Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2019-10-15

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 15
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 359▲ 498 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 28▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 10▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 6-10 lower. feeder steers 4-6 higher. feeder heifers 3-8 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.28/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$118.28
64 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$528
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.48
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413130.7154012thin
Medium and Large 2465118.2855041
Medium and Large 2-3550117.006441thin
Medium and Large 3403103.5241710thin
One grade step is worth $27.19/cwt here — about $123 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 sale64 hd
118.28
—
MS average13 barns · 913 hd
111.80
+6.48
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—Average1,51273.981,1193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08542.084579thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00533.5433725

Every lot

83 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3255109.00/cwt109.00–109.002781
Steers—Medium and Large 2330161.00/cwt161.00–161.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 1350152.00/cwt152.00–152.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 2385128.00/cwt128.00–128.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 2445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 2465117.50/cwt117.50–117.505465
Steers—Medium and Large 2560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1573121.00/cwt121.00–121.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 2615109.00/cwt109.00–109.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618118.00/cwt118.00–118.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 1619119.59/cwt115.00–125.0074010
Steers—Medium and Large 2660106.00/cwt106.00–106.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1685120.53/cwt116.00–125.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 1795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2145119.00/cwt119.00–119.001731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1205115.00/cwt115.00–115.002361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270119.00/cwt119.00–119.003211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295113.00/cwt113.00–113.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330123.00/cwt123.00–123.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330110.58/cwt108.00–113.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355134.00/cwt134.00–134.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355115.00/cwt115.00–115.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360115.73/cwt113.00–120.004174
Heifers—Medium 2400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414109.58/cwt100.00–116.004547
Heifers—Medium and Large 344585.00/cwt85.00–85.003788
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465112.00/cwt112.00–112.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471105.71/cwt99.00–109.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 350587.50/cwt85.00–90.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 251099.78/cwt95.00–104.005095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520102.00/cwt102.00–102.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 256595.00/cwt95.00–95.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 262585.00/cwt85.00–85.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 266586.00/cwt86.00–86.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 169090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2180133.03/cwt132.00–134.002392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245121.00/cwt121.00–121.002961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270140.00/cwt139.00–141.003782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290137.00/cwt137.00–137.003971
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290129.00/cwt129.00–129.003741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313131.01/cwt128.00–135.004103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318157.78/cwt154.00–162.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318101.02/cwt91.00–110.003212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370105.07/cwt100.00–110.003892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376124.74/cwt120.00–135.004694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388131.65/cwt129.00–136.005113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420134.48/cwt134.00–135.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430121.80/cwt117.00–126.005244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455113.54/cwt110.00–117.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476117.96/cwt113.00–126.005619
Bulls—Medium and Large 350070.00/cwt70.00–70.003501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518112.34/cwt110.00–114.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560112.48/cwt110.00–115.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575110.57/cwt105.00–115.006368
Bulls—Medium and Large 358391.99/cwt89.00–95.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635107.99/cwt107.00–109.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660102.48/cwt100.00–105.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 271599.00/cwt99.00–99.007081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,51273.98/cwt72.50–75.001,1193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87828.29/cwt25.00–30.002485
Cows—Lean 85-90%96518.23/cwt15.00–20.001763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04937.79/cwt32.50–45.0039617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08343.59/cwt35.00–53.004728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10530.00/cwt30.00–30.003321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1975500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1995500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,020610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,2224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,109639.23/cwt500.00–650.007,08913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,185690.00/cwt690.00–690.008,1771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,198544.74/cwt520.00–570.006,5262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,240770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,5482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,465650.00/cwt650.00–650.009,5231
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1790740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,8464
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1910500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,5501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1950500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,7508
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,210880.00/cwt880.00–880.0010,6484
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,222891.23/cwt800.00–920.0010,89113
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,610930.00/cwt930.00–930.0014,9731

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.