Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2019-12-03

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 3
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 351 vs last sale 0▲ 351 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 11 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 feeder heifers 3\6 higher. slaughter cows 5\8 higher bulls 3\5 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.90/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$144.90
61 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$28.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.01
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2470153.7872316thin
Medium and Large 1390148.3657832
Medium and Large 2536125.4567213thin
One grade step is worth $28.33/cwt here — about $51 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 sale61 hd
144.90
—
MS average11 barns · 953 hd
138.90
+6.01
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—Average1,65273.431,2134thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24049.4561315
CowsLean 85-90%Average98831.613127thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235154.00/cwt154.00–154.003621
Steers—Medium and Large 1277151.39/cwt147.00–156.004195
Steers—Medium and Large 2315149.00/cwt149.00–149.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 1325156.35/cwt155.00–159.005083
Steers—Medium and Large 1371152.70/cwt149.00–157.005677
Steers—Medium and Large 1411148.41/cwt140.00–150.006109
Steers—Medium and Large 2430132.00/cwt132.00–132.005681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445155.50/cwt155.50–155.5069211
Steers—Medium and Large 1458146.95/cwt144.00–150.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 2468128.52/cwt128.00–129.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1518137.68/cwt135.00–139.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 2520128.00/cwt125.00–131.006664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007885
Steers—Medium and Large 1558128.01/cwt125.00–131.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 2573116.01/cwt113.00–119.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 2615118.92/cwt114.00–124.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 2825111.00/cwt111.00–111.009161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265126.89/cwt125.00–129.003362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313119.46/cwt118.00–121.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380124.30/cwt122.00–126.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426113.02/cwt111.00–118.004817
Heifers—Medium and Large 344099.67/cwt90.00–107.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468113.35/cwt109.00–117.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470124.00/cwt124.00–124.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528103.64/cwt98.00–110.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 356595.51/cwt95.00–96.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567107.60/cwt105.00–109.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613109.00/cwt109.00–109.0066814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613103.55/cwt101.00–106.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215129.00/cwt129.00–129.002771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305149.00/cwt149.00–149.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360141.00/cwt141.00–141.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473121.00/cwt120.00–122.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523118.92/cwt115.00–125.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568112.85/cwt108.00–118.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625115.33/cwt114.00–116.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700106.00/cwt106.00–106.007421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32070.00/cwt70.00–70.009241
Bulls——1,76274.57/cwt72.00–77.501,3143
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95729.42/cwt26.00–32.002823
Cows—Lean 85-90%96520.00/cwt20.00–20.001931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02737.66/cwt35.00–40.003873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16745.00/cwt45.00–45.005255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24850.85/cwt47.50–53.006358
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39055.00/cwt55.00–55.007652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3890530.00/cwt530.00–530.004,7171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3890330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,4241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,145670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,6721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,295820.00/cwt820.00–820.0010,6191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,390700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,7301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,510900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,5901

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.