Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-09-07

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 7
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
652 head
▲ 283 vs last sale 369▲ 341 vs year ago 311 · +109.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 81▲ 13 vs year ago 28 · +46.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 19▲ 4 vs year ago 45 · +8.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher 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 $144.73/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$144.73
92 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$16.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.19
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550149.9082563
Medium and Large 2503133.5067129
One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $154 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 sale92 hd
144.73
—
MS average13 barns · 1,195 hd
148.92
−4.19
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—Average1,46579.751,1694thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29665.5585014
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05551.2754110

Every lot

63 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2345129.00/cwt129.00–129.004451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373175.40/cwt169.00–181.006545
Steers—Medium and Large 2383160.45/cwt159.00–162.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424170.47/cwt167.00–174.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 2429149.59/cwt140.00–155.006424
Steers—Medium and Large 2466136.78/cwt128.00–149.006374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473157.27/cwt154.00–164.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 2528129.86/cwt115.00–139.006869
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534149.06/cwt145.00–153.0079628
Steers—Medium and Large 2565122.78/cwt110.00–133.006948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590144.86/cwt144.00–145.008557
Steers—Medium and Large 2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624139.94/cwt135.00–142.008737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688138.00/cwt138.00–138.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768130.32/cwt127.00–132.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250133.00/cwt133.00–133.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323140.32/cwt137.00–145.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345129.00/cwt129.00–129.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358123.68/cwt120.00–126.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369133.09/cwt127.00–138.004918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424129.24/cwt125.00–135.005487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475122.91/cwt115.00–127.0058410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529125.83/cwt120.00–129.0066618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550119.00/cwt119.00–119.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562120.23/cwt110.00–126.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628117.43/cwt115.00–120.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717121.00/cwt121.00–121.008685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720105.31/cwt104.00–106.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768103.07/cwt100.00–106.007922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2253177.03/cwt174.00–180.004482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319177.18/cwt174.00–180.005654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338155.93/cwt153.00–159.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368172.63/cwt171.00–174.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405170.48/cwt169.00–172.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425137.57/cwt133.00–140.005854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460126.50/cwt125.00–128.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478145.00/cwt145.00–145.0069311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478126.49/cwt125.00–131.006054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505120.35/cwt115.00–126.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521123.33/cwt120.00–130.006436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573119.96/cwt115.00–126.006879
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631120.01/cwt115.00–125.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683121.93/cwt118.00–126.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772115.67/cwt115.00–117.008933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04057.00/cwt57.00–57.005931
Bulls——1,54385.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3122
Bulls——1,73592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04452.52/cwt44.00–57.505489
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15040.00/cwt40.00–40.004601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29665.55/cwt62.00–71.0085014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,025.73/cwt900.00–1,270.0011,5194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,330.00/cwt1,330.00–1,330.0017,29010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,181.35/cwt900.00–1,360.0015,45218
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,8504
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,018838.72/cwt800.00–880.008,5382

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.