Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-10-13

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 299▼ 174 vs year ago 498 · −34.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 25▼ 40 vs year ago 73 · −54.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 24▼ 8 vs year ago 18 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.86/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$134.86
36 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$16.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.45
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2469136.6664132
Medium and Large 2465120.455604thin
One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $81 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 sale36 hd
134.86
—
MS average13 barns · 902 hd
132.41
+2.45
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—Average1,78166.541,1855thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20440.954934thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55439.276105thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91027.0424611

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326150.33/cwt147.00–155.004904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362151.32/cwt149.00–154.005483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413142.74/cwt132.00–150.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 2418122.40/cwt120.00–125.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474137.61/cwt131.00–148.006529
Steers—Medium and Large 2480127.00/cwt127.00–127.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525128.76/cwt124.00–137.006767
Steers—Medium and Large 2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578122.73/cwt119.00–125.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268129.07/cwt128.00–130.003462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315118.00/cwt118.00–118.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343132.99/cwt131.00–135.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371126.10/cwt122.00–131.004685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393112.01/cwt110.00–114.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413106.05/cwt103.00–109.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433117.71/cwt114.00–121.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463113.51/cwt110.00–116.005266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463109.99/cwt109.00–111.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 251099.00/cwt99.00–99.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555103.00/cwt103.00–103.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 263096.00/cwt96.00–96.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 267090.60/cwt86.00–95.006072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210155.00/cwt155.00–155.003261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273147.53/cwt147.00–148.004032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331155.52/cwt148.00–159.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355151.04/cwt146.00–157.005364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422133.61/cwt127.00–140.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475107.94/cwt90.00–118.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487125.32/cwt121.00–130.006103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528126.35/cwt120.00–133.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577118.97/cwt115.00–122.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 266595.00/cwt95.00–95.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 272095.00/cwt95.00–95.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60557.73/cwt55.00–60.009272
Bulls——1,89872.41/cwt70.00–75.001,3743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81026.50/cwt26.50–26.502151
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82020.00/cwt20.00–20.001641
Cows—Lean 85-90%87520.00/cwt20.00–20.001752
Cows—Lean 85-90%94527.12/cwt26.00–30.002565
Cows—Lean 85-90%95537.65/cwt36.00–39.503602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20342.10/cwt40.00–43.505063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20537.50/cwt37.50–37.504521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47841.95/cwt40.00–43.506203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66835.25/cwt33.00–38.005882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,095790.00/cwt790.00–790.008,6511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188837.52/cwt620.00–1,030.009,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,9561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,425700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,9751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2695630.00/cwt630.00–630.004,3791

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.