Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-07-21

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 21
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 187▲ 252 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 32▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 20▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.41/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$131.41
89 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$15.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.79
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548140.4977030
Medium and Large 1811127.001,03054
Medium and Large 2466124.665815thin
One grade step is worth $15.83/cwt here — about $188 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 sale89 hd
131.41
—
MS average13 barns · 919 hd
135.20
−3.79
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—Average1,66984.441,4105thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20055.926719thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02446.8748012

Every lot

56 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225153.00/cwt153.00–153.003441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240179.00/cwt179.00–179.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308164.98/cwt163.00–167.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375149.04/cwt142.00–161.005593
Steers—Medium and Large 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 2460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488138.98/cwt135.00–143.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520138.68/cwt138.00–139.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569136.49/cwt132.00–145.007775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619136.65/cwt132.00–146.008469
Steers—Medium and Large 2628115.14/cwt110.00–120.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670130.02/cwt127.00–133.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720130.71/cwt125.00–135.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1811127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,03054
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230148.96/cwt140.00–156.003434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240139.00/cwt139.00–139.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275143.00/cwt143.00–143.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428135.36/cwt133.00–137.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445126.00/cwt126.00–126.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465133.00/cwt133.00–133.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495122.00/cwt122.00–122.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513126.99/cwt125.00–129.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563120.41/cwt120.00–122.006785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615126.67/cwt120.00–130.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690124.00/cwt124.00–124.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285157.00/cwt157.00–157.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324155.09/cwt148.00–158.005026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335134.00/cwt134.00–134.004491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367144.80/cwt139.00–149.005315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433125.98/cwt125.00–127.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435136.00/cwt136.00–136.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471129.82/cwt124.00–134.006118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523125.60/cwt120.00–128.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545119.00/cwt119.00–119.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565123.99/cwt123.00–125.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-261597.00/cwt97.00–97.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272595.00/cwt95.00–95.006891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63386.80/cwt82.50–95.001,4174
Bulls——1,81575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90031.00/cwt31.00–31.002791
Cows—Lean 85-90%96045.00/cwt45.00–45.004323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06449.56/cwt45.00–52.505278
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20055.92/cwt50.00–62.506719
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,088780.41/cwt760.00–800.008,4912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,232843.37/cwt680.00–970.0010,3905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,323927.66/cwt890.00–970.0012,2732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0014,7131
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2819815.50/cwt800.00–870.006,6798
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2770730.00/cwt730.00–730.005,6211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2830750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,120990.00/cwt990.00–990.0011,0881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,282.94/cwt1,080.00–1,610.0015,45914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2991,324.19/cwt1,090.00–1,560.0017,2017
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3711,298.61/cwt1,150.00–1,700.0017,80410

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.