Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-08-23

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 23
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
307 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 430▼ 62 vs year ago 369 · −16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 42▼ 51 vs year ago 81 · −63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▼ 4 vs year ago 19 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD HIGHER $4-10, SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS WERE HIGHER $3-7. GROUPS LISTEED AS M&L 1-2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $182.59/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$182.59
67 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.46
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442192.0484923
Medium and Large 1-2496181.9990436
Medium and Large 2526158.118318thin
One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $18 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 sale67 hd
182.59
—
MS average12 barns · 1,257 hd
174.13
+8.46
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—Average1,34487.501,1764thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24481.291,0119thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04065.2867913

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)1,380$1,1601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$9904thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$8173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,2801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)973$7682thin

Every lot

61 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 1325202.61/cwt199.00–206.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 2340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370165.00/cwt165.00–165.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1374198.60/cwt191.00–202.007437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2404204.00/cwt204.00–204.008248
Steers—Medium and Large 1424200.86/cwt192.00–204.008527
Steers—Medium and Large 1450181.00/cwt181.00–181.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482181.00/cwt181.00–181.0087211
Steers—Medium and Large 2485170.00/cwt170.00–170.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1525177.51/cwt168.00–195.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 2525161.50/cwt155.00–168.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535177.50/cwt177.50–177.509504
Steers—Medium and Large 1550172.00/cwt172.00–172.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 2565154.96/cwt145.00–160.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569171.15/cwt169.00–182.0097412
Steers—Medium and Large 2635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1650161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0471
Steers—Medium and Large 1705169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295166.00/cwt166.00–166.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310128.00/cwt128.00–128.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334162.22/cwt150.00–167.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383152.76/cwt140.00–161.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428163.11/cwt157.00–172.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468147.48/cwt140.00–152.006904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2493148.00/cwt148.00–148.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518139.06/cwt135.00–143.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532186.00/cwt186.00–186.009907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532143.09/cwt139.00–150.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578148.87/cwt141.00–163.008603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580127.00/cwt127.00–127.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675129.00/cwt129.00–129.008711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270199.00/cwt199.00–199.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1303190.50/cwt190.00–191.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368187.25/cwt180.00–199.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415162.86/cwt157.00–169.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425181.77/cwt169.00–198.007734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460151.14/cwt135.00–168.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483160.77/cwt152.00–170.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555151.00/cwt151.00–151.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585155.49/cwt145.00–166.009103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633141.99/cwt140.00–144.008993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685132.00/cwt132.00–132.009041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01050.00/cwt50.00–50.005051
Bulls——1,15075.00/cwt75.00–75.008631
Bulls——1,608112.50/cwt110.00–115.001,8092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94355.63/cwt55.00–56.505253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06968.17/cwt55.00–77.5072910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24481.29/cwt80.00–85.001,0119
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035989.71/head940.00–1,100.009904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,112817.24/head700.00–870.008173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,280.00/head1,280.00–1,280.001,2801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973768.17/head700.00–820.007682

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.