Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-02-08

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 8
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 347▼ 105 vs year ago 404 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 49▼ 21 vs year ago 27 · −77.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 7 vs year ago 16 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold higher 4-10. Bulls were higher 5-10. Feeder steers sold higher 2-10. Heifers were higher 3-5.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.70/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$153.70
144 head · 760 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,168
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$438
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$26.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.00
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443176.4278218thin
Medium and Large 2473156.507392thin
Medium and Large 1-2811150.361,219124
One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about −$438 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 sale144 hd
153.70
—
MS average12 barns · 954 hd
164.70
−11.00
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—Average1,59484.121,3413thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24579.839942thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12457.3064410

Every lot

56 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 1218192.57/cwt186.00–199.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1323206.09/cwt202.00–210.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1368182.62/cwt180.00–185.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 2415159.00/cwt159.00–159.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1445181.00/cwt181.00–181.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1480175.00/cwt175.00–175.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1519166.59/cwt160.00–179.008655
Steers—Medium and Large 2530154.00/cwt154.00–154.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1553162.01/cwt160.00–164.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1623145.00/cwt145.00–145.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,18265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836150.75/cwt150.75–150.751,26059
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1205155.00/cwt155.00–155.003181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2243132.38/cwt125.00–138.003223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275153.16/cwt150.00–156.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315150.94/cwt147.00–155.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361137.48/cwt135.00–144.004966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378148.84/cwt143.00–160.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426142.47/cwt140.00–146.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472134.69/cwt133.00–136.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483147.12/cwt136.00–153.007118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516149.68/cwt143.00–156.007727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578149.00/cwt148.00–150.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910105.00/cwt105.00–105.009561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2190170.00/cwt170.00–170.003231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268198.58/cwt190.00–207.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328196.51/cwt195.00–198.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360169.00/cwt169.00–169.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387179.66/cwt177.00–185.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430167.00/cwt167.00–167.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475163.28/cwt157.00–169.007764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490156.00/cwt156.00–156.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530154.68/cwt151.00–158.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625139.00/cwt139.00–139.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44560.00/cwt60.00–60.008671
Bulls——1,66896.18/cwt92.50–100.001,6042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96340.22/cwt30.00–45.003873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19359.91/cwt55.00–63.507155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19576.38/cwt70.00–81.509132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24579.83/cwt77.00–82.509942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2660510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,3661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790820.00/cwt820.00–820.006,4781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800890.00/cwt890.00–890.007,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,3401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850920.00/cwt920.00–920.007,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185920.00/cwt920.00–920.0010,9021
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,8871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,180.00/cwt1,180.00–1,180.0013,2751

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.