Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-09-08

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 8
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 447▲ 311 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 69▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 34▲ 45 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 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.41/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$118.41
40 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$513
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$9.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2433121.2552528
Medium and Large 2434111.7848512thin
One grade step is worth $9.47/cwt here — about $40 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 sale40 hd
118.41
—
MS average13 barns · 1,215 hd
117.58
+0.83
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—Average1,52681.931,2505thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10653.705945thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45047.006821thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01646.104689thin

Every lot

60 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 1-2190180.00/cwt180.00–180.003421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215169.00/cwt169.00–169.003631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290148.00/cwt148.00–148.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 2323136.29/cwt133.00–141.004403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330153.00/cwt153.00–153.005051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355134.00/cwt134.00–134.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 2400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415143.00/cwt143.00–143.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474129.63/cwt125.00–132.006145
Steers—Medium and Large 2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532121.55/cwt118.00–127.006475
Steers—Medium and Large 2540117.00/cwt117.00–117.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 2560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567121.70/cwt116.00–125.006907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630118.49/cwt118.00–119.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220154.00/cwt154.00–154.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225137.00/cwt137.00–137.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260122.00/cwt122.00–122.003171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295134.00/cwt134.00–134.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333131.58/cwt125.00–137.004384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383126.27/cwt120.00–130.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426119.68/cwt115.00–125.005107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433107.99/cwt106.00–110.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460119.36/cwt117.00–122.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468110.66/cwt110.00–112.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533104.84/cwt100.00–109.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540113.65/cwt110.00–119.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568108.52/cwt105.00–112.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-264090.00/cwt90.00–90.005761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305153.00/cwt153.00–153.004671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375158.00/cwt158.00–158.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405115.00/cwt115.00–115.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425131.95/cwt129.00–136.005615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468118.43/cwt116.00–121.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485111.63/cwt110.00–115.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525117.50/cwt113.00–122.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537115.33/cwt115.00–116.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605112.48/cwt110.00–115.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07555.00/cwt55.00–55.005911
Bulls——1,63988.66/cwt87.00–90.001,4534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86536.61/cwt35.00–38.503172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05948.81/cwt42.00–52.505177
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10653.70/cwt50.00–57.505945
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45047.00/cwt47.00–47.006821
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2815609.75/cwt600.00–620.004,9692
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2840680.00/cwt680.00–680.005,7121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913845.32/cwt730.00–960.007,7182
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2930730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,7891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090897.94/cwt600.00–1,040.009,7884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100990.00/cwt990.00–990.0010,8903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2641,133.03/cwt900.00–1,320.0014,32111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,440.00/cwt1,440.00–1,440.0018,2162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6201,330.00/cwt1,330.00–1,330.0021,5462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29101,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0010,9203

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.