Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-08-03

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 3
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 272▲ 128 vs year ago 278 · +46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 30▼ 6 vs year ago 42 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 31▼ 6 vs year ago 26 · −23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.51/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$146.51
98 head · 729 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,068
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$421
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$16.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512157.1880534
Medium and Large 2447142.326354thin
Medium and Large 1871140.751,22660
One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about −$421 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 sale98 hd
146.51
—
MS average12 barns · 1,512 hd
153.34
−6.83
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—Average1,80291.251,6446thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25267.438449thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09954.5159914

Every lot

60 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 1-2295187.00/cwt187.00–187.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310183.00/cwt183.00–183.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373166.86/cwt164.00–170.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 2373141.45/cwt140.00–143.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423166.12/cwt159.00–170.007034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476158.56/cwt150.00–165.007557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520155.45/cwt150.00–161.008086
Steers—Medium and Large 2520143.19/cwt138.00–148.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574150.73/cwt148.00–155.008657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623146.51/cwt144.00–150.009134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 1871140.75/cwt140.75–140.751,22660
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313144.59/cwt139.00–150.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333130.76/cwt124.00–135.004354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373140.87/cwt132.00–150.005257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380121.45/cwt118.00–125.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420124.28/cwt120.00–130.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424141.76/cwt139.00–145.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475138.21/cwt137.00–142.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510131.22/cwt130.00–133.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515133.00/cwt133.00–133.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585125.33/cwt125.00–126.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624118.72/cwt115.00–125.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625119.00/cwt119.00–119.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680123.00/cwt123.00–123.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 279090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285189.00/cwt189.00–189.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285186.00/cwt186.00–186.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315158.33/cwt135.00–184.004992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325173.32/cwt162.00–185.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366169.79/cwt160.00–178.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416152.59/cwt130.00–164.006355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490147.00/cwt147.00–147.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513142.88/cwt135.00–151.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603123.49/cwt120.00–127.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75893.00/cwt90.00–95.001,6355
Bulls——2,02082.50/cwt82.50–82.501,6671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01535.00/cwt35.00–35.003551
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10556.01/cwt40.00–62.5061913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25267.43/cwt55.00–72.508449
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125827.33/cwt790.00–860.009,3072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158855.14/cwt800.00–930.009,9034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260780.24/cwt760.00–800.009,8312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,270.00/cwt1,270.00–1,270.0017,0181
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5351,290.00/cwt1,290.00–1,290.0019,8021

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.