Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2021-12-07

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 7
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 274▼ 178 vs year ago 413 · −43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 37▲ 24 vs year ago 27 · +88.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 24▼ 2 vs year ago 17 · −11.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to5 lower feeder steers \heifers 3 to 6 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.29/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$162.29
44 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.30
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452169.5476624
Medium and Large 1614155.0095215thin
Medium and Large 2515149.417695thin
One grade step is worth $20.13/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale44 hd
162.29
—
MS average13 barns · 1,136 hd
158.00
+4.30
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—Average1,35573.1799110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21154.3665816
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00130.8330917

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333178.52/cwt176.00–181.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362173.70/cwt169.00–177.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429169.68/cwt164.00–175.007284
Steers—Medium and Large 2440157.00/cwt157.00–157.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 2475159.52/cwt159.00–160.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476172.50/cwt163.00–176.0082111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523158.18/cwt150.00–165.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 2525146.00/cwt146.00–146.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1614155.00/cwt155.00–155.0095215
Steers—Medium and Large 2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283149.49/cwt149.00–150.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323148.96/cwt145.00–152.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375139.64/cwt130.00–145.005246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415138.47/cwt132.00–141.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461136.80/cwt130.00–140.006318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483117.56/cwt115.00–120.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578112.42/cwt110.00–115.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743114.49/cwt113.00–116.008512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335177.00/cwt177.00–177.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390178.00/cwt178.00–178.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425172.00/cwt172.00–172.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472156.35/cwt150.00–166.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485153.00/cwt153.00–153.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510145.00/cwt140.00–150.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538133.33/cwt125.00–140.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635125.00/cwt120.00–130.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680126.97/cwt125.00–129.008632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23467.13/cwt65.00–75.008284
Bulls——1,43577.20/cwt75.00–82.501,1086
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Heavy Weight88525.00/cwt25.00–25.002211
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94322.44/cwt20.00–25.002122
Cows—Lean 85-90%98022.79/cwt20.00–25.002232
Cows—Lean 85-90%98530.00/cwt30.00–30.002963
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03735.40/cwt25.00–52.503679
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21154.36/cwt45.00–62.0065816
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,268850.06/cwt800.00–900.0010,7794
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,4162

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.