Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-03-02

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 2

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 142▼ 90 vs year ago 229 · −39.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 18▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to7 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 5 higher

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 $127.66/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$127.66

47 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$4.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	477	130.39	622	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	518	125.97	652	29

One grade step is worth $4.42/cwt here — about −$30 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

127.66

—

MS average13 barns · 835 hd

124.59

+3.07

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	1,320	75.00	990	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	58.13	812	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	30.50	268	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	156.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	827	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	145.28/cwt	138.00–159.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	129.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	124.23/cwt	118.00–128.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	673	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	122.00/cwt	116.00–128.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	125.48/cwt	116.00–127.50	729	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	176.88/cwt	168.00–185.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	169.05/cwt	129.00–188.00	565	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	990	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	30.50/cwt	30.50–30.50	268	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	58.13/cwt	52.50–65.00	812	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,977	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,440	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 142Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to7 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 5 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	52.50–65.00	58.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	30.50	30.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	184.00	184.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
2	—	283	168.00–185.00	176.88
4	—	334	129.00–188.00	169.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
2	—	550	117.00–122.00	119.50
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	140.00–141.00	140.48
15	—	581	116.00–127.50	125.48
2	—	438	125.00–134.00	129.47
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
3	—	520	116.00–128.00	122.00
4	—	474	118.00–128.00	124.23
2	—	388	130.00–131.00	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	123.00	123.00
1	—	320	137.00	137.00
14	—	512	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	157.00	157.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
3	—	528	155.00–160.00	156.72
3	—	560	138.00–159.00	145.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00

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	—	1,110	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	410.00	410.00

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.