Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-10-19

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 19
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
246 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 288▼ 113 vs year ago 359 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 40▼ 16 vs year ago 52 · −30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 83▲ 18 vs year ago 3 · +600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 10 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.22/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$121.22
36 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$4.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.68
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522121.7163632
Medium and Large 2447117.305244thin
One grade step is worth $4.41/cwt here — about $112 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
121.22
—
MS average12 barns · 1,029 hd
122.90
−1.68
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—Average1,40679.371,1164thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24457.707186thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02537.103809thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315166.00/cwt166.00–166.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368162.36/cwt160.00–165.005973
Steers—Medium and Large 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475145.59/cwt140.00–152.006923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500154.33/cwt150.00–159.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595142.00/cwt135.00–149.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631130.48/cwt128.00–135.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665129.34/cwt128.00–130.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275137.00/cwt137.00–137.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375132.68/cwt130.00–136.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419130.99/cwt120.00–144.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442119.74/cwt110.00–125.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478124.20/cwt122.00–127.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528120.26/cwt120.00–121.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564118.69/cwt105.00–127.006697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612113.99/cwt109.00–118.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02094.00/cwt94.00–94.009591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290159.00/cwt159.00–159.004611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393158.99/cwt158.00–160.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414148.44/cwt129.00–159.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435125.20/cwt111.00–134.005454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473125.50/cwt125.00–126.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478137.00/cwt130.00–144.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513135.21/cwt132.00–142.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590114.00/cwt114.00–114.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625123.74/cwt122.00–125.007734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289585.00/cwt85.00–85.007611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28065.00/cwt65.00–65.008321
Bulls——1,44884.16/cwt82.50–85.001,2193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86522.24/cwt22.00–22.501922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04742.40/cwt40.00–47.004446
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21035.00/cwt35.00–35.004241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24457.70/cwt50.00–62.507186
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,8261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,4261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,273835.07/cwt650.00–950.0010,6302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930724.05/cwt600.00–900.006,7343
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,2201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2775550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,2632

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.