Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 8 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.28/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$147.28

43 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$2.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

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	466	147.61	688	38
Medium and Large 2	415	144.79	601	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.83/cwt here — about $87 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 sale43 hd

147.28

—

MS average13 barns · 989 hd

146.12

+1.16

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	1,573	79.46	1,250	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	55.00	683	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	37.19	381	12

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	522	138.63/cwt	137.00–140.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	160.44/cwt	149.00–166.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.52/cwt	146.00–156.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	150.95/cwt	145.00–156.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	155.57/cwt	148.00–159.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.77/cwt	134.00–155.00	609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.31/cwt	149.00–153.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.40/cwt	120.00–141.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.94/cwt	120.00–144.00	556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	148.83/cwt	140.00–156.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	117.85/cwt	110.00–126.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.79/cwt	124.00–146.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	155.41/cwt	149.00–160.00	712	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	87.18/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,463	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	26.69/cwt	25.00–30.00	254	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	40.69/cwt	30.00–48.00	427	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	683	7
Bulls	—	—	1,235	67.61/cwt	59.00–72.50	835	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	688.16/cwt	650.00–710.00	8,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	118.25/cwt	118.00–120.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	127.93/cwt	123.00–131.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.73/cwt	115.00–123.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	464	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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 261Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 30Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 15

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 8 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	137.00–140.00	138.63
4	—	470	140.00–152.00	144.56
4	—	326	149.00–166.00	160.44
1	—	375	156.00	156.00
3	—	430	146.00–156.00	149.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
2	—	278	150.00	150.00
3	—	372	145.00–156.00	150.95
9	—	518	148.00–159.00	155.57
7	—	415	134.00–155.00	146.77
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
3	—	307	140.00–156.00	148.83
5	—	563	124.00–146.00	132.79
6	—	458	149.00–160.00	155.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
3	—	375	149.00–153.00	151.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
8	—	377	118.00–120.00	118.25
1	—	455	107.00	107.00
2	—	328	90.00–100.00	95.04
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	120.00–141.00	133.40
8	—	425	120.00–144.00	130.94
4	—	580	110.00–126.00	117.85
3	—	457	123.00–131.00	127.93
4	—	530	115.00–123.00	119.73
1	—	295	136.00	136.00
2	—	335	137.00–140.00	138.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	85.00–90.00	87.18
1	—	1,935	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,235	59.00–72.50	67.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	25.00–30.00	26.69
9	—	1,049	30.00–48.00	40.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,242	50.00–60.00	55.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	650.00–710.00	688.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle