Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-08-16

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 16
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
430 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 357▲ 135 vs year ago 295 · +45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 73▲ 26 vs year ago 16 · +162.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 4 vs year ago 11 · +36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 2 to 8 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.96/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$148.96
54 head · 421 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.87
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2425150.5064047
Medium and Large 2393138.585457thin
One grade step is worth $11.92/cwt here — about $95 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 sale54 hd
148.96
—
MS average13 barns · 1,424 hd
150.83
−1.87
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—Average1,78299.591,7753thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16776.3189111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08555.9560715

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)1,047$8373thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$7752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)958$8302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,1901thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$6901thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230195.00/cwt195.00–195.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285198.57/cwt185.00–209.005665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323198.01/cwt185.00–208.006406
Steers—Medium and Large 2360166.79/cwt156.00–177.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369203.68/cwt197.00–209.007525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417192.97/cwt185.00–202.008055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473154.33/cwt150.00–159.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 2495148.00/cwt148.00–148.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 2510151.47/cwt150.00–153.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535178.24/cwt173.00–179.009548
Steers—Medium and Large 2565133.00/cwt133.00–133.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0585
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271164.79/cwt161.00–169.004476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325159.47/cwt156.00–162.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338143.97/cwt140.00–148.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369158.25/cwt150.00–166.005847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385141.06/cwt136.00–146.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424148.66/cwt140.00–157.0063011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445139.00/cwt139.00–139.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461145.35/cwt140.00–148.006706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514145.15/cwt140.00–150.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564139.25/cwt135.00–148.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590111.00/cwt111.00–111.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610135.03/cwt131.00–139.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780109.00/cwt109.00–109.008501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230174.00/cwt174.00–174.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240195.00/cwt195.00–195.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282195.43/cwt192.00–199.005513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318205.49/cwt205.00–206.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390184.33/cwt175.00–189.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412181.37/cwt176.00–187.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423160.57/cwt158.00–163.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458179.11/cwt172.00–186.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478160.52/cwt159.00–162.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533143.33/cwt140.00–145.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563147.17/cwt145.00–152.008296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628141.35/cwt139.00–145.008886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675136.49/cwt135.00–138.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275597.00/cwt97.00–97.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,78299.59/cwt95.00–102.501,7753
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00931.87/cwt25.00–40.003224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11264.71/cwt50.00–72.0072011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16776.31/cwt65.00–95.0089111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2710650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,047837.45/head700.00–980.008373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2845750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070910.00/head910.00–910.009101

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.