Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-07-19

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 19
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
▼ 168 vs last sale 467▲ 121 vs year ago 178 · +68.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 54▲ 15 vs year ago 11 · +136.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 39▲ 15 vs year ago 3 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 2 to 6 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.21/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$146.21
108 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$967
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$591
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.91
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1768150.251,15467
Medium and Large 1-2500139.8369935
Medium and Large 2407138.385636thin
One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about $591 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 sale108 hd
146.21
—
MS average13 barns · 1,100 hd
138.30
+7.91
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—Average1,44789.191,2905thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25265.538205thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16351.966048thin

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
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$8312thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,147$8515

Every lot

52 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280188.53/cwt188.00–189.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368174.07/cwt169.00–177.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 2385124.00/cwt124.00–124.004771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410171.00/cwt171.00–171.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475179.00/cwt179.00–179.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1503177.99/cwt170.00–180.008955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519157.58/cwt150.00–164.008185
Steers—Medium and Large 2520136.70/cwt131.00–140.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568162.86/cwt156.00–167.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 2573147.25/cwt142.00–152.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637143.22/cwt132.00–145.009127
Steers—Medium and Large 2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677134.28/cwt130.00–138.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2165150.00/cwt150.00–150.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285156.00/cwt156.00–156.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315146.00/cwt146.00–146.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327158.31/cwt158.00–159.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365139.16/cwt135.00–143.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378148.52/cwt148.00–149.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413143.48/cwt140.00–147.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430148.33/cwt147.00–151.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466143.45/cwt136.00–146.006688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510138.27/cwt133.00–143.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582134.54/cwt132.00–143.007836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679125.64/cwt120.00–129.008535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768150.25/cwt150.25–150.251,15467
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230169.00/cwt169.00–169.003891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278189.63/cwt187.00–194.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375174.23/cwt173.00–177.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420158.59/cwt150.00–165.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465152.22/cwt149.00–158.007085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490132.50/cwt130.00–135.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538138.51/cwt137.00–140.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618127.51/cwt125.00–130.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628133.95/cwt131.00–136.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650139.00/cwt139.00–139.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725126.00/cwt126.00–126.009141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04070.00/cwt70.00–70.007281
Bulls——1,34085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1391
Bulls——1,61896.98/cwt90.00–106.001,5693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09532.00/cwt32.00–32.003501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17354.81/cwt40.00–65.006437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25265.53/cwt60.00–70.008205
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153831.00/head810.00–850.008312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,098868.27/head750.00–970.008682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,180840.00/head840.00–840.008403

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.