Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-11-02

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 2
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
371 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 261▲ 78 vs year ago 293 · +26.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 30▲ 1 vs year ago 35 · +2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 21▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 8 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.28/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$147.28
43 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$2.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.16
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2466147.6168838
Medium and Large 2415144.796015thin
One grade step is worth $2.83/cwt here — about $87 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 sale43 hd
147.28
—
MS average13 barns · 989 hd
146.12
+1.16
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—Average1,57379.461,2506thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24255.006837thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02537.1938112

Every lot

47 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 1-2278150.00/cwt150.00–150.004172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307148.83/cwt140.00–156.004573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372150.95/cwt145.00–156.005623
Steers—Medium and Large 2375151.31/cwt149.00–153.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415146.77/cwt134.00–155.006097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458155.41/cwt149.00–160.007126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518155.57/cwt148.00–159.008069
Steers—Medium and Large 2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563132.79/cwt124.00–146.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650137.00/cwt137.00–137.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295136.00/cwt136.00–136.004011
Heifers—Medium and Large 232895.04/cwt90.00–100.003122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335138.54/cwt137.00–140.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377118.25/cwt118.00–120.004468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378133.40/cwt120.00–141.005047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425130.94/cwt120.00–144.005568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430126.00/cwt126.00–126.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455107.00/cwt107.00–107.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457127.93/cwt123.00–131.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530119.73/cwt115.00–123.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580117.85/cwt110.00–126.006844
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3-4275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326160.44/cwt149.00–166.005234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375156.00/cwt156.00–156.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430149.52/cwt146.00–156.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470144.56/cwt140.00–152.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522138.63/cwt137.00–140.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23567.61/cwt59.00–72.508352
Bulls——1,67887.18/cwt85.00–90.001,4633
Bulls——1,93580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95226.69/cwt25.00–30.002543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04940.69/cwt30.00–48.004279
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24255.00/cwt50.00–60.006837
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,5901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290660.00/cwt660.00–660.008,5141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,303688.16/cwt650.00–710.008,9673

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.