Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-03-09

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 9
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▲ 207 vs last sale 139▲ 233 vs year ago 113 · +206.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 6▲ 9 vs year ago 25 · +36.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 6▲ 45 vs year ago 15 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 2 to 4 higher feeder steers5 to10 higher feeder heifers 4 to 6 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.41/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$133.41
93 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.18
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1410144.005901thin
Medium and Large 1-2478135.4264877
Medium and Large 2404122.4349515thin
One grade step is worth $21.57/cwt here — about $95 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 sale93 hd
133.41
—
MS average13 barns · 1,359 hd
129.24
+4.18
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—Average1,30077.691,0108thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17260.6971111
CowsLean 85-90%Average98645.6145012

Every lot

58 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268171.34/cwt169.00–174.004592
Steers—Medium and Large 2295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331180.00/cwt180.00–180.0059610
Steers—Medium and Large 2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389170.47/cwt170.00–174.006638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418165.14/cwt159.00–176.0069022
Steers—Medium and Large 2425153.62/cwt150.00–157.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1465174.00/cwt174.00–174.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485153.73/cwt150.00–156.007463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538160.56/cwt155.00–162.008648
Steers—Medium and Large 2540129.00/cwt129.00–129.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569154.30/cwt147.00–155.0087813
Steers—Medium and Large 2570142.00/cwt142.00–142.008091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328139.23/cwt137.00–141.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336127.79/cwt115.00–130.004297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360108.00/cwt108.00–108.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395139.00/cwt139.00–139.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410144.00/cwt144.00–144.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415129.64/cwt125.00–133.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423114.03/cwt113.00–115.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463127.73/cwt125.00–130.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487136.20/cwt133.00–141.0066366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568120.00/cwt120.00–120.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605113.00/cwt113.00–113.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 265595.00/cwt95.00–95.006221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230177.00/cwt177.00–177.004071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270187.00/cwt187.00–187.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278157.72/cwt141.00–166.004383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380159.30/cwt155.00–163.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395147.00/cwt147.00–147.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418129.73/cwt126.00–134.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433154.51/cwt154.00–155.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473123.67/cwt120.00–127.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480145.94/cwt140.00–152.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522139.65/cwt139.00–141.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527130.48/cwt123.00–140.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570123.00/cwt123.00–123.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615123.05/cwt120.00–126.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630111.00/cwt111.00–111.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835107.00/cwt107.00–107.008931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01565.00/cwt65.00–65.006601
Bulls——1,30978.58/cwt74.00–87.501,0296
Bulls——1,53085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98645.61/cwt29.00–56.0045012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17260.69/cwt45.00–66.0071111
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2710750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,3253
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,3681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,282.93/cwt1,000.00–1,390.0015,6267
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0020,9602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,335890.00/cwt890.00–890.0011,8821
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3361,468.47/cwt700.00–1,650.0019,61910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945814.07/cwt640.00–1,040.007,6933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0010,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153622.65/cwt600.00–640.007,1792

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.