Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-06-16

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 16
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
319 head
▲ 192 vs last sale 127▲ 319 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 20▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 22▲ 19 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 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.12/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$127.12
57 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$7.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.39
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490129.3863440
Medium and Large 2477121.8058117thin
One grade step is worth $7.58/cwt here — about $53 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 sale57 hd
127.12
—
MS average13 barns · 672 hd
124.73
+2.39
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—Average1,68895.891,6185thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23363.3478117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40060.008401thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09353.0258018

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2375131.00/cwt131.00–131.004911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393142.53/cwt138.00–147.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415132.03/cwt129.00–136.005484
Steers—Medium and Large 1420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518132.69/cwt124.00–137.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 2530118.00/cwt118.00–118.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585129.52/cwt127.00–132.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 2608105.43/cwt100.00–111.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615128.00/cwt128.00–128.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 2725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1732119.00/cwt119.00–119.008719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870106.00/cwt106.00–106.009221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295139.00/cwt139.00–139.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325134.07/cwt125.00–139.004363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358136.00/cwt133.00–139.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371122.54/cwt115.00–128.004554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428124.46/cwt122.00–127.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465126.00/cwt126.00–126.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513124.48/cwt121.00–128.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517113.66/cwt111.00–118.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 255394.95/cwt85.00–105.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580120.91/cwt118.00–125.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618117.06/cwt115.00–119.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 262599.84/cwt95.00–105.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678110.71/cwt109.00–114.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275093.00/cwt93.00–93.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280399.00/cwt98.00–100.007952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287595.00/cwt95.00–95.008311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290141.00/cwt141.00–141.004091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315154.16/cwt150.00–157.004863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335144.00/cwt144.00–144.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373146.02/cwt140.00–159.005454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373132.26/cwt125.00–139.004933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413119.52/cwt119.00–120.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430129.25/cwt125.00–131.0055611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475130.25/cwt130.00–131.006194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488118.73/cwt110.00–124.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520124.00/cwt119.00–129.006457
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563126.00/cwt125.00–127.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629116.20/cwt105.00–125.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631120.75/cwt115.00–128.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663118.05/cwt114.00–122.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3641
Bulls——1,73197.36/cwt95.00–100.001,6854
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09353.02/cwt35.00–62.0058018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23363.34/cwt50.00–70.0078117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40060.00/cwt60.00–60.008401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,180.00/cwt1,180.00–1,180.0012,7441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,2211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,120.00/cwt1,120.00–1,120.0014,2241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,1101
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2945850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,0331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150830.00/cwt830.00–830.009,5451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,390910.00/cwt910.00–910.0012,6491
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2801

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.