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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 30

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 197▲ 56 vs year ago 197 · +28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 26▼ 29 vs year ago 41 · −70.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher feeder steers 4 to 7 higher feeder heifers 2 to 6 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 $125.58/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$125.58

55 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$1.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.36

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	592	125.74	745	48
Medium and Large 2	468	124.43	582	7thin

One grade step is worth $1.31/cwt here — about $163 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 sale55 hd

125.58

—

MS average13 barns · 849 hd

133.94

−8.36

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	1,303	75.00	977	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	58.59	799	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	792	40.89	324	3thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	174.04/cwt	167.00–181.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	177.48/cwt	176.00–179.00	754	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	174.01/cwt	173.00–175.00	797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	161.75/cwt	150.00–163.50	831	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	138.53/cwt	130.00–145.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	827	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	123.56/cwt	120.00–124.00	963	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	974	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	133.31/cwt	132.00–135.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	129.73/cwt	125.00–134.00	698	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	128.80/cwt	124.00–134.00	729	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	117.72/cwt	117.50–118.00	853	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	178.28/cwt	175.00–182.00	496	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	178.17/cwt	171.00–185.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	172.57/cwt	170.00–178.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	161.68/cwt	157.00–164.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	135.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,303	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	977	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	792	40.89/cwt	40.00–42.50	324	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	58.59/cwt	57.50–59.00	799	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	570	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,452	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 197Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 12

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher feeder steers 4 to 7 higher feeder heifers 2 to 6 lower

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	57.50–59.00	58.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	40.00–42.50	40.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	485	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	720.00	720.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
5	—	377	170.00–178.00	172.57
4	—	331	171.00–185.00	178.17
2	—	403	169.00	169.00
2	—	560	130.00–141.00	135.60
3	—	462	157.00–164.00	161.68
2	—	278	175.00–182.00	178.28
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
3	—	523	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
2	—	385	135.00–138.00	136.48
4	—	755	119.00	119.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
5	—	566	124.00–134.00	128.80
2	—	315	139.00–140.00	139.50
3	—	467	132.00–135.00	133.31
14	—	538	125.00–134.00	129.73
16	—	725	117.50–118.00	117.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	115.00–120.00	118.25
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	173.00–175.00	174.01
15	—	514	150.00–163.50	161.75
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
2	—	425	176.00–179.00	177.48
2	—	393	167.00–181.00	174.04
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
14	—	636	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,070	91.00	91.00
9	—	779	120.00–124.00	123.56
1	—	685	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	130.00–145.00	138.53
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	156.00	156.00

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.