Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-09-01

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 1
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
447 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 361▼ 9 vs year ago 456 · −2.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 49▲ 33 vs year ago 36 · +91.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 21▲ 7 vs year ago 27 · +25.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.88/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$132.88
73 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$10.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.80
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518135.6470249
Medium and Large 1614129.9179711thin
Medium and Large 2452125.0056513thin
One grade step is worth $10.64/cwt here — about $137 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 sale73 hd
132.88
—
MS average12 barns · 972 hd
135.68
−2.80
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—Average1,67490.361,5136thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24659.9474720
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05449.0051631
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48046.686912thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315153.00/cwt153.00–153.004826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373156.51/cwt149.00–161.005843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420151.02/cwt149.00–154.006343
Steers—Medium and Large 2425128.41/cwt118.00–134.005467
Steers—Medium and Large 2460124.02/cwt118.00–131.005704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495148.60/cwt140.00–149.5073610
Steers—Medium and Large 2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522127.58/cwt125.00–131.006667
Steers—Medium and Large 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578122.73/cwt120.00–125.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 1580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618120.47/cwt117.00–124.007456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670121.02/cwt119.00–125.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1673121.00/cwt121.00–121.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322132.31/cwt125.00–139.004269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355115.44/cwt111.00–120.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372133.36/cwt128.00–137.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407127.05/cwt124.00–135.0051713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425113.11/cwt107.00–120.004814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469107.05/cwt105.00–110.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477118.86/cwt115.00–127.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518109.24/cwt100.00–116.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550102.50/cwt100.00–105.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567105.99/cwt100.00–110.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed590124.00/cwt124.00–124.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615110.91/cwt105.00–118.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653107.53/cwt100.00–115.007022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275150.38/cwt144.00–157.004142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323162.02/cwt161.00–163.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370143.00/cwt143.00–143.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390126.03/cwt124.00–128.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418130.78/cwt124.00–135.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430113.94/cwt105.00–119.004903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485120.44/cwt115.00–126.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490121.01/cwt118.00–125.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525117.43/cwt115.00–120.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568115.09/cwt110.00–120.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53385.52/cwt85.00–86.001,3112
Bulls——1,74592.78/cwt89.50–96.501,6194
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05449.00/cwt36.00–57.5051631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24659.94/cwt54.00–64.0074720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48046.68/cwt45.00–49.006912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,230.00/cwt1,230.00–1,230.0015,7441

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.