Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-11-16

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 16
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 414▼ 19 vs year ago 399 · −4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 43▲ 6 vs year ago 29 · +20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 24▼ 6 vs year ago 36 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 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 $151.88/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$151.88
42 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$19.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.02
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488156.9876531
Medium and Large 2522137.5271811thin
One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $47 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 sale42 hd
151.88
—
MS average13 barns · 794 hd
148.87
+3.02
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—Average1,69976.161,2948thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34054.577318thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98325.2424811

Every lot

52 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 1-2340174.00/cwt174.00–174.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378156.02/cwt153.00–159.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421169.06/cwt160.00–176.007129
Steers—Medium and Large 2423156.01/cwt154.00–158.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461154.58/cwt151.00–160.007135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519154.96/cwt149.00–162.008047
Steers—Medium and Large 2526134.29/cwt105.00–145.007066
Steers—Medium and Large 2563135.00/cwt135.00–135.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570156.59/cwt153.00–160.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609138.25/cwt135.00–141.008424
Steers—Medium and Large 2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310118.95/cwt115.00–122.003693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382141.15/cwt133.00–148.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420137.70/cwt132.00–143.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429118.44/cwt110.00–125.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469109.62/cwt104.00–120.005146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475130.24/cwt126.00–133.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560123.00/cwt122.00–124.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580109.00/cwt109.00–109.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614109.50/cwt108.00–110.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2170175.00/cwt175.00–175.002981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200157.00/cwt157.00–157.003141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273148.37/cwt140.00–156.004052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280154.00/cwt154.00–154.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315156.71/cwt152.00–161.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318167.76/cwt161.00–174.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395159.00/cwt154.00–164.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427152.23/cwt148.00–155.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475142.60/cwt135.00–149.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530138.00/cwt138.00–138.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603116.04/cwt107.00–125.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67978.88/cwt72.50–87.001,3245
Bulls——1,73271.64/cwt70.00–72.501,2413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93516.42/cwt5.00–20.001546
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00327.81/cwt25.00–30.002792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06741.18/cwt30.00–45.004393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34054.57/cwt41.50–61.007318
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2992466.64/cwt350.00–540.004,6293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,123616.01/cwt550.00–670.006,9182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,155600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,9301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235784.45/cwt680.00–880.009,6882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,368794.06/cwt770.00–810.0010,8632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,015500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,315900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,8351

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.