Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-04-05

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 5
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 290▼ 171 vs year ago 340 · −50.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 40▼ 18 vs year ago 40 · −45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 97▲ 28 vs year ago 25 · +112.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls steady feeder steers\heifers steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.68/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$140.68
29 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$6.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.50
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513141.1172427
Medium and Large 2480134.846472thin
One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about $77 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 sale29 hd
140.68
—
MS average13 barns · 1,154 hd
142.17
−1.50
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—Average1,288106.001,3652thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17477.559108thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01048.8249313

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2160170.00/cwt170.00–170.002721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338187.09/cwt183.00–191.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 2435137.00/cwt137.00–137.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485162.00/cwt162.00–162.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 2725127.02/cwt124.00–130.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225145.22/cwt140.00–150.003272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270153.00/cwt153.00–153.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387148.32/cwt147.00–150.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420149.03/cwt145.00–153.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473142.61/cwt138.00–152.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480134.84/cwt130.00–140.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515141.00/cwt141.00–141.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585146.00/cwt146.00–146.008546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677118.00/cwt114.00–125.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720136.00/cwt136.00–136.009793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275182.00/cwt182.00–182.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378157.65/cwt150.00–165.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428155.53/cwt151.00–160.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470161.00/cwt161.00–161.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570122.91/cwt118.00–128.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,145106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2141
Bulls——1,430106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,5161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94039.20/cwt29.00–45.003687
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,05553.28/cwt45.00–60.005622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10963.41/cwt55.00–75.007034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17477.55/cwt74.00–88.009108
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2695790.00/cwt790.00–790.005,4911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2980800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2610579.02/cwt520.00–640.003,5326
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918726.70/cwt700.00–750.006,6712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,1102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,240.00/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0013,5165
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,173979.74/cwt760.00–1,200.0011,4924

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.