Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-03-22

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 22
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 246▲ 85 vs year ago 197 · +43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 22▼ 3 vs year ago 26 · −11.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 6 to 10 higher feeder steers steady feeder 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 $158.31/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$158.31
102 head · 590 lb average
Value per head Derived
$935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$9.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.36
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2601159.0795594
Medium and Large 2470149.377028thin
One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $253 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 sale102 hd
158.31
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MS average11 barns · 1,323 hd
163.67
−5.36
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—Average1,595108.031,7235thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19380.729638thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average85045.783893thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274186.02/cwt175.00–192.005106
Steers—Medium and Large 2295162.00/cwt162.00–162.004781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323175.00/cwt175.00–175.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 2423144.97/cwt140.00–150.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425179.50/cwt178.00–181.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471171.50/cwt165.00–179.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 2490139.00/cwt139.00–139.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503170.23/cwt166.00–180.0085621
Steers—Medium and Large 2527163.66/cwt163.00–164.008623
Steers—Medium and Large 2550113.00/cwt113.00–113.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575157.96/cwt155.00–160.009083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626162.75/cwt145.00–166.001,01912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685150.19/cwt148.00–151.001,02918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,04916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,1524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2852135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,1543
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195155.00/cwt155.00–155.003021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238160.46/cwt157.00–164.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255161.00/cwt161.00–161.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322155.95/cwt155.00–157.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428146.98/cwt140.00–155.006295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460135.00/cwt135.00–135.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488150.98/cwt150.00–152.0073724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513152.01/cwt151.00–153.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605111.00/cwt111.00–111.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640140.00/cwt140.00–140.008966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345173.00/cwt173.00–173.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368159.19/cwt153.00–166.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429168.67/cwt163.00–174.007245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480152.00/cwt152.00–152.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630131.02/cwt129.00–133.008252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1651
Bulls——1,651113.79/cwt105.00–117.501,8794
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85045.78/cwt30.00–70.003893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19380.72/cwt70.00–95.009638

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.