Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-01-07

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 7
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 139▲ 297 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 34▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 18▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $141.76/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$141.76
103 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$521
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1
$23.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2387156.006033thin
Medium and Large 1-2494153.6975933
Medium and Large 1539151.758188thin
Large 1845133.001,12459
One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about −$521 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 sale103 hd
141.76
—
MS average11 barns · 725 hd
153.59
−11.83
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—Average1,59366.001,0512thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32046.776179thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56545.007041thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00238.393858thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332170.87/cwt165.00–175.005676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372171.73/cwt170.00–175.006393
Steers—Medium and Large 2415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418168.36/cwt164.00–173.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 1475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476148.33/cwt143.00–152.007065
Steers—Medium and Large 2485133.00/cwt133.00–133.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519151.45/cwt145.00–155.007864
Steers—Medium and Large 1560149.00/cwt149.00–149.008346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565145.52/cwt142.00–148.008224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763125.02/cwt123.00–127.009544
Steers—Large 1845133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,12459
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223143.94/cwt143.00–145.003212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313141.38/cwt135.00–145.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392137.01/cwt135.00–140.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415137.62/cwt130.00–145.005715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468112.98/cwt110.00–116.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473127.41/cwt123.00–136.006035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520126.51/cwt123.00–135.006586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580122.56/cwt115.00–130.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610118.64/cwt116.00–120.007243
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2218168.28/cwt162.00–175.003672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280158.52/cwt150.00–168.004442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325166.61/cwt163.00–170.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330144.70/cwt140.00–149.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376168.50/cwt165.00–172.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433150.51/cwt150.00–151.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470152.33/cwt147.00–155.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526149.60/cwt144.00–155.007875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565142.52/cwt140.00–145.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660133.00/cwt133.00–133.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——95057.00/cwt57.00–57.005421
Bulls——2,23575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,6761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00238.39/cwt33.00–45.003858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05536.50/cwt36.50–36.503851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35348.05/cwt42.50–52.506508
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56545.00/cwt45.00–45.007041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2880500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,220650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,9301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,1251

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.