47 hd

137.77

—

MS average13 barns · 706 hd

124.08

+13.69

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	1,775	75.00	1,331	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,474	52.33	771	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	33.69	344	5thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	330	164.06/cwt	161.00–168.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	148.13/cwt	140.00–155.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.05/cwt	125.00–131.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	154.38/cwt	148.00–159.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	156.35/cwt	156.00–157.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	162.56/cwt	158.00–167.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.38/cwt	115.00–126.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.87/cwt	132.00–148.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.60/cwt	150.00–157.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	128.95/cwt	125.00–137.00	365	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,331	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	148	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	38.11/cwt	35.00–44.00	398	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	52.33/cwt	50.00–60.00	771	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.57/cwt	149.00–164.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	143.86/cwt	130.00–162.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	126.29/cwt	125.00–141.00	548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.15/cwt	122.00–133.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	126.03/cwt	115.00–133.00	648	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	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 Oct 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 246Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 28

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 10 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to 7 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	161.00–168.00	164.06
3	—	522	130.00–140.00	133.23
5	—	421	140.00–155.00	148.13
1	—	280	157.00	157.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
2	—	570	125.00–131.00	128.05
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
5	—	385	149.00–164.00	155.57
7	—	467	130.00–162.00	143.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
3	—	482	130.00–133.00	131.02
2	—	565	129.00	129.00
1	—	390	148.00	148.00
12	—	434	125.00–141.00	126.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	148.00–159.00	154.38
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
2	—	330	159.00	159.00
3	—	415	156.00–157.00	156.35
2	—	355	158.00–167.00	162.56
2	—	615	132.00–148.00	139.87
5	—	519	150.00–157.00	154.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	115.00–126.00	120.38
1	—	445	136.00	136.00
3	—	283	125.00–137.00	128.95
2	—	365	137.00–142.00	139.47
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
4	—	470	122.00–133.00	127.15
16	—	514	115.00–133.00	126.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	116.00	116.00
2	—	370	109.00	109.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	16.00	16.00
4	—	1,045	35.00–44.00	38.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,474	50.00–60.00	52.33

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)	1	—	980	670.00	670.00

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

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Bulls · 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