Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-11-29

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 29
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
▲ 337 vs last sale 0▲ 63 vs year ago 274 · +23.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 37 · +13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 24 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers \heifers 5 to 15 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.05/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$158.05
125 head · 609 lb average
Value per head Derived
$962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$573
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.26
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1689160.921,10989
Medium and Large 1-2424156.0766124
Medium and Large 2381140.7653612thin
One grade step is worth $20.16/cwt here — about $573 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 sale125 hd
158.05
—
MS average11 barns · 1,092 hd
148.80
+9.26
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—Average1,25077.659712thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12562.9770812
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06544.4647316

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)1,090$7901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$7901thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$8201thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)775$6901thin

Every lot

53 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 2205158.00/cwt158.00–158.003241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270181.63/cwt170.00–189.004904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358187.98/cwt175.00–203.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475179.00/cwt179.00–179.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1507190.00/cwt190.00–190.009634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519186.51/cwt175.00–194.009685
Steers—Medium and Large 2535169.00/cwt169.00–169.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 3-4535165.00/cwt165.00–165.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595155.00/cwt155.00–155.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615157.00/cwt157.00–157.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683142.51/cwt140.00–145.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1114
Steers—Medium and Large 1795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215138.00/cwt138.00–138.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240149.00/cwt149.00–149.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270137.64/cwt130.00–145.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320144.52/cwt144.00–145.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325167.90/cwt162.00–172.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365160.27/cwt150.00–170.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375171.27/cwt169.00–175.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412149.38/cwt133.00–161.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430141.00/cwt141.00–141.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458138.42/cwt130.00–145.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477155.28/cwt140.00–160.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509145.21/cwt141.00–155.007395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605161.00/cwt161.00–161.009741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1648153.00/cwt153.00–153.009913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683161.75/cwt161.75–161.751,10576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1749157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,17610
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305179.00/cwt179.00–179.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330170.30/cwt160.00–180.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373194.74/cwt188.00–203.007266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430187.91/cwt184.00–192.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433173.39/cwt167.00–180.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477139.39/cwt110.00–155.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478168.70/cwt165.00–174.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503165.01/cwt162.00–168.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560161.00/cwt161.00–161.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,25077.65/cwt75.00–80.009712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93132.59/cwt30.00–35.003034
Cows—Lean 85-90%94525.00/cwt25.00–25.002361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12450.54/cwt38.00–65.0056811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12562.97/cwt55.00–67.5070812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,025820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090790.00/head790.00–790.007901

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.