Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-05-31

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 31
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 465▲ 94 vs year ago 388 · +24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 38▼ 17 vs year ago 35 · −48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 44▲ 10 vs year ago 17 · +58.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers steady to 4 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.91/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$139.91
150 head · 674 lb average
Value per head Derived
$943
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$480
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.57
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1747141.991,061113
Medium and Large 1-2437138.4360526
Medium and Large 2476122.0658111thin
One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about $480 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 sale150 hd
139.91
—
MS average13 barns · 1,022 hd
136.34
+3.57
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—Average1,34597.501,3112thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19770.6184512
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09763.366953thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)775$6901thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)724$1428

Every lot

54 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 1-2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 2235138.00/cwt138.00–138.003241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293167.06/cwt160.00–174.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380169.00/cwt169.00–169.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 2430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433163.91/cwt159.00–169.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455176.00/cwt176.00–176.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537156.67/cwt154.00–160.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 2540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575156.10/cwt150.00–160.008983
Steers—Medium and Large 2575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665139.33/cwt138.00–140.009273
Steers—Medium and Large 2725128.00/cwt128.00–128.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,09312
Steers—Medium and Large 1795148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,18163
Steers—Medium and Large 1920129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,19126
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2190140.00/cwt140.00–140.002661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233143.55/cwt140.00–147.003343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315113.39/cwt110.00–117.003572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373120.00/cwt120.00–120.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385142.18/cwt135.00–149.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420140.40/cwt136.00–145.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478124.48/cwt120.00–129.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484138.71/cwt137.00–142.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519131.86/cwt125.00–137.006847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565149.63/cwt142.00–157.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580127.96/cwt125.00–130.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621136.50/cwt136.50–136.5084816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776142.17/cwt137.50–143.001,10388
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2212163.39/cwt160.00–170.003463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255167.00/cwt167.00–167.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368136.86/cwt130.00–144.005042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383151.33/cwt145.00–158.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423150.91/cwt148.00–154.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445136.50/cwt135.00–138.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477146.00/cwt142.00–149.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528142.79/cwt136.00–148.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556134.26/cwt133.00–135.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745124.00/cwt124.00–124.009241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06590.00/cwt90.00–90.009591
Bulls——1,625105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09763.36/cwt60.00–65.006953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19770.61/cwt62.50–75.0084512
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2640140.00/head140.00–140.001404
Stock Cows—Large 1-2808144.00/head144.00–144.001444
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2775690.00/head690.00–690.006901

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.