Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-07-20

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 20
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 241 vs last sale 419▼ 74 vs year ago 252 · −29.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 48▼ 25 vs year ago 36 · −69.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 50▼ 84 vs year ago 87 · −96.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.63/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$134.63
37 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$8.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.57
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2465136.4963529
Medium and Large 2433127.885548thin
One grade step is worth $8.60/cwt here — about $80 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
134.63
—
MS average13 barns · 1,280 hd
131.06
+3.57
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—Average1,51080.001,2081thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16362.507272thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04755.735836thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2180175.00/cwt175.00–175.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205177.50/cwt177.50–177.503641
Steers—Medium and Large 2225143.00/cwt143.00–143.003221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295183.00/cwt183.00–183.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328176.40/cwt172.00–181.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed355179.00/cwt179.00–179.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370173.00/cwt173.00–173.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 2375157.00/cwt157.00–157.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428163.64/cwt160.00–170.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475164.00/cwt164.00–164.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 2480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515161.00/cwt161.00–161.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568139.30/cwt133.00–144.007913
Steers—Medium and Large 2585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620139.35/cwt130.00–149.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660139.46/cwt137.00–142.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 2670127.00/cwt127.00–127.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2178153.73/cwt152.50–155.002742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265152.00/cwt152.00–152.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335148.45/cwt145.00–152.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373146.96/cwt143.00–153.005485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385132.53/cwt130.00–135.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413135.48/cwt132.00–139.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440152.00/cwt152.00–152.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518129.19/cwt125.00–132.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563113.52/cwt112.00–115.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579124.01/cwt120.00–128.007184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638121.24/cwt115.00–124.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673122.67/cwt120.00–125.008263
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220172.00/cwt172.00–172.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260151.00/cwt151.00–151.003931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305181.00/cwt181.00–181.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380161.00/cwt161.00–161.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475127.04/cwt125.00–129.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523131.97/cwt130.00–135.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568122.49/cwt120.00–125.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570133.49/cwt131.00–136.007614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605127.00/cwt124.00–130.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673119.45/cwt115.00–124.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675138.00/cwt138.00–138.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765111.00/cwt111.00–111.008491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,51080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2081
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87045.00/cwt45.00–45.003921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08257.88/cwt55.00–60.006265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16362.50/cwt62.50–62.507272
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2733900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,59716

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.