Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-03-08

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 8
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▲ 226 vs last sale 168▲ 48 vs year ago 346 · +13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 13▼ 1 vs year ago 34 · −2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 12▲ 39 vs year ago 60 · +65.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 4 to6 higher feeder steers\heifers 5 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 $152.95/cwt on 197 head.
Average price
$152.95
197 head · 654 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,001
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.66
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2409174.5071357
Medium and Large 1789144.201,137126
Medium and Large 2447143.9164414thin
One grade step is worth $30.59/cwt here — about $69 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 sale197 hd
152.95
—
MS average13 barns · 909 hd
162.61
−9.66
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—Average1,23488.781,09620
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27071.569099thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00739.7640011

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$8201thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235188.86/cwt182.50–192.504443
Steers—Medium and Large 2290160.51/cwt160.00–161.004652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2294190.68/cwt180.00–192.0056110
Steers—Medium and Large 2325161.00/cwt161.00–161.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328171.70/cwt165.00–175.005634
Steers—Medium and Large 2368150.98/cwt150.00–152.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381180.45/cwt171.00–184.0068814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426170.67/cwt165.00–178.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 2435161.00/cwt161.00–161.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 2468130.78/cwt121.00–137.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476170.02/cwt163.00–176.0080914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525158.80/cwt154.00–163.008344
Steers—Medium and Large 2529136.61/cwt130.00–147.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665140.95/cwt135.00–147.009372
Steers—Medium and Large 2665131.00/cwt131.00–131.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 1709153.25/cwt153.25–153.251,08766
Steers—Medium and Large 1876134.25/cwt134.25–134.251,17660
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215142.62/cwt140.00–145.003072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265134.00/cwt134.00–134.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267147.69/cwt145.00–152.003943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316149.69/cwt147.00–155.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418136.93/cwt130.00–147.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476140.84/cwt140.00–141.006706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518132.47/cwt126.00–139.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275160.96/cwt160.00–162.004432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305167.00/cwt167.00–167.005091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355181.00/cwt181.00–181.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420163.00/cwt163.00–163.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675133.01/cwt132.00–134.008982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11785.00/cwt85.00–85.0094916
Bulls——1,703103.88/cwt100.00–110.001,7694
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93831.32/cwt30.00–35.002944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00058.50/cwt58.50–58.505851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04644.58/cwt42.00–45.004667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05061.22/cwt60.00–62.506432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38877.19/cwt73.50–79.001,0716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2791,131.00/cwt720.00–1,290.0014,4657
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,338940.37/cwt900.00–990.0012,5822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0011,9342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2621,304.15/cwt1,260.00–1,400.0016,4587
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,411.39/cwt1,150.00–1,640.0018,03818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,625.00/cwt1,625.00–1,625.0021,7753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5851,496.74/cwt1,330.00–1,640.0023,7232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,095800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,7601

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.