Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-01-18

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 18
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 162 vs last sale 298▼ 230 vs year ago 366 · −62.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 33▼ 26 vs year ago 37 · −70.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 28▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to5 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.49/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$145.49
33 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$16.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.92
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2426147.4662929
Medium and Large 2415131.255454thin
One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $84 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 sale33 hd
145.49
—
MS average11 barns · 1,054 hd
143.57
+1.92
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—Average1,61385.001,3712thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28368.688816thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08852.155672thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265169.00/cwt169.00–169.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423175.79/cwt171.00–181.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500178.00/cwt178.00–178.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550161.00/cwt161.00–161.008861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240144.00/cwt144.00–144.003461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290125.00/cwt125.00–125.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340144.00/cwt143.00–145.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367146.98/cwt143.00–150.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409150.06/cwt145.00–155.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464147.35/cwt141.00–151.006849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527148.65/cwt144.00–151.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600143.00/cwt143.00–143.008581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290188.32/cwt187.00–189.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318184.24/cwt170.00–196.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340141.00/cwt141.00–141.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350181.00/cwt181.00–181.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432168.33/cwt167.00–169.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473160.95/cwt160.00–164.007614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503166.00/cwt166.00–166.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560129.00/cwt129.00–129.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563138.44/cwt130.00–143.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645132.00/cwt132.00–132.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2881
Bulls——1,71085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08852.15/cwt46.50–57.005672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28368.68/cwt57.50–75.008816
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,3301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2877782.34/cwt650.00–920.006,8613

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.