Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2019-12-17

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 17
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 365▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 28▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 8▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.06/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$149.06
34 head · 406 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.89
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1430150.9564915thin
Medium and Large 2388147.5857219thin
One grade step is worth $3.37/cwt here — about $77 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 sale34 hd
149.06
—
MS average13 barns · 850 hd
145.17
+3.89
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27945.9958810
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07734.6837418

Every lot

37 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2290155.48/cwt150.00–160.004514
Steers—Medium and Large 1322162.48/cwt160.00–165.005235
Steers—Medium and Large 2325153.28/cwt152.00–155.004983
Steers—Medium and Large 2365150.33/cwt150.00–151.005493
Steers—Medium and Large 1380158.00/cwt158.00–158.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1415154.95/cwt151.00–159.006432
Steers—Medium and Large 2438143.03/cwt140.00–146.006266
Steers—Medium and Large 2458144.01/cwt142.00–146.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1520136.98/cwt135.00–142.007124
Steers—Medium and Large 2590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1595136.00/cwt136.00–136.008091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321124.94/cwt120.00–130.004014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325135.63/cwt135.00–137.004413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380138.00/cwt138.00–138.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390128.00/cwt128.00–128.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520123.00/cwt123.00–123.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562108.32/cwt105.00–110.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495139.00/cwt139.00–139.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530126.97/cwt124.00–130.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615122.46/cwt120.00–125.007532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70015.00/cwt15.00–15.001051
Cows—Lean 85-90%97020.62/cwt15.00–25.002002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09342.27/cwt42.00–42.504622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09532.50/cwt32.50–32.503562
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12038.69/cwt35.00–42.5043313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32646.92/cwt45.00–50.006228
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,263820.00/cwt820.00–820.0010,3572
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,195800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,5601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3781,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,7802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,100620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,240607.36/cwt560.00–650.007,5312

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.