Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-04-12

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 12
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 169▼ 62 vs year ago 364 · −17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 22▼ 24 vs year ago 45 · −53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 53▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%
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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.56/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$144.56
173 head · 781 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,129
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$388
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$31.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.09
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2440174.327679thin
Medium and Large 2532149.837976thin
Medium and Large 1810142.671,156158
One grade step is worth $31.65/cwt here — about −$388 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 sale173 hd
144.56
—
MS average13 barns · 831 hd
162.65
−18.09
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—Average1,820102.501,8662thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31069.989174thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00257.625775thin

Every lot

43 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 1-2325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380179.00/cwt179.00–179.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 2410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414181.21/cwt179.00–186.007504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455176.00/cwt176.00–176.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 2470149.00/cwt149.00–149.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1586164.00/cwt164.00–164.009614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0411
Steers—Medium and Large 2645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009353
Steers—Medium and Large 1736147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,08616
Steers—Medium and Large 1825141.49/cwt139.75–142.101,167138
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225122.00/cwt122.00–122.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340131.00/cwt131.00–131.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377156.55/cwt151.00–162.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390146.00/cwt146.00–146.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415118.45/cwt117.00–120.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440159.00/cwt159.00–159.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478144.24/cwt140.00–149.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530148.00/cwt148.00–148.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865107.00/cwt107.00–107.009263
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280187.62/cwt181.00–194.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322178.34/cwt175.00–184.005745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375180.06/cwt177.00–183.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412155.98/cwt150.00–162.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415173.90/cwt170.00–178.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453162.96/cwt156.00–170.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568129.43/cwt124.00–135.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585123.00/cwt123.00–123.007201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7801
Bulls——1,945100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00257.62/cwt50.00–63.005775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31069.98/cwt65.00–77.009174
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0010,1971
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,055995.55/cwt990.00–1,000.0010,5032
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0017,5631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2840680.00/cwt680.00–680.005,7121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045901.91/cwt850.00–950.009,4252

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.