Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-10-18

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 18
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
360 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 341▲ 114 vs year ago 246 · +46.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 25▲ 13 vs year ago 36 · +36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 2▲ 9 vs year ago 21 · +42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.30/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$152.30
60 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$9.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460155.9971837
Medium and Large 2391146.3557323
One grade step is worth $9.64/cwt here — about $145 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 sale60 hd
152.30
—
MS average13 barns · 705 hd
131.47
+20.83
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—Average1,42875.001,0712thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30858.6476712
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07341.8544923

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)1,218$8582thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)755$6801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$8873thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$7603thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$7504thin

Every lot

56 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 1-2335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380167.00/cwt167.00–167.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419161.12/cwt151.00–169.006755
Steers—Medium and Large 2490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2510147.00/cwt147.00–147.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524172.72/cwt163.00–175.009058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561166.37/cwt163.00–168.009335
Steers—Medium and Large 2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628144.35/cwt137.00–152.009072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733127.32/cwt125.00–131.009333
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283136.04/cwt130.00–140.003854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315136.90/cwt130.00–142.004315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365135.77/cwt132.00–140.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375108.00/cwt108.00–108.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420139.73/cwt133.00–146.005876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456133.35/cwt125.00–137.006086
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477107.21/cwt90.00–120.005115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512129.99/cwt125.00–135.006667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525115.26/cwt110.00–122.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565125.85/cwt120.00–130.007117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622123.70/cwt117.00–129.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705107.00/cwt107.00–107.007541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240152.00/cwt152.00–152.003651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326181.00/cwt177.00–185.005905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329149.78/cwt120.00–165.004936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355182.65/cwt174.00–189.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387154.66/cwt145.00–161.005996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2402168.57/cwt166.00–169.0067812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426145.21/cwt125.00–157.006197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475127.00/cwt120.00–134.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478152.51/cwt150.00–155.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510137.97/cwt135.00–141.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510129.00/cwt129.00–129.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582127.70/cwt125.00–130.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623127.72/cwt125.00–129.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672124.63/cwt115.00–130.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42570.00/cwt70.00–70.009981
Bulls——1,43080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01223.55/cwt16.50–32.002386
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09548.31/cwt25.00–60.0052917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30858.64/cwt50.00–65.0076712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,255905.42/head900.00–910.009052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,365850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875750.00/head750.00–750.007504
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975760.00/head760.00–760.007603
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2755680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218858.32/head700.00–1,000.008582

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.