Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-03-15

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 15
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
246 head
▼ 148 vs last sale 394▲ 70 vs year ago 176 · +39.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 33▼ 7 vs year ago 29 · −24.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 99▼ 87 vs year ago 94 · −92.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers\ heifers 4 to 10 higher slaughter cows\bulls steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.36/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$180.36
43 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$7.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.36
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2434180.6978541
Medium and Large 2445173.507722thin
One grade step is worth $7.19/cwt here — about $13 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 sale43 hd
180.36
—
MS average13 barns · 715 hd
170.99
+9.36
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—High1,853103.671,9204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16168.918008thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95843.094138thin

Every lot

54 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 1-2299197.00/cwt197.00–197.0058912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320179.00/cwt179.00–179.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380181.35/cwt170.00–185.006899
Steers—Medium and Large 2410169.00/cwt169.00–169.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415187.00/cwt187.00–187.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 2480178.00/cwt178.00–178.008541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482185.21/cwt184.00–193.008937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527161.26/cwt156.00–167.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563166.99/cwt165.00–170.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673156.48/cwt150.00–163.001,0532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700135.00/cwt135.00–135.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2160182.50/cwt182.50–182.502921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205155.00/cwt155.00–155.003181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280155.00/cwt150.00–160.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311164.09/cwt153.00–166.005107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345142.00/cwt142.00–142.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373152.09/cwt150.00–154.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393131.48/cwt129.00–134.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410171.00/cwt171.00–171.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412151.98/cwt147.00–158.0062610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430141.00/cwt141.00–141.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473148.00/cwt142.00–154.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473129.09/cwt118.00–139.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523143.30/cwt140.00–145.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268187.43/cwt185.00–190.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362183.62/cwt180.00–186.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380162.47/cwt160.00–165.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403184.98/cwt181.00–189.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495164.00/cwt164.00–164.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525164.01/cwt163.00–165.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540147.00/cwt147.00–147.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550167.00/cwt167.00–167.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623136.00/cwt135.00–137.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670136.03/cwt135.00–137.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635108.74/cwt107.50–110.001,7782
Bulls——2,07098.60/cwt95.00–102.502,0412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79822.49/cwt20.00–25.001792
Cows—Lean 85-90%87535.00/cwt35.00–35.003061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03852.95/cwt50.00–55.005505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09766.71/cwt65.00–70.007323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14276.31/cwt74.00–80.008713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28561.11/cwt60.00–62.007852
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,270.00/cwt1,270.00–1,270.0015,1771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2710610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,3311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865690.00/cwt690.00–690.005,9691

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.