Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 7 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.36/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$163.36

44 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$23.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	177.00	982	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	165.70	850	32
Medium and Large 2	471	153.17	721	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.83/cwt here — about $261 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

163.36

—

MS average12 barns · 1,151 hd

160.84

+2.53

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	1,360	82.25	1,119	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,032	59.26	612	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	29.78	259	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	220	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	177.75/cwt	175.00–180.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	169.48/cwt	167.00–174.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.04/cwt	128.00–133.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	163.98/cwt	161.00–169.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	160.34/cwt	154.00–167.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	178.40/cwt	174.00–183.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.66/cwt	155.00–159.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	164.55/cwt	155.00–173.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	141.94/cwt	135.00–151.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	181.32/cwt	176.00–185.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	173.91/cwt	161.00–183.00	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	119.85/cwt	110.00–129.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,223	78.37/cwt	70.00–85.00	958	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	29.78/cwt	20.00–35.00	259	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	59.26/cwt	57.50–60.00	612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,472	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.53/cwt	130.00–154.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	174.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.96/cwt	128.00–142.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	153.95/cwt	142.00–167.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	147.35/cwt	144.00–150.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	572	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	138.76/cwt	134.00–145.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.23/cwt	130.00–141.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	153.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	743	3

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 235Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 51Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 60

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 7 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 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	—	220	173.00	173.00
1	—	790	117.00	117.00
4	—	319	175.00–180.00	177.75
4	—	366	167.00–174.00	169.48
4	—	630	128.00–133.00	130.04
4	—	413	161.00–169.00	163.98
4	—	275	170.00–180.00	174.30
3	—	570	128.00–142.00	133.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
3	—	423	130.00–154.00	141.53
3	—	377	142.00–167.00	153.95
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
2	—	638	124.00	124.00
4	—	575	110.00–120.00	116.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	184.00	184.00
2	—	435	174.00–183.00	178.40
2	—	633	141.00–142.00	141.51
3	—	530	155.00–159.00	156.66
5	—	554	155.00–173.00	164.55
5	—	327	176.00–185.00	181.32
8	—	475	161.00–183.00	173.91
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
3	—	720	140.00–146.00	142.97
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	154.00–167.00	160.34
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
3	—	577	135.00–151.00	141.94
3	—	485	150.00–159.00	153.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	184.00	184.00
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
2	—	275	145.00–150.00	147.32
3	—	317	144.00–150.00	147.35
15	—	403	140.00–144.00	142.00
4	—	456	134.00–145.00	138.76
3	—	555	139.00	139.00
5	—	516	130.00–141.00	136.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
3	—	428	110.00–129.00	119.85
1	—	190	121.00	121.00
1	—	355	117.00	117.00
1	—	490	95.00	95.00
1	—	305	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	70.00–85.00	78.37
1	—	1,635	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	20.00–35.00	29.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	57.50–60.00	59.26

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)	1	—	700	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	700.00	700.00

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