Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-01-12

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 12
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 118 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▼ 13 vs year ago 20 · −65.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 29 · +10.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 6 to 8 lower feeder steers\ heifers steady to 12 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.94/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$148.94
37 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$15.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.43
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559153.2685727
Medium and Large 2-3453137.336233thin
Medium and Large 2482137.276627thin
One grade step is worth $15.99/cwt here — about $195 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 sale37 hd
148.94
—
MS average9 barns · 853 hd
142.51
+6.43
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—Average1,42872.501,0352thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53042.006431thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89042.003741thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350181.00/cwt181.00–181.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390149.00/cwt149.00–149.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413175.33/cwt170.00–181.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 2440162.00/cwt162.00–162.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2470146.94/cwt145.00–149.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475161.42/cwt158.50–180.007679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545128.00/cwt128.00–128.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553145.00/cwt145.00–145.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 2595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625128.50/cwt128.00–129.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0767
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220106.00/cwt106.00–106.002331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278115.32/cwt110.00–120.003212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328136.98/cwt135.00–139.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384133.46/cwt129.00–135.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476131.68/cwt125.00–132.506279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559121.88/cwt114.00–122.5068114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615108.00/cwt108.00–108.006641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340153.00/cwt153.00–153.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425171.00/cwt171.00–171.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680113.00/cwt113.00–113.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20065.00/cwt65.00–65.007801
Bulls——1,65580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89042.00/cwt42.00–42.003741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53042.00/cwt42.00–42.006431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2775670.00/cwt670.00–670.005,1931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2780480.00/cwt480.00–480.003,7441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2998620.38/cwt550.00–680.006,1912
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,375920.00/cwt920.00–920.0012,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2763763.28/cwt720.00–800.005,8244
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2923862.42/cwt850.00–870.007,9603
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2647540.00/cwt540.00–540.003,4945
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2655420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2775680.00/cwt680.00–680.005,2702
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2815660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,3792
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2905580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,2491

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.