Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-04-13

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 13
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
364 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 340▲ 238 vs year ago 126 · +188.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 23 vs year ago 22 · +104.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 25▼ 3 vs year ago 12 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.76/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$141.76
182 head · 733 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,039
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$467
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$24.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.33
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2399158.606335thin
Medium and Large 1-2576156.1890056
Medium and Large 1819134.391,101121
One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about −$467 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 sale182 hd
141.76
—
MS average13 barns · 1,441 hd
153.09
−11.33
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—Average1,77887.081,5486thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16261.2771213
CowsLean 85-90%Average86841.2135819

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325180.52/cwt170.00–195.005873
Steers—Medium and Large 2343167.50/cwt167.00–168.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363183.35/cwt182.00–185.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 2375164.00/cwt164.00–164.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413177.71/cwt174.00–178.0073414
Steers—Medium and Large 2468146.99/cwt145.00–149.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473169.89/cwt166.00–174.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535143.00/cwt143.00–143.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610157.50/cwt157.50–157.5096111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661143.00/cwt143.00–143.009456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745133.00/cwt133.00–133.009917
Steers—Medium and Large 1778133.75/cwt133.75–133.751,04164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812124.58/cwt122.50–125.001,0126
Steers—Medium and Large 1865135.10/cwt135.10–135.101,16957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945117.50/cwt115.00–120.001,1102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2190150.00/cwt150.00–150.002851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333147.72/cwt146.00–149.004924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360139.67/cwt134.00–145.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385138.00/cwt138.00–138.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415136.75/cwt130.00–144.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427141.61/cwt137.00–148.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474140.61/cwt135.00–146.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510149.00/cwt149.00–149.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528120.95/cwt115.00–130.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563112.28/cwt106.00–118.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678117.62/cwt115.00–122.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223186.08/cwt174.00–199.004152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270181.00/cwt181.00–181.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325177.00/cwt177.00–177.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365142.00/cwt142.00–142.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370165.51/cwt165.00–166.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419167.53/cwt161.00–172.007024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427148.98/cwt145.00–152.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513146.10/cwt130.00–163.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570130.24/cwt126.00–135.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675124.00/cwt124.00–124.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805122.00/cwt122.00–122.009821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44382.75/cwt80.00–85.001,1942
Bulls——1,94589.25/cwt80.00–97.001,7364
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74930.13/cwt25.00–35.002268
Cows—Lean 85-90%95549.27/cwt37.00–59.5047111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16261.27/cwt50.00–70.0071213
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,6661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,1002

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.