Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2019-10-08

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 8
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 482▲ 359 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 30▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 22▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: feeder steer/heifer steady; slaughter cows\bulls steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.37/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$108.37
55 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$388
per head · Medium and Large 3-4 over Medium and Large 1
$10.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.05
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3-4345114.003931thin
Medium and Large 2460110.0650635
Medium and Large 3427106.5545510thin
Medium and Large 1757103.227819thin
One grade step is worth $10.78/cwt here — about −$388 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
108.37
—
MS average13 barns · 1,140 hd
113.43
−5.05
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—Average1,91875.701,4522thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31049.1564412
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01534.753539thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2228149.98/cwt148.00–152.003422
Steers—Medium and Large 3245144.00/cwt144.00–144.003531
Steers—Medium and Large 1285151.00/cwt151.00–151.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 2295142.00/cwt142.00–142.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 2318139.52/cwt139.00–140.004442
Steers—Medium and Large 1345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1380146.00/cwt146.00–146.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1425149.00/cwt149.00–149.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 2443120.00/cwt120.00–120.005322
Steers—Medium and Large 3445118.00/cwt118.00–118.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1465141.00/cwt141.00–141.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2478138.45/cwt135.00–142.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 2532112.00/cwt110.00–114.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 1537124.30/cwt119.00–130.006673
Steers—Medium and Large 2573117.06/cwt113.00–120.006713
Steers—Medium and Large 1577121.27/cwt120.00–124.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 357894.94/cwt90.00–100.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 3600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1615120.31/cwt115.00–125.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 2621112.57/cwt107.00–120.006996
Steers—Medium and Large 2673110.72/cwt108.00–114.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1694125.01/cwt121.00–127.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 2725111.61/cwt110.00–115.008093
Steers—Medium and Large 2790116.00/cwt116.00–116.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1803113.50/cwt112.00–115.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 293595.00/cwt95.00–95.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230117.00/cwt117.00–117.002691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283115.62/cwt110.00–125.003273
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333121.53/cwt118.00–125.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337113.80/cwt110.00–119.003845
Heifers—Medium and Large 3-4345114.00/cwt114.00–114.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378115.00/cwt115.00–115.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380102.70/cwt95.00–110.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415127.00/cwt127.00–127.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420105.00/cwt105.00–105.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455109.00/cwt109.00–109.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 346592.00/cwt92.00–92.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469107.50/cwt100.00–112.005049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510111.00/cwt111.00–111.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518111.18/cwt104.00–118.005768
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563115.57/cwt110.00–121.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583100.00/cwt100.00–100.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 263398.00/cwt97.00–99.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 268093.00/cwt93.00–93.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 273585.00/cwt85.00–85.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860101.50/cwt101.50–101.508736
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275142.34/cwt138.00–147.003912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295147.00/cwt147.00–147.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325149.00/cwt149.00–149.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330143.59/cwt134.00–149.004744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365139.00/cwt139.00–139.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373121.13/cwt117.00–125.004522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388125.00/cwt125.00–125.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421113.45/cwt109.00–125.004784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425140.64/cwt140.00–142.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428122.05/cwt120.00–123.005223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468123.18/cwt120.00–127.005765
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468109.49/cwt100.00–114.005126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518115.50/cwt110.00–120.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573107.46/cwt98.00–115.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585106.50/cwt104.00–109.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660104.00/cwt104.00–104.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 269597.00/cwt97.00–97.006741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,91875.70/cwt73.00–78.501,4522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81027.00/cwt27.00–27.002191
Cows—Lean 85-90%98846.49/cwt45.00–48.004592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03828.12/cwt26.50–30.002923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07836.13/cwt34.00–37.003893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24948.47/cwt45.00–53.506057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33842.77/cwt42.50–43.005722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43255.00/cwt55.00–55.007883
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940471.37/cwt400.00–530.004,4313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945598.33/cwt550.00–640.005,6542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,9601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,115650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,2481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,385980.00/cwt980.00–980.0013,5732

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.