Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-09-15

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 15
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 311▲ 87 vs year ago 251 · +34.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 28▼ 27 vs year ago 54 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 45▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.87/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$132.87
55 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$15.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.69
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472136.8964741
Medium and Large 2496121.0860114thin
One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $46 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 sale55 hd
132.87
—
MS average12 barns · 615 hd
118.18
+14.69
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—Average1,34776.051,0243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17459.336974thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03648.2650013

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320160.88/cwt157.00–164.005154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367164.40/cwt159.00–167.006036
Steers—Medium and Large 2385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 2418140.94/cwt139.00–144.005893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423156.67/cwt150.00–167.006636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470138.63/cwt130.00–147.006525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315137.02/cwt135.00–139.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328111.31/cwt108.00–115.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377136.64/cwt130.00–141.0051512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425119.48/cwt118.00–120.005084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438115.00/cwt115.00–115.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462120.00/cwt119.00–121.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490112.50/cwt110.00–115.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530112.88/cwt108.00–120.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565105.47/cwt102.00–109.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610108.00/cwt108.00–108.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-269591.00/cwt91.00–91.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235166.00/cwt166.00–166.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268154.37/cwt150.00–159.004142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319156.68/cwt150.00–165.005004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371158.95/cwt149.00–166.005906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375133.00/cwt125.00–144.004993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412144.89/cwt135.00–155.005975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425118.98/cwt106.00–132.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468118.63/cwt109.00–129.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472129.30/cwt120.00–135.006106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500124.00/cwt123.00–125.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522125.66/cwt124.00–128.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559125.35/cwt122.00–129.007016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610114.49/cwt113.00–116.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620119.00/cwt118.00–120.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668115.20/cwt114.00–117.007705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690118.00/cwt118.00–118.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700107.00/cwt107.00–107.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16067.83/cwt65.00–70.007872
Bulls——1,72092.50/cwt92.50–92.501,5911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88535.00/cwt35.00–35.003101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04949.37/cwt45.00–56.0051812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17459.33/cwt55.00–63.006974
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-272553.50/cwt53.50–53.503881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900980.00/cwt980.00–980.008,82012
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2845600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,0701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,9151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133754.94/cwt640.00–860.008,5534
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,470900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,2301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,085840.00/cwt840.00–840.009,1141

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.