Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-04-27

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 27
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 257 vs last sale 453▼ 154 vs year ago 350 · −44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 42▲ 35 vs year ago 16 · +218.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 48▲ 90 vs year ago 10 · +900.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 3 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 8 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.25/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$121.25
46 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.63
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501124.5262433
Medium and Large 2499112.9556413thin
One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about $60 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 sale46 hd
121.25
—
MS average13 barns · 1,015 hd
121.88
−0.63
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—Average1,45579.391,1554thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19962.6375118
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04653.2455718

Every lot

50 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 2330128.00/cwt128.00–128.004221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455154.00/cwt154.00–154.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515136.00/cwt136.00–136.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560136.00/cwt136.00–136.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630126.77/cwt115.00–138.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293136.66/cwt135.00–138.004003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295122.00/cwt122.00–122.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330131.22/cwt127.00–135.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372134.27/cwt131.00–138.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416130.88/cwt127.00–137.005446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420110.81/cwt99.00–125.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473116.32/cwt115.00–117.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488130.84/cwt125.00–138.006384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520128.87/cwt122.00–136.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2543111.49/cwt109.00–114.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572117.93/cwt114.00–125.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583114.06/cwt111.00–117.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618105.17/cwt95.00–113.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633106.95/cwt95.00–119.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713112.53/cwt110.00–115.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775112.55/cwt110.00–115.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870108.00/cwt108.00–108.009401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325144.38/cwt140.00–151.004694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360142.00/cwt142.00–142.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368142.52/cwt138.00–147.005243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421142.15/cwt136.00–147.005985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468137.50/cwt134.00–142.0064410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530117.00/cwt117.00–117.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532133.54/cwt130.00–138.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610117.50/cwt117.00–118.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650134.00/cwt134.00–134.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730106.00/cwt106.00–106.007741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18071.28/cwt70.00–72.508412
Bulls——1,73087.50/cwt87.50–87.501,5142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04653.24/cwt45.00–59.5055718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19962.63/cwt50.00–68.5075118
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233781.03/cwt750.00–810.009,6302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240930.00/cwt930.00–930.0011,5323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,306960.60/cwt780.00–1,020.0012,54510
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,140.00/cwt1,140.00–1,140.0011,5711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,171.67/cwt1,070.00–1,240.0013,80224
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1801,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0014,2783
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,118.14/cwt990.00–1,240.0014,3125

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.