Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-07-27

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 27
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 178▼ 106 vs year ago 378 · −28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 11▼ 6 vs year ago 36 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 3▲ 14 vs year ago 17 · +82.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.26/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$152.26
36 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$18.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.57
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536155.3783330
Medium and Large 2589136.678056thin
One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about $28 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 sale36 hd
152.26
—
MS average13 barns · 1,256 hd
151.68
+0.57
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—Average1,59082.501,3122thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17864.527608thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89745.594099thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220188.00/cwt188.00–188.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270157.00/cwt157.00–157.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433166.99/cwt163.00–173.007236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469165.75/cwt159.00–170.007775
Steers—Medium and Large 2495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510159.43/cwt152.00–167.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555146.46/cwt140.00–149.008134
Steers—Medium and Large 2595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628148.59/cwt144.00–152.009333
Steers—Medium and Large 2645131.00/cwt131.00–131.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663144.68/cwt143.00–147.009593
Steers—Medium and Large 2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709140.20/cwt135.00–145.009945
Steers—Medium and Large 2720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310136.00/cwt136.00–136.004221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430138.15/cwt132.00–143.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474132.76/cwt129.00–137.006295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518116.69/cwt110.00–120.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522128.34/cwt125.00–131.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585132.00/cwt132.00–132.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737123.03/cwt120.00–126.009072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295137.00/cwt137.00–137.004041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305168.00/cwt168.00–168.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372154.36/cwt152.00–157.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415147.00/cwt147.00–147.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467142.84/cwt137.00–148.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477132.30/cwt130.00–134.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505133.30/cwt127.00–138.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513122.01/cwt119.00–125.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585134.00/cwt134.00–134.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670128.00/cwt128.00–128.008581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0151
Bulls——1,73095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%65527.67/cwt25.00–30.001812
Cows—Lean 85-90%96650.71/cwt30.00–62.504907
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17864.52/cwt50.00–70.007608
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,120900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,0801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,073.57/cwt950.00–1,180.0013,6882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0015,1521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,002661.33/cwt600.00–700.006,6273
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845590.00/cwt590.00–590.004,9861

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.