Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-08-30

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 30
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 307▲ 289 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 15▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $177.57/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$177.57
53 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$926
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.38
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546179.3397924
Medium and Large 1-2507176.1689228
Medium and Large 2355175.006211thin
One grade step is worth $4.33/cwt here — about $358 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 sale53 hd
177.57
—
MS average13 barns · 1,410 hd
173.20
+4.38
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—Average1,566101.051,5828thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28875.049678thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06453.5357013

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)1,216$1,13724
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$1,0617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$9873thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,296$1,3385

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2303202.56/cwt195.00–210.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 2355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390199.00/cwt199.00–199.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415197.37/cwt195.00–199.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472181.23/cwt170.00–189.0085510
Steers—Medium and Large 1507188.00/cwt188.00–188.009535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525158.91/cwt150.00–168.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2552169.36/cwt165.00–178.009353
Steers—Medium and Large 1556177.05/cwt175.00–180.5098419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615159.75/cwt153.00–165.009824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670159.51/cwt159.00–160.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325152.00/cwt152.00–152.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338167.96/cwt162.00–174.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350176.00/cwt176.00–176.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395149.00/cwt149.00–149.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433155.00/cwt155.00–155.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445114.00/cwt114.00–114.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464151.97/cwt148.00–155.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521150.24/cwt142.00–155.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563140.41/cwt130.00–146.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318207.17/cwt197.00–213.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375204.00/cwt204.00–204.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418175.49/cwt175.00–176.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450159.00/cwt159.00–159.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458171.46/cwt169.00–174.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530158.00/cwt158.00–158.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570149.95/cwt145.00–157.008554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1821
Bulls——1,415100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4152
Bulls——1,661104.68/cwt102.00–110.001,7395
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89833.19/cwt25.00–39.002983
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11459.63/cwt35.00–75.0066410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28875.04/cwt65.00–80.009678
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3103
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,380.00/head1,380.00–1,380.001,3801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3901,380.00/head1,380.00–1,380.001,3801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29901,000.30/head920.00–1,070.001,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0402
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,040880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,084.75/head780.00–1,250.001,0855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,137.35/head920.00–1,210.001,13724

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.