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

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 7
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 387▲ 378 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 55▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 8▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00--8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $126.28/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$126.28
85 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$2
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.17
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570130.3274350
Medium and Large 1709123.4087415thin
Medium and Large 2629118.3574520
One grade step is worth $11.98/cwt here — about −$2 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
126.28
—
MS average11 barns · 1,047 hd
136.45
−10.17
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—Average1,25082.501,0313thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22759.9773614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00250.8150916

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260161.00/cwt161.00–161.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 2335141.00/cwt141.00–141.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355159.00/cwt159.00–159.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412135.58/cwt132.00–142.005593
Steers—Medium and Large 2415128.00/cwt128.00–128.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 1465151.00/cwt151.00–151.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480131.46/cwt128.00–135.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510128.00/cwt128.00–128.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1525142.00/cwt142.00–142.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525137.06/cwt130.00–138.0072018
Steers—Medium and Large 2540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575128.00/cwt128.00–128.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612124.77/cwt123.00–133.0076411
Steers—Medium and Large 2620117.46/cwt116.00–119.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662121.43/cwt120.50–129.008049
Steers—Medium and Large 2682115.00/cwt115.00–115.0078414
Steers—Medium and Large 1694122.00/cwt122.00–122.008475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733116.34/cwt115.00–117.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1771118.50/cwt118.50–118.509148
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218132.59/cwt130.00–135.002892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285139.96/cwt138.00–142.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382128.98/cwt126.00–131.004933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385126.00/cwt126.00–126.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418125.00/cwt125.00–125.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471125.19/cwt123.00–128.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511123.97/cwt120.00–127.006336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515118.00/cwt118.00–118.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570122.25/cwt120.00–125.006974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618116.96/cwt115.00–119.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665119.00/cwt119.00–119.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275597.00/cwt97.00–97.007321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200171.00/cwt171.00–171.003421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278183.01/cwt182.00–184.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320158.00/cwt158.00–158.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325177.00/cwt177.00–177.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375138.89/cwt135.00–143.005212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375126.50/cwt123.00–130.004742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432137.21/cwt135.00–141.005935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472126.84/cwt120.00–133.0059912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485112.00/cwt112.00–112.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519125.37/cwt121.00–131.0065110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565107.00/cwt107.00–107.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572118.55/cwt115.00–125.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613118.02/cwt117.00–119.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718109.50/cwt109.00–110.007862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07582.50/cwt82.50–82.508871
Bulls——1,10075.00/cwt75.00–75.008251
Bulls——1,57590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73525.00/cwt25.00–25.001841
Cows—Lean 85-90%82844.37/cwt40.00–48.003672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04953.78/cwt40.00–60.0056413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22759.97/cwt52.50–68.0073614
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27401,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.007,8441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,240.00/cwt1,240.00–1,240.0011,1602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29751,130.00/cwt1,130.00–1,130.0011,0181
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0121,081.94/cwt950.00–1,150.0010,9499
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0291,167.28/cwt900.00–1,240.0012,0117
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0341,295.86/cwt1,290.00–1,300.0013,3995
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2986916.36/cwt500.00–1,200.009,0356
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2650660.00/cwt660.00–660.004,2901
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835990.00/cwt990.00–990.008,2671
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2665610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,0571
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7051

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.