Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-04-19

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 19
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
244 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 302▼ 209 vs year ago 453 · −46.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 21▼ 37 vs year ago 42 · −88.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 39 vs year ago 48 · −81.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugyher cows 2 to 4 higher 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 $144.98/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$144.98
148 head · 789 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,143
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$505
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2479147.437077thin
Medium and Large 1-2604145.5287820
Medium and Large 1837144.751,212121
One grade step is worth $2.68/cwt here — about −$505 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 sale148 hd
144.98
—
MS average13 barns · 734 hd
155.04
−10.06
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—Average1,680112.501,8901thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19583.029922thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2235153.00/cwt153.00–153.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333181.84/cwt175.00–189.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 2365163.00/cwt163.00–163.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 2425147.00/cwt147.00–147.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460172.00/cwt172.00–172.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 2485151.00/cwt151.00–151.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530154.97/cwt151.00–159.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 2615139.33/cwt138.00–140.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620158.00/cwt158.00–158.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671135.39/cwt130.00–140.009085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718131.65/cwt130.00–133.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1837144.75/cwt144.75–144.751,212121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195140.00/cwt140.00–140.002731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250136.00/cwt136.00–136.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270155.50/cwt154.00–157.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410151.00/cwt151.00–151.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583126.97/cwt125.00–129.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710108.00/cwt108.00–108.007671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235168.00/cwt168.00–168.003951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355176.00/cwt175.00–177.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425168.00/cwt168.00–168.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463149.53/cwt145.00–154.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528138.50/cwt138.00–139.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575129.56/cwt126.00–134.007454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625124.50/cwt124.00–125.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,680112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,8901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19583.02/cwt73.50–92.009922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,3161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400910.00/cwt910.00–910.0012,7401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,227985.73/cwt730.00–1,130.0012,0953

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.