Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2019-10-22

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 22
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 275▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 88▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers steady to 4 higher; feeder heifers 4 to 8 higher. slaughter cows\ bulls steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $121.14/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$121.14
39 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.56
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2530124.256588thin
Medium and Large 1633123.1978017thin
Medium and Large 1-2600120.0072011thin
Medium and Large 3548105.335783thin
One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about $80 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 sale39 hd
121.14
—
MS average13 barns · 906 hd
132.69
−11.56
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—Average1,35361.858373thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22447.525829thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06534.253652thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2255141.00/cwt141.00–141.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 2370163.00/cwt163.00–163.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1378152.58/cwt150.00–155.005772
Steers—Medium and Large 1420148.00/cwt148.00–148.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 3490104.00/cwt104.00–104.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 2518115.99/cwt113.00–119.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530126.00/cwt126.00–126.006685
Steers—Medium and Large 1545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 2570131.00/cwt131.00–131.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 3610102.00/cwt102.00–102.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 2620109.00/cwt109.00–109.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1633116.52/cwt115.00–118.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658115.00/cwt115.00–115.007576
Steers—Medium and Large 2675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1678116.35/cwt113.00–120.007896
Steers—Medium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 1765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1855109.00/cwt109.00–109.009321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320124.38/cwt120.00–130.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340128.00/cwt128.00–128.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378128.38/cwt126.00–131.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383122.64/cwt115.00–128.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3-4405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 342077.44/cwt75.00–80.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428118.32/cwt114.00–123.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 347585.00/cwt85.00–85.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500102.00/cwt102.00–102.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 352365.12/cwt60.00–70.003412
Heifers—Medium and Large 356879.85/cwt75.00–85.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 162095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 262396.45/cwt95.00–98.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240121.00/cwt121.00–121.002901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280101.00/cwt101.00–101.002831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290125.50/cwt121.00–130.003642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313155.72/cwt150.00–161.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345109.00/cwt108.00–110.003762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360117.00/cwt117.00–117.004211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368150.55/cwt143.00–158.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385121.00/cwt121.00–121.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420128.48/cwt127.00–130.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455123.00/cwt123.00–123.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513120.31/cwt117.00–125.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530118.00/cwt118.00–118.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570124.00/cwt124.00–124.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30560.28/cwt60.00–60.507872
Bulls——1,45065.00/cwt65.00–65.009431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%97537.50/cwt37.50–37.503661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02541.00/cwt41.00–41.004201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10527.50/cwt27.50–27.503041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24447.70/cwt44.50–50.505936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28852.00/cwt52.00–52.006702
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1850660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,6101

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.