Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-10-04

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 4
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 398▼ 72 vs year ago 387 · −18.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 27 · +3.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 35▼ 17 vs year ago 24 · −70.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.19/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$136.19
38 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$57
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.74
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2416137.9957531
Medium and Large 2339130.094416thin
Medium and Large 2-3540117.006321thin
One grade step is worth $20.99/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale38 hd
136.19
—
MS average13 barns · 1,293 hd
136.94
−0.74
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—Average1,59586.251,3762thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23870.008672thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05157.0860012

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)1,350$8801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$6582thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$7001thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318165.25/cwt161.00–170.005252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368161.49/cwt160.00–163.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468159.75/cwt159.00–161.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540139.57/cwt132.00–147.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570133.92/cwt130.00–140.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630139.54/cwt134.00–145.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2190146.00/cwt146.00–146.002771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268133.89/cwt130.00–146.003594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323141.87/cwt134.00–148.004586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368146.62/cwt145.00–150.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431136.72/cwt135.00–146.0058911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540117.00/cwt117.00–117.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563126.48/cwt123.00–130.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200157.00/cwt150.00–164.003142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270153.00/cwt153.00–153.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322164.61/cwt161.00–168.005305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376153.35/cwt145.00–160.005777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422154.57/cwt150.00–160.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425140.06/cwt130.00–145.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467144.54/cwt140.00–150.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490124.00/cwt124.00–124.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545104.00/cwt104.00–104.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565134.49/cwt134.00–135.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600129.00/cwt129.00–129.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55087.50/cwt87.50–87.501,3561
Bulls——1,64085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05157.08/cwt46.00–62.5060012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23870.00/cwt70.00–70.008672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975658.21/head570.00–730.006582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805700.00/head700.00–700.007001

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.