Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-09-20

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 20
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 292▼ 113 vs year ago 533 · −21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 45▼ 38 vs year ago 64 · −59.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 88▼ 58 vs year ago 61 · −95.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther\bulls 4 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 4 to 12 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.57/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$140.57
73 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.59
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455148.0067316thin
Medium and Large 1-2463141.1465448
Medium 2355133.004721thin
Medium and Large 2416123.215128thin
One grade step is worth $24.79/cwt here — about $161 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 sale73 hd
140.57
—
MS average12 barns · 1,073 hd
146.15
−5.59
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—Low1,22065.007931thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26471.799075thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97956.4355315

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,160$7501thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295159.67/cwt130.00–179.004713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318188.94/cwt188.00–190.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386172.02/cwt150.00–187.006644
Steers—Medium and Large 2415154.91/cwt140.00–180.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1476179.00/cwt179.00–179.0085211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483158.05/cwt135.00–186.0076310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518160.07/cwt155.00–173.0082911
Steers—Medium and Large 2538148.00/cwt147.00–149.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569154.28/cwt139.00–169.008788
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640142.50/cwt140.00–145.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660149.92/cwt130.00–156.009896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240148.00/cwt148.00–148.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285130.56/cwt114.00–146.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315116.00/cwt116.00–116.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336147.54/cwt140.00–150.004964
Heifers—Medium 2355133.00/cwt133.00–133.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365116.08/cwt110.00–122.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386148.54/cwt145.00–152.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419141.69/cwt128.00–161.0059414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422128.18/cwt124.00–136.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455148.00/cwt148.00–148.0067316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469147.15/cwt139.00–152.006908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495131.00/cwt131.00–131.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516139.95/cwt121.00–154.007226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572137.24/cwt127.00–145.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663129.74/cwt129.00–130.008604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280189.00/cwt189.00–189.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318162.95/cwt151.00–174.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330142.00/cwt142.00–142.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383157.35/cwt145.00–173.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403143.88/cwt125.00–163.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475144.82/cwt127.00–156.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519148.04/cwt132.00–167.007689
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555147.00/cwt147.00–147.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,22065.00/cwt65.00–65.007931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87728.78/cwt10.00–39.002523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00563.34/cwt50.00–70.0063712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26471.79/cwt67.50–75.009075
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.