Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-11-15

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 15
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 382▼ 35 vs year ago 380 · −9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 17▼ 4 vs year ago 35 · −11.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 8▲ 11 vs year ago 30 · +36.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.93/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$169.93
123 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$28.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.94
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2470186.6587735
Medium and Large 1731164.401,20373
Medium and Large 2480157.8875815thin
One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $120 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 sale123 hd
169.93
—
MS average13 barns · 1,151 hd
168.99
+0.94
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—Average1,66282.501,3713thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28564.538295thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98743.2942720

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)Young (2-4 yrs)915$7901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$6952thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$5784thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)670$5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)953$6006
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)823$5859

Every lot

59 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373205.47/cwt188.00–216.0076613
Steers—Medium and Large 2378150.18/cwt141.00–159.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425191.28/cwt180.00–207.008133
Steers—Medium and Large 2445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462195.99/cwt194.00–198.009055
Steers—Medium and Large 1463197.00/cwt197.00–197.009123
Steers—Medium and Large 2475163.62/cwt161.00–165.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523178.30/cwt170.00–190.009334
Steers—Medium and Large 2527157.32/cwt148.00–168.008296
Steers—Medium and Large 2555144.06/cwt137.00–151.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568164.28/cwt159.00–170.009336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610153.96/cwt146.00–159.009393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1743163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,21170
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323142.98/cwt140.00–146.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373145.95/cwt140.00–150.005445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409145.50/cwt145.00–146.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458136.62/cwt130.00–140.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472153.92/cwt148.00–164.007275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521127.45/cwt125.00–130.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539150.93/cwt143.00–154.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553144.95/cwt135.00–155.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576122.61/cwt100.00–130.007065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635127.48/cwt125.00–130.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315114.76/cwt110.00–120.003612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325194.00/cwt194.00–194.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378188.43/cwt187.00–190.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408171.52/cwt169.00–174.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478143.29/cwt140.00–146.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481159.00/cwt157.00–160.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517160.97/cwt150.00–170.008325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575140.44/cwt137.00–144.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900102.00/cwt102.00–102.009181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36082.50/cwt82.50–82.501,1221
Bulls——1,77075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3281
Bulls——1,85590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87828.63/cwt20.00–37.502513
Cows—Lean 85-90%90230.00/cwt30.00–30.002713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02949.28/cwt35.00–57.5050714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28564.53/cwt62.50–65.008295
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2740400.00/head400.00–400.004002
Stock Cows—Medium 2790624.53/head610.00–640.006252
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2833573.14/head500.00–630.005737
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060700.00/head700.00–700.007004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2670550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2975570.00/head570.00–570.005703
Bred Cows—Medium 21,035600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188695.09/head690.00–700.006952
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.