Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-09-28

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 28
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 533▼ 4 vs year ago 466 · −0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 64▲ 28 vs year ago 19 · +147.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 61▼ 15 vs year ago 32 · −46.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.43/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$115.43
77 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$6.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.54
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483117.0956658
Medium and Large 2443110.3648919thin
One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $77 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 sale77 hd
115.43
—
MS average13 barns · 1,187 hd
122.97
−7.54
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—Average1,54483.501,2893thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23058.6272115
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97735.6334819

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310142.00/cwt142.00–142.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 2345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383147.24/cwt145.00–148.005644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415142.45/cwt141.00–144.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 2455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473143.21/cwt141.00–153.0067718
Steers—Medium and Large 2515127.00/cwt127.00–127.006541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516139.76/cwt136.00–142.007218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571127.57/cwt124.00–134.007285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628122.99/cwt121.00–125.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658120.93/cwt115.00–127.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 225594.00/cwt94.00–94.002401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258126.03/cwt123.00–129.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335136.49/cwt136.00–137.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368112.49/cwt105.00–119.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390125.54/cwt123.00–136.0049014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416122.11/cwt120.00–125.0050810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426116.36/cwt112.00–117.004969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470105.05/cwt100.00–110.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474118.46/cwt110.00–124.0056212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508114.20/cwt110.00–119.005805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563103.70/cwt100.00–106.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 259097.00/cwt97.00–97.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627105.00/cwt99.00–111.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 268888.01/cwt86.00–90.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278593.97/cwt93.00–99.007386
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268138.19/cwt131.00–144.003703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2329135.39/cwt132.00–139.004454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378136.62/cwt130.00–140.005164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380116.00/cwt116.00–116.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415129.83/cwt120.00–135.005395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415125.00/cwt125.00–125.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478126.75/cwt125.00–134.006065
Bulls—Medium and Large 249599.00/cwt99.00–99.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540116.50/cwt113.00–120.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583123.74/cwt116.00–130.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618114.27/cwt104.00–125.007068
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635101.00/cwt101.00–101.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665108.66/cwt107.00–110.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 271099.00/cwt99.00–99.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735104.00/cwt104.00–104.007641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24575.00/cwt75.00–75.009341
Bulls——1,69387.75/cwt80.00–99.001,4862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72525.00/cwt25.00–25.001811
Cows—Lean 85-90%90528.83/cwt20.00–40.0026110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09845.46/cwt40.00–48.004998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23058.62/cwt50.00–65.0072115
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960640.00/cwt640.00–640.006,1441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,380800.00/cwt800.00–800.0011,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0017,6551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,173837.61/cwt800.00–870.009,8252

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.