Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2019-12-10

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 10
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 351▲ 365 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 36▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

slaughter cows\bulls steady feeder steers 4\10 higher feeder heifers 4\8 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.31/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$135.31
156 head · 656 lb average
Value per head Derived
$887
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$380
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Large 2
$51.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.94
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3352141.334973thin
Medium and Large 2451140.5663421
Medium and Large 1-2615137.5484658
Large 1-2771133.001,02567
Medium and Large 1546132.257224thin
Medium and Large 2-3628112.507072thin
Large 297590.008781thin
One grade step is worth $51.33/cwt here — about −$380 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 sale156 hd
135.31
—
MS average13 barns · 1,317 hd
136.25
−0.94
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—Average1,51357.508702thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33347.0162713
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00829.202949thin

Every lot

54 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 2288154.05/cwt148.00–160.004442
Steers—Medium and Large 3310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 2318158.42/cwt155.00–162.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 2367153.31/cwt149.00–158.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 3373142.00/cwt142.00–142.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 2422142.04/cwt140.00–146.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 1430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452149.00/cwt149.00–149.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 2473130.35/cwt124.00–137.006173
Steers—Medium and Large 2529131.95/cwt129.00–135.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 1540132.00/cwt132.00–132.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566141.25/cwt141.25–141.2579910
Steers—Medium and Large 1570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 2582133.30/cwt130.00–135.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 2610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628112.50/cwt112.50–112.507072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637135.95/cwt133.50–137.0086645
Steers—Medium and Large 1645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008261
Steers—Large 1-2771133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,02567
Steers—Large 297590.00/cwt90.00–90.008781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275138.00/cwt138.00–138.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276126.84/cwt123.00–131.003504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322122.59/cwt116.00–128.003955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383124.50/cwt124.00–125.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385114.94/cwt110.00–120.004432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430120.53/cwt118.00–125.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487105.00/cwt105.00–105.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490120.50/cwt120.50–120.505906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516105.94/cwt102.00–110.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270147.96/cwt147.00–149.003992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315138.00/cwt138.00–138.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326134.82/cwt133.00–138.004404
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360134.55/cwt131.00–138.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415124.02/cwt122.00–126.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428131.97/cwt127.00–137.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463131.91/cwt125.00–136.006113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505124.00/cwt124.00–124.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505103.00/cwt103.00–103.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515130.58/cwt126.00–133.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618116.00/cwt116.00–116.007172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14045.00/cwt45.00–45.005131
Bulls——1,88570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,3201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86523.29/cwt20.00–25.002012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02815.00/cwt15.00–15.001542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05737.25/cwt25.00–45.003945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33347.01/cwt42.50–50.5062713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,140550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,2701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,205720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,6761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,070610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,5271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2705350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4681

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.