Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-05-17

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 17
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 274 vs last sale 289▼ 385 vs year ago 400 · −96.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 23▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
421 head
▲ 411 vs last sale 10▲ 419 vs year ago 2 · +20,950.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added and sold as full loads.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.21/cwt on 310 head.
Average price
$142.21
310 head · 839 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,193
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−13.41
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2839142.211,193310
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale310 hd
142.21
—
MS average13 barns · 1,308 hd
155.62
−13.41
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—Average1,855102.571,9032thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02572.097392thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91362.9557512

Every lot

19 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423176.16/cwt173.00–179.007456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473176.14/cwt173.00–179.008336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523160.87/cwt152.00–169.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,13065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,254119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,21658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added958120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,15052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373144.24/cwt140.00–148.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423140.27/cwt135.00–145.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473140.24/cwt135.00–145.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573128.12/cwt125.00–131.007344
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323172.60/cwt171.00–174.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523137.09/cwt135.00–139.007174
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,855102.57/cwt100.00–105.001,9032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75055.00/cwt55.00–55.004133
Cows—Lean 85-90%96765.60/cwt60.00–70.006349
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02572.09/cwt71.50–72.507392
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028791.61/cwt700.00–850.008,1384
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2660385.35/cwt350.00–450.002,5433

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.