Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2020-12-01

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 1
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
322 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 399▼ 29 vs year ago 351 · −8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 29▼ 11 vs year ago 36 · −30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 36▲ 54 vs year ago 11 · +490.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.93/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$130.93
48 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−15.32
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575130.9375348
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale48 hd
130.93
—
MS average10 barns · 866 hd
146.26
−15.32
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—Average1,50374.141,1146thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02547.934914thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91340.963748thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1423171.16/cwt168.00–174.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 1473149.24/cwt144.00–154.007064
Steers—Medium and Large 1523131.74/cwt126.00–137.0068914
Steers—Medium and Large 1573130.20/cwt125.00–135.007468
Steers—Medium and Large 1623116.63/cwt113.00–120.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1673116.62/cwt113.00–120.0078510
Steers—Medium and Large 1723121.12/cwt117.00–125.008764
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473110.24/cwt105.00–115.0052112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534111.42/cwt103.00–114.005958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573107.60/cwt105.00–110.006176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623108.22/cwt102.00–114.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 167398.62/cwt95.00–102.006644
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373170.30/cwt165.00–175.006354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423161.27/cwt156.00–166.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484145.67/cwt138.00–148.007058
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573118.12/cwt115.00–121.006778
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623115.18/cwt110.00–120.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673115.17/cwt110.00–120.007754
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,50374.14/cwt70.00–77.501,1146
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80038.98/cwt35.00–42.503124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02547.93/cwt45.00–50.004914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02542.93/cwt40.00–45.004404
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2723406.57/cwt300.00–500.002,9406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,250.77/cwt1,100.00–1,380.0012,19518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118867.11/cwt700.00–1,000.009,69418
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2583538.57/cwt440.00–670.003,1403

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.