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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 18

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

407 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 358▲ 407 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 19▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 5▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.28/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$123.28

60 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$11.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	489	126.81	621	42
Medium and Large 2	481	115.03	553	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.78/cwt here — about $67 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 sale60 hd

123.28

—

MS average13 barns · 1,382 hd

125.61

−2.34

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	1,612	79.49	1,281	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	52.25	688	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	47.54	501	22

Every lot

55 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	165.50/cwt	163.00–168.00	521	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	164.45/cwt	161.00–168.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	555	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	148.14/cwt	140.00–156.00	649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	144.54/cwt	136.00–150.00	684	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	139.47/cwt	130.00–147.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	773	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	129.65/cwt	125.00–134.50	744	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	132.77/cwt	127.00–136.00	825	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	916	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	980	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	143.41/cwt	142.00–146.00	399	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	136.53/cwt	135.00–139.00	438	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	139.57/cwt	137.00–142.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	135.22/cwt	131.00–137.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	112.52/cwt	106.00–117.00	465	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	125.95/cwt	120.00–132.00	606	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	115.61/cwt	110.00–119.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	113.67/cwt	110.00–118.00	592	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	122.42/cwt	120.00–133.00	644	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	117.84/cwt	115.00–120.00	671	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	118.82/cwt	115.00–122.00	783	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	125.72/cwt	120.00–132.00	469	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	151.18/cwt	143.00–158.00	571	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	141.08/cwt	133.00–148.00	604	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.83/cwt	137.00–145.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	493	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	125.02/cwt	120.00–133.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	120.60/cwt	120.00–123.00	685	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	117.75/cwt	115.00–121.00	717	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	118.40/cwt	112.00–125.00	799	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	77.11/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,218	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	84.26/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,411	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	47.54/cwt	36.50–55.00	501	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	52.25/cwt	47.50–55.00	688	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	16,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	21,644	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	707.13/cwt	550.00–1,040.00	7,729	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,032	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	747.73/cwt	670.00–890.00	8,517	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	642	1

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 358Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	161.00–168.00	164.45
2	—	438	140.00–156.00	148.14
3	—	528	130.00–147.00	139.47
4	—	621	127.00–136.00	132.77
5	—	473	136.00–150.00	144.54
26	—	574	125.00–134.50	129.65
1	—	670	131.00	131.00
1	—	980	100.00	100.00
2	—	315	163.00–168.00	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	164.00	164.00
1	—	250	154.00	154.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	119.00	119.00
2	—	380	145.00–147.00	145.97
2	—	430	135.00–137.00	136.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	144.75	144.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	168.00	168.00
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
2	—	470	137.00–145.00	140.83
2	—	675	112.00–125.00	118.40
4	—	609	115.00–121.00	117.75
5	—	568	120.00–123.00	120.60
6	—	428	133.00–148.00	141.08
6	—	528	120.00–133.00	125.02
7	—	378	143.00–158.00	151.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
2	—	373	120.00–132.00	125.72
2	—	493	125.00–128.00	126.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
2	—	375	137.00–142.00	139.57
2	—	618	115.00–120.00	117.43
3	—	278	142.00–146.00	143.41
4	—	406	131.00–137.00	135.22
5	—	321	135.00–139.00	136.53
5	—	659	115.00–122.00	118.82
6	—	481	120.00–132.00	125.95
6	—	569	115.00–120.00	117.84
8	—	526	120.00–133.00	122.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
3	—	413	106.00–117.00	112.52
6	—	482	110.00–119.00	115.61
8	—	521	110.00–118.00	113.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,535	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	5	—	1,093	550.00–1,040.00	707.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,139	670.00–890.00	747.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	82.50–85.00	84.26
6	—	1,580	72.00–82.50	77.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,316	47.50–55.00	52.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,053	36.50–55.00	47.54

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.