Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-07-28

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 28
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 252▲ 378 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 36▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 87▲ 17 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 steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.12/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$143.12
52 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$58
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.08
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1379169.256414thin
Medium and Large 1-2505142.7872240
Medium and Large 2531131.776998thin
One grade step is worth $37.48/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale52 hd
143.12
—
MS average13 barns · 1,231 hd
142.04
+1.08
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—Average1,51492.131,3955thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14361.557048thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02252.3053516

Every lot

55 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2262163.74/cwt161.00–166.004293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310157.00/cwt157.00–157.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1340173.50/cwt170.00–177.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 2340149.00/cwt149.00–149.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 1350175.00/cwt175.00–175.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358148.41/cwt144.00–153.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418160.52/cwt154.00–167.006714
Steers—Medium and Large 2445146.00/cwt146.00–146.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 2470128.00/cwt128.00–128.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482139.67/cwt133.00–150.006736
Steers—Medium and Large 1485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527140.16/cwt133.00–146.007399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576136.69/cwt133.00–140.007876
Steers—Medium and Large 2585128.00/cwt128.00–128.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 2620124.57/cwt120.00–129.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622131.75/cwt125.00–136.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 2660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680134.51/cwt134.00–135.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723130.03/cwt125.00–135.009403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220136.00/cwt136.00–136.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278146.51/cwt145.00–148.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339140.49/cwt132.00–145.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378138.55/cwt136.00–141.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421131.47/cwt125.00–137.005539
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425121.02/cwt120.00–122.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473125.26/cwt120.00–128.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522125.86/cwt123.00–129.006577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525119.00/cwt119.00–119.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566123.77/cwt120.00–128.007014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617119.95/cwt115.00–123.007403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720115.94/cwt113.00–119.008352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323162.36/cwt159.00–166.005242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325144.00/cwt144.00–144.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368145.21/cwt140.00–151.005343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429136.30/cwt135.00–140.005854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463123.33/cwt120.00–125.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473133.76/cwt128.00–144.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510128.67/cwt125.00–131.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582121.64/cwt118.00–127.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2642115.66/cwt113.00–119.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——97075.00/cwt75.00–75.007281
Bulls——1,65096.41/cwt90.00–100.001,5914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02252.30/cwt35.00–62.0053516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14361.55/cwt57.50–67.507048
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,3701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,213934.81/cwt860.00–970.0011,3394
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288065.00/cwt65.00–65.005721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,0801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.0014,0401

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.