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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 20

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

453 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 364▲ 223 vs year ago 230 · +97.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 45▲ 29 vs year ago 13 · +223.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 9▲ 41 vs year ago 7 · +585.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 lower

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.21/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$136.21

91 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

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

$21.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.89

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	540	150.04	810	30
Medium and Large 2	542	135.31	733	10thin
Medium and Large 1	742	128.25	952	51

One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale91 hd

136.21

—

MS average13 barns · 1,102 hd

145.10

−8.89

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	1,712	86.46	1,480	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	60.54	766	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	50.03	540	8thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	152.71/cwt	146.00–160.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	133.03/cwt	130.00–139.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	158.67/cwt	153.00–161.00	781	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	156.71/cwt	150.00–164.00	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	766	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	827	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	952	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,018	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	132.68/cwt	128.00–138.00	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	136.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	133.67/cwt	129.00–136.00	493	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	130.01/cwt	125.00–134.00	534	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	129.65/cwt	127.00–132.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	108.68/cwt	105.00–116.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	119.25/cwt	111.00–121.00	684	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	846	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	892	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	154.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	513	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	154.10/cwt	150.00–159.00	562	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	149.26/cwt	142.00–156.00	628	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	144.61/cwt	132.00–157.00	674	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	134.30/cwt	132.00–136.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	119.00/cwt	115.00–124.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,851	88.08/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,630	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	302	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	52.89/cwt	43.50–57.00	577	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	60.54/cwt	52.50–65.00	766	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	12,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	750	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,177	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 Apr 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 364Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 45Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 9Year ago 7

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	137.00–140.00	138.49
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	150.00–159.00	154.10
4	—	333	150.00–158.00	154.00
3	—	607	115.00–124.00	119.00
7	—	421	142.00–156.00	149.26
5	—	466	132.00–157.00	144.61
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
2	—	570	119.00–122.00	120.46
3	—	530	132.00–136.00	134.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	124.00	124.00
3	—	512	150.00–164.00	156.71
2	—	423	146.00–160.00	152.71
1	—	965	105.50	105.50
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
2	—	603	136.00–140.00	137.99
18	—	492	153.00–161.00	158.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	742	128.25	128.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	143.00	143.00
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
3	—	490	130.00–139.00	133.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	128.00–138.00	132.68
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
3	—	717	118.00	118.00
3	—	482	127.00–132.00	129.65
4	—	411	125.00–134.00	130.01
13	—	813	109.75	109.75
11	—	574	111.00–121.00	119.25
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
6	—	369	129.00–136.00	133.67
4	—	333	135.00–140.00	136.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	473	115.00	115.00
3	—	573	105.00–116.00	108.68
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	145.00	145.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,020.00	1,020.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	690.00	690.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,090	43.50–57.00	52.89
1	—	1,005	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,265	52.50–65.00	60.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,851	85.00–90.00	88.08

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.