Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-01-21

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 21
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 118▲ 348 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 29▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $157.01/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$157.01
85 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$12.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.61
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511158.7981273
Medium and Large 2402146.2158712thin
One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $224 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 sale85 hd
157.01
—
MS average13 barns · 1,163 hd
158.62
−1.61
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—Average1,74374.971,3073thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23850.686279thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96132.7631512

Every lot

52 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2203163.95/cwt160.00–168.003332
Steers—Medium and Large 2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293175.49/cwt174.00–177.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326174.16/cwt169.00–179.005687
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376171.48/cwt165.00–179.006458
Steers—Medium and Large 2390133.00/cwt133.00–133.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 2415139.66/cwt135.00–144.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418167.09/cwt159.00–174.006985
Steers—Medium and Large 2467145.85/cwt139.00–150.006815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487164.72/cwt156.00–168.0080215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531159.18/cwt154.00–161.5084516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590149.00/cwt149.00–149.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 2605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633145.56/cwt144.50–154.009219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733131.50/cwt131.50–131.509649
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210123.00/cwt123.00–123.002581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285139.00/cwt139.00–139.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335121.00/cwt121.00–121.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360136.00/cwt136.00–136.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378141.84/cwt140.00–145.005366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408122.97/cwt120.00–125.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414139.87/cwt138.00–142.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465121.50/cwt118.00–125.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471135.79/cwt130.00–141.006406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540122.00/cwt122.00–122.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556133.95/cwt123.00–135.0074514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568116.99/cwt116.00–118.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363166.50/cwt166.00–167.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470151.98/cwt150.00–158.007147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524151.05/cwt147.00–155.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588136.00/cwt136.00–136.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780116.00/cwt116.00–116.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,74374.97/cwt72.50–77.501,3073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71014.11/cwt10.50–16.001003
Cows—Lean 85-90%88332.48/cwt30.00–35.002872
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09140.83/cwt30.00–45.004457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23850.68/cwt40.00–53.006279
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,190900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,7101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,195670.00/cwt670.00–670.008,0071
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,390740.00/cwt740.00–740.0010,2861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 3745400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,9801
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,030760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,8281
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,065730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,7751
Bred Cows—Medium 21,305670.00/cwt670.00–670.008,7441

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.