Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-11-03

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 3
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 279▼ 68 vs year ago 361 · −18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 59▼ 2 vs year ago 37 · −5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 28▼ 32 vs year ago 47 · −68.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were lower 2-4. Feeder steers sold 10-12 higher. Heifers sold 6-9 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.74/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$132.74
71 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.82
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461137.8863553
Medium and Large 2533117.5962718thin
One grade step is worth $20.29/cwt here — about $8 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 sale71 hd
132.74
—
MS average12 barns · 532 hd
115.91
+16.82
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—Average1,59061.699816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32746.726209thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07838.7141717

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260149.00/cwt149.00–149.003871
Steers—Medium and Large 1283160.03/cwt159.00–161.004532
Steers—Medium and Large 1316165.25/cwt162.00–168.005224
Steers—Medium and Large 1372160.15/cwt155.00–164.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 1403156.31/cwt154.00–161.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 2415137.00/cwt137.00–137.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2470121.50/cwt117.00–126.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1477137.75/cwt135.00–143.006575
Steers—Medium and Large 2515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 1538125.97/cwt124.00–128.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1575126.03/cwt124.00–128.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 2580112.48/cwt110.00–115.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 1620118.98/cwt116.00–121.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 1655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2705112.00/cwt112.00–112.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2195127.00/cwt127.00–127.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215133.00/cwt133.00–133.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230139.00/cwt139.00–139.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275128.98/cwt128.00–131.003553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277135.40/cwt133.00–138.003755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313127.66/cwt125.00–129.004003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325134.79/cwt127.00–139.004385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365106.00/cwt106.00–106.003871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367124.06/cwt118.00–134.0045511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405121.52/cwt120.00–123.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418109.79/cwt108.00–115.004595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466107.41/cwt103.00–110.005017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471105.47/cwt95.00–113.004977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540111.97/cwt105.00–114.006058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555111.53/cwt108.00–115.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 260087.00/cwt87.00–87.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613106.00/cwt106.00–106.006502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165154.68/cwt142.00–169.002552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245159.50/cwt158.00–161.003912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277157.00/cwt150.00–167.004353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324162.44/cwt160.00–166.005266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379159.90/cwt153.00–167.006068
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422135.46/cwt127.00–148.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423155.94/cwt149.00–163.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473137.05/cwt134.00–150.006486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484123.25/cwt110.00–129.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513118.02/cwt110.00–125.006054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515125.43/cwt120.00–129.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572116.24/cwt110.00–120.006657
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581109.97/cwt104.00–113.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623110.69/cwt109.00–115.006906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660114.51/cwt114.00–115.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672101.75/cwt95.00–110.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 181595.00/cwt95.00–95.007741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44548.37/cwt45.00–50.006993
Bulls——1,73575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07839.87/cwt34.00–49.0043015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08030.00/cwt30.00–30.003242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32746.72/cwt42.50–50.006209
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2600660.00/cwt660.00–660.003,9601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,010800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100920.00/cwt920.00–920.0010,1201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905400.44/cwt350.00–460.003,6242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070640.00/cwt640.00–640.006,8481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080560.00/cwt560.00–560.006,0481

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.