Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-10-12

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 12
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 387▼ 36 vs year ago 324 · −11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 27▲ 7 vs year ago 33 · +21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 24▲ 73 vs year ago 10 · +730.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to 10 higher 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 $114.46/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$114.46
41 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$19.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.48
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2436122.4053423
Medium and Large 11,020105.501,0768thin
Medium and Large 2440103.3945510thin
One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $79 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 sale41 hd
114.46
—
MS average13 barns · 1,236 hd
124.94
−10.48
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—Average1,70785.611,4613thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24157.877188thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03233.4934515

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380141.67/cwt141.00–142.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410139.00/cwt139.00–139.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479150.52/cwt150.00–152.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 2485138.00/cwt138.00–138.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533132.97/cwt125.00–139.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575136.47/cwt135.00–138.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733120.99/cwt119.00–123.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 2750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276128.76/cwt125.00–135.003554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy290110.00/cwt110.00–110.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300125.00/cwt125.00–125.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300105.00/cwt100.00–110.003152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380128.62/cwt124.00–132.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 241095.00/cwt95.00–95.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419126.43/cwt122.00–130.005305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468120.72/cwt118.00–124.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508117.67/cwt113.00–122.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533104.72/cwt100.00–110.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578115.98/cwt115.00–117.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,020105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,0768
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240146.00/cwt146.00–146.003501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280137.46/cwt135.00–140.003852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363145.83/cwt140.00–157.005298
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395109.00/cwt109.00–109.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408124.98/cwt122.00–128.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423142.37/cwt140.00–145.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484134.80/cwt134.00–136.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540127.22/cwt125.00–130.006874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565126.59/cwt120.00–135.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625118.25/cwt115.00–120.007394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740103.00/cwt103.00–103.007621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53086.91/cwt82.50–90.501,3302
Bulls——2,06083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,7101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83012.80/cwt10.00–20.001064
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07530.32/cwt30.00–31.003263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11645.02/cwt42.00–55.005028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24157.87/cwt52.50–63.507188
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0012,5006
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,37512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300860.00/cwt860.00–860.0011,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,347914.68/cwt750.00–1,020.0012,3213
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2870550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,7851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,118720.97/cwt700.00–770.008,0603

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.