Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-01-28

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 28
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 348▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 13▲ 37 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 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughters cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.75/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$125.75
58 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.85
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515132.2568112thin
Medium and Large 1-2439130.5257328
Medium and Large 2457113.9852018thin
One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $161 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 sale58 hd
125.75
—
MS average13 barns · 1,110 hd
129.60
−3.85
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—Average1,58071.301,1276thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25253.6167111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03043.4344713

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270165.83/cwt161.00–170.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
Steers—Medium and Large 2335159.00/cwt159.00–159.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366167.87/cwt163.00–171.006144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420158.30/cwt155.00–161.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 2428134.52/cwt134.00–135.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 1430161.00/cwt161.00–161.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471154.04/cwt150.00–159.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 2480137.00/cwt137.00–137.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1519157.00/cwt157.00–157.008157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525152.95/cwt149.00–158.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573152.96/cwt151.00–155.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663135.00/cwt135.00–135.008953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210118.00/cwt118.00–118.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283140.81/cwt135.00–144.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323137.81/cwt133.00–143.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369131.94/cwt127.00–139.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375143.51/cwt143.00–144.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384118.25/cwt110.00–125.004546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419140.61/cwt135.00–144.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420125.06/cwt120.00–130.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460133.64/cwt130.00–138.006156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478117.07/cwt115.00–119.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516116.60/cwt112.00–123.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520106.60/cwt100.00–110.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543130.00/cwt130.00–130.0070610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563105.01/cwt100.00–110.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223174.17/cwt171.00–177.003882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270180.00/cwt180.00–180.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330170.98/cwt170.00–172.005644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360152.00/cwt152.00–152.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430130.30/cwt125.00–133.005603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513136.52/cwt133.00–140.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593126.48/cwt121.00–132.007502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,58071.30/cwt60.00–80.001,1276
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01446.35/cwt37.50–50.004708
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05638.76/cwt20.00–50.004095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25253.61/cwt45.00–60.0067111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2850910.00/cwt910.00–910.007,7352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2955600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,045670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,0021
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,255770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,6641
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,295789.96/cwt600.00–850.0010,2304
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2680550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,7401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2940600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,6401
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2949835.97/cwt800.00–930.007,9334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,3851
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,005450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,5231
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,148649.80/cwt640.00–660.007,4602
Bred Cows—Medium 31,180660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,7881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335600.00/cwt600.00–600.008,0101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850790.00/cwt790.00–790.006,7152

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.