Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2019-07-16

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 16
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
← earliestJul 16Sep 24 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 266 vs last sale 0▲ 266 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 0▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady, except 3 weight steers sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.16/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$137.16
55 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$12.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.17
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487137.3966954
Medium and Large 2280125.003501thin
One grade step is worth $12.39/cwt here — about $319 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
137.16
—
MS average2 barns · 131 hd
137.33
−0.17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,82583.501,5241thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32357.2375712
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08445.8049716

Every lot

52 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215175.00/cwt175.00–175.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265164.75/cwt149.00–184.004374
Steers—Medium and Large 2280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334146.39/cwt140.00–153.004894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370142.08/cwt140.00–144.005262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424140.25/cwt130.00–148.005956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473136.04/cwt125.00–144.0064311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518131.54/cwt125.00–140.006817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565135.96/cwt124.00–150.0076810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616121.46/cwt120.00–126.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665123.38/cwt116.00–129.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728120.46/cwt118.00–123.008772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3155115.00/cwt115.00–115.001781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2195134.00/cwt134.00–134.002611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228142.38/cwt135.00–151.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290127.00/cwt127.00–127.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295109.00/cwt109.00–109.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329127.10/cwt120.00–132.004187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370128.56/cwt120.00–135.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429122.48/cwt119.00–126.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450128.00/cwt128.00–128.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474125.10/cwt120.00–134.005937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485108.00/cwt108.00–108.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524121.09/cwt110.00–126.0063510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575113.97/cwt108.00–119.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610113.34/cwt105.00–121.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680103.51/cwt103.00–104.007042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2140141.00/cwt141.00–141.001971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2185150.00/cwt150.00–150.002781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278152.87/cwt151.00–155.004252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333156.88/cwt153.00–165.005224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380141.84/cwt130.00–154.005394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465134.00/cwt134.00–134.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465122.06/cwt119.00–125.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503136.00/cwt135.00–137.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633117.32/cwt114.00–128.007436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703124.50/cwt124.00–125.008752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,82583.50/cwt83.50–83.501,5241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86530.00/cwt30.00–30.002601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01635.78/cwt32.00–40.003644
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10648.22/cwt42.50–55.005338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12045.00/cwt45.00–45.005041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19057.99/cwt57.00–59.506903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31561.79/cwt60.00–62.508133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35157.05/cwt55.50–59.507718
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710761.55/cwt730.00–800.005,4075
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2885580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,1331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,8141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155824.77/cwt800.00–850.009,5262
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,400800.00/cwt800.00–800.0011,2001

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.