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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 11

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 135▼ 85 vs year ago 234 · −36.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 14▼ 15 vs year ago 32 · −46.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 12▼ 24 vs year ago 36 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 10 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 12 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 $119.26/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$119.26

31 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

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	504	123.89	625	20
Medium and Large 2	556	110.82	617	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $8 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 sale31 hd

119.26

—

MS average13 barns · 885 hd

122.29

−3.04

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	1,439	77.88	1,121	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	69.85	835	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	54.01	504	3thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	494	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	148.08/cwt	143.00–153.00	715	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	137.33/cwt	136.00–140.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	136.03/cwt	135.00–138.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	117.90/cwt	112.00–124.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	848	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	120.37/cwt	116.00–125.00	873	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	754	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	856	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	126.48/cwt	123.00–134.00	605	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	122.16/cwt	118.00–124.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	113.68/cwt	110.00–116.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	121.41/cwt	119.00–124.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	111.00/cwt	108.00–114.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	130.98/cwt	125.00–143.00	675	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3-4	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	124.83/cwt	120.00–129.00	717	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	74.05/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	81.70/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,246	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	54.01/cwt	50.00–56.50	504	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	69.85/cwt	62.50–72.50	835	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	934.85/cwt	875.00–960.00	9,283	13

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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 135Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 36

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 10 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 12 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	77.00–85.00	81.70
2	—	1,353	72.50–75.00	74.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	62.50–72.50	69.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	50.00–56.50	54.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
2	—	615	116.00–120.00	117.97
5	—	520	118.00–124.00	122.16
2	—	570	119.00–124.00	121.41
9	—	478	123.00–134.00	126.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
4	—	571	108.00–114.00	111.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
3	—	522	110.00–116.00	113.68
1	—	390	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	136.00–140.00	137.33
2	—	670	125.00–128.00	126.50
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
2	—	353	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	483	143.00–153.00	148.08
3	—	725	116.00–125.00	120.37
4	—	571	135.00–138.00	136.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
2	—	615	112.00–124.00	117.90
5	—	754	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	125.00–143.00	130.98
11	—	574	120.00–129.00	124.83
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
3	—	482	125.00–130.00	126.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	13	—	993	875.00–960.00	934.85

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.