Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-08-09

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 9
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 263▲ 57 vs year ago 300 · +19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 44▲ 38 vs year ago 35 · +108.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 9▼ 26 vs year ago 44 · −59.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\ bulls 3 to 7 higher feeder steers \heifers 4 to 10 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.29/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$151.29
63 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$19.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.42
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503153.1377157
Medium and Large 2445133.835966thin
One grade step is worth $19.30/cwt here — about $175 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 sale63 hd
151.29
—
MS average13 barns · 967 hd
144.87
+6.42
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—Average1,595101.491,6195thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15072.1983020
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01061.5162123

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,0222thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$7867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$9101thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278202.68/cwt196.00–209.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325214.50/cwt211.00–218.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 2355157.00/cwt157.00–157.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368205.45/cwt200.00–209.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426195.12/cwt188.00–209.0083116
Steers—Medium and Large 2430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 2465159.00/cwt159.00–159.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474180.96/cwt160.00–196.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526167.72/cwt160.00–177.008826
Steers—Medium and Large 2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578163.55/cwt153.00–184.009454
Steers—Medium and Large 2595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607162.61/cwt156.00–173.009873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,11916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273163.94/cwt163.00–165.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378158.02/cwt156.00–159.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411161.63/cwt145.00–165.0066413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438141.99/cwt140.00–144.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483143.99/cwt135.00–151.006956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518151.39/cwt138.00–158.007849
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555134.50/cwt134.00–135.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569153.62/cwt147.00–154.0087419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670134.99/cwt134.00–136.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240199.00/cwt199.00–199.004781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285192.48/cwt180.00–202.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337208.07/cwt199.00–216.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358166.02/cwt165.00–167.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373202.02/cwt194.00–205.007544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417190.82/cwt181.00–203.007963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426157.70/cwt145.00–171.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478160.00/cwt160.00–160.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2506155.01/cwt149.00–160.007844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578146.31/cwt140.00–150.008465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1991
Bulls——1,641105.61/cwt105.00–107.501,7334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01061.51/cwt38.00–70.0062123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15072.19/cwt62.50–80.0083020
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,005910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039785.76/head650.00–870.007867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,021.93/head900.00–1,120.001,0222

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.