Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to5 lower feeder steers \heifers 3 to 6 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.29/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$162.29

44 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$20.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

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	452	169.54	766	24
Medium and Large 1	614	155.00	952	15thin
Medium and Large 2	515	149.41	769	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.13/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale44 hd

162.29

—

MS average13 barns · 1,136 hd

158.00

+4.30

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	1,355	73.17	991	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	54.36	658	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,001	30.83	309	17

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	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	156.35/cwt	150.00–166.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	133.33/cwt	125.00–140.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	952	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.68/cwt	164.00–175.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	139.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	159.52/cwt	159.00–160.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	172.50/cwt	163.00–176.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	173.70/cwt	169.00–177.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	148.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	136.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	138.47/cwt	132.00–141.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	178.52/cwt	176.00–181.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	158.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	850.06/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,779	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Heavy Weight	—	885	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	221	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	22.44/cwt	20.00–25.00	212	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	35.40/cwt	25.00–52.50	367	9
Bulls	—	—	1,435	77.20/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,108	6
Bulls	—	—	1,234	67.13/cwt	65.00–75.00	828	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	296	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	54.36/cwt	45.00–62.00	658	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	22.79/cwt	20.00–25.00	223	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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 274Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 37Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 17

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to5 lower feeder steers \heifers 3 to 6 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	—	285	170.00	170.00
2	—	510	140.00–150.00	145.00
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
3	—	472	150.00–166.00	156.35
1	—	335	177.00	177.00
2	—	635	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	680	125.00–129.00	126.97
1	—	390	178.00	178.00
1	—	425	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	125.00–140.00	133.33
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	614	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
4	—	429	164.00–175.00	169.68
11	—	476	163.00–176.00	172.50
3	—	362	169.00–177.00	173.70
2	—	333	176.00–181.00	178.52
3	—	523	150.00–165.00	158.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	157.00	157.00
2	—	475	159.00–160.00	159.52
1	—	525	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	130.00–145.00	139.64
3	—	323	145.00–152.00	148.96
8	—	461	130.00–140.00	136.80
4	—	415	132.00–141.00	138.47
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
2	—	283	149.00–150.00	149.49
2	—	743	113.00–116.00	114.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
2	—	483	115.00–120.00	117.56
2	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.42

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,268	800.00–900.00	850.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	590.00	590.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	25.00	25.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	20.00–25.00	22.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,037	25.00–52.50	35.40
3	—	985	30.00	30.00
2	—	980	20.00–25.00	22.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,211	45.00–62.00	54.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,435	75.00–82.50	77.20
4	—	1,234	65.00–75.00	67.13

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle