Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-09-27

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 27
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
398 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 420▼ 64 vs year ago 462 · −13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 26▼ 28 vs year ago 47 · −59.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 3▲ 18 vs year ago 17 · +105.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.38/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$147.38
104 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$884
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$382
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.64
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2613149.2191597
Medium and Large 4240125.003001thin
Medium and Large 2439121.495346thin
One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $382 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 sale104 hd
147.38
—
MS average13 barns · 1,290 hd
141.74
+5.64
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—Average1,66581.711,3614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15172.898394thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04052.395454thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$8001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)994$1,0857
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)763$7235
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)710$6401thin

Every lot

52 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 1-2270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 2320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369163.19/cwt150.00–175.006028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405163.78/cwt158.00–170.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 2440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474150.54/cwt136.00–159.007145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514147.14/cwt140.00–164.007569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574148.92/cwt140.00–160.008558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623142.20/cwt129.00–157.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 2970112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210149.00/cwt149.00–149.003131
Heifers—Medium and Large 4240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280132.00/cwt132.00–132.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313133.51/cwt132.00–135.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360117.00/cwt117.00–117.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376142.98/cwt120.00–151.005387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415136.37/cwt125.00–148.0056612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473129.95/cwt120.00–140.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535132.00/cwt132.00–132.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568117.47/cwt115.00–120.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2694153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,06571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200167.00/cwt167.00–167.003341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2233150.00/cwt150.00–150.003502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278150.00/cwt150.00–150.004172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322166.47/cwt161.00–171.005366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362144.56/cwt125.00–170.005233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422152.34/cwt150.00–155.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471145.60/cwt130.00–155.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495140.50/cwt127.00–154.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526145.26/cwt140.00–148.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573137.72/cwt132.00–142.007893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610133.00/cwt133.00–133.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0681
Bulls——1,71285.61/cwt85.00–87.001,4663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04052.39/cwt33.00–62.505454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15172.89/cwt72.00–75.008394
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2710640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2763722.75/head620.00–760.007235
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29941,085.16/head1,010.00–1,160.001,0857
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.