Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-12-13

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 13
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 340▼ 74 vs year ago 319 · −23.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 36▲ 4 vs year ago 16 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 28▼ 12 vs year ago 15 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to5 higher feeder steers\ hefiers 5 to15 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $179.13/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$179.13
56 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$453
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4
$86.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.44
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502189.2695041
Medium and Large 2485158.9177013thin
Medium and Large 3-4483102.924972thin
One grade step is worth $86.34/cwt here — about $453 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 sale56 hd
179.13
—
MS average13 barns · 1,581 hd
178.69
+0.44
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—Average1,57087.491,3742thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17466.587826thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02341.244229thin

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)1,048$7782thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305156.00/cwt156.00–156.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333208.45/cwt201.00–216.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 2365176.00/cwt176.00–176.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367204.69/cwt200.00–209.007513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423199.38/cwt180.00–210.0084311
Steers—Medium and Large 2443171.98/cwt170.00–176.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468193.29/cwt190.00–198.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 2468163.80/cwt156.00–171.007673
Steers—Medium and Large 3-4483102.92/cwt100.00–106.004972
Steers—Medium and Large 2515168.00/cwt168.00–168.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523186.30/cwt179.00–199.009746
Steers—Medium and Large 2568144.75/cwt137.00–153.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581176.31/cwt170.00–185.001,0244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621177.18/cwt169.00–189.001,1006
Steers—Medium and Large 2623134.50/cwt109.00–159.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668161.49/cwt159.00–164.001,0792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718172.49/cwt172.00–173.001,2382
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283153.08/cwt150.00–156.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325183.05/cwt182.00–184.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380175.68/cwt162.00–187.006685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385155.06/cwt150.00–160.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419173.59/cwt168.00–179.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473165.77/cwt160.00–174.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485159.00/cwt159.00–159.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530153.45/cwt150.00–160.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571150.11/cwt145.00–159.008575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620143.29/cwt137.00–150.008882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370198.41/cwt185.00–206.007345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473159.86/cwt130.00–180.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533164.02/cwt159.00–169.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,57087.49/cwt85.00–90.001,3742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83331.77/cwt30.00–34.002652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07743.95/cwt30.00–55.004737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17466.58/cwt64.50–70.007826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048777.52/head700.00–840.007782

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.