Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2019-11-05

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 5
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 271▲ 361 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 25▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 21▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers 3\8 higher; feeder heifers 3\5 higher. Slaughter cows 3\5 lower; slaughter 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 $129.05/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$129.05
65 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.32
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579142.8382712thin
Medium and Large 2519129.3067241
Medium and Large 3407128.015213thin
Medium and Large 3-4305127.003871thin
Medium and Large 2-3520107.715608thin
One grade step is worth $35.12/cwt here — about $267 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 sale65 hd
129.05
—
MS average13 barns · 1,251 hd
133.37
−4.32
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—Low1,34861.478292thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20144.775389thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03529.5230611

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2278144.95/cwt140.00–150.004032
Steers—Medium and Large 3-4305127.00/cwt127.00–127.003871
Steers—Medium and Large 2335153.75/cwt150.00–160.005153
Steers—Medium and Large 2380149.00/cwt149.00–149.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 2418137.70/cwt123.00–148.005765
Steers—Medium and Large 3420132.02/cwt130.00–134.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 2466131.82/cwt125.00–139.006146
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472116.57/cwt110.00–125.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 2520129.91/cwt125.00–135.006769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008258
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560103.99/cwt100.00–107.005823
Steers—Medium and Large 2581125.69/cwt118.00–130.007306
Steers—Medium and Large 2620114.88/cwt110.00–125.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636128.50/cwt128.50–128.508174
Steers—Medium and Large 2658113.98/cwt110.00–120.007503
Steers—Medium and Large 2745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 2863105.98/cwt100.00–112.009152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323117.59/cwt115.00–120.003803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345115.00/cwt115.00–115.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365108.00/cwt108.00–108.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-337394.48/cwt92.00–97.003522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375111.65/cwt105.00–120.004195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413114.29/cwt112.00–118.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-341599.99/cwt95.00–105.004155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-346594.00/cwt94.00–94.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 347070.00/cwt70.00–70.003291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474108.66/cwt100.00–112.005156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527108.74/cwt100.00–114.005739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-353590.00/cwt90.00–90.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-355585.00/cwt85.00–85.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 357595.00/cwt95.00–95.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675102.51/cwt102.00–103.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3-472594.00/cwt94.00–94.006821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225135.00/cwt135.00–135.003041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305138.00/cwt138.00–138.004211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363150.48/cwt149.00–152.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363135.00/cwt135.00–135.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419132.86/cwt126.00–139.005578
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467126.75/cwt120.00–132.005925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490114.00/cwt114.00–114.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495111.50/cwt110.00–113.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523118.98/cwt115.00–127.006225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570111.66/cwt105.00–116.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619108.97/cwt100.00–120.006755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750107.00/cwt107.00–107.008031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,34861.47/cwt60.00–62.508292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78822.54/cwt20.00–25.001782
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81528.00/cwt28.00–28.002281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00325.00/cwt25.00–25.002512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05540.00/cwt40.00–40.004221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08828.90/cwt26.00–30.003143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21943.82/cwt42.00–47.505346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22050.00/cwt50.00–50.006102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24238.30/cwt35.00–40.004763
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3925300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,080800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,210600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,2601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,355860.00/cwt860.00–860.0011,6531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3745226.68/cwt200.00–250.001,6892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3878441.11/cwt340.00–550.003,8732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3895620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,5491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3970440.00/cwt440.00–440.004,2681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,003468.37/cwt400.00–610.004,6983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025480.00/cwt480.00–480.004,9201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,025350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,5881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,055475.00/cwt475.00–475.005,0111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,115540.00/cwt540.00–540.006,0211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,180570.00/cwt570.00–570.006,7261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,295690.00/cwt690.00–690.008,9361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,345600.00/cwt600.00–600.008,0702
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3820600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,9201

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.