Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-01-10

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 10
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 206 vs last sale 0▼ 92 vs year ago 298 · −30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 33 · +45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 0▲ 26 vs year ago 28 · +92.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last sale slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 6higher feeder steers\ heifers 7 to 12 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $192.75/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$192.75
40 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.22
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444212.5094311thin
Medium and Large 1-2520186.7797127
Medium and Large 2500165.008252thin
One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $118 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 sale40 hd
192.75
—
MS average11 barns · 1,218 hd
186.54
+6.22
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26771.2690317
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00542.3542617

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$1,2356
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$1,16722
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$1,1626
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)835$8301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$7101thin

Every lot

47 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 1-2333207.26/cwt197.00–218.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368210.90/cwt209.00–213.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413200.98/cwt200.00–202.008302
Steers—Medium and Large 1427215.50/cwt215.50–215.509209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477196.72/cwt190.00–202.009386
Steers—Medium and Large 2485170.00/cwt170.00–170.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500192.50/cwt189.00–196.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 2515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1520199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591172.14/cwt170.00–180.001,0177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622171.42/cwt167.00–177.001,0665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330166.42/cwt161.00–172.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372162.32/cwt160.00–170.0060411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416174.00/cwt174.00–174.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420165.34/cwt164.00–167.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459165.34/cwt160.00–168.007596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510128.77/cwt118.00–149.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511159.70/cwt156.00–167.008164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665138.59/cwt134.00–142.009223
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330209.00/cwt209.00–209.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365208.00/cwt208.00–208.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475165.98/cwt164.00–168.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2493162.98/cwt150.00–170.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510162.41/cwt158.00–167.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560152.00/cwt152.00–152.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615147.00/cwt147.00–147.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650148.00/cwt148.00–148.009621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83822.69/cwt20.00–25.001902
Cows—Lean 85-90%97734.22/cwt30.00–39.503348
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08557.26/cwt30.00–70.006217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25272.21/cwt60.00–77.5090416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50556.00/cwt56.00–56.008431
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,115710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,105590.00/head590.00–590.005901
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1351,040.83/head875.00–1,190.001,0412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,179.54/head800.00–1,380.001,18020
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,271.91/head1,170.00–1,340.001,2725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,275.96/head1,060.00–1,390.001,2765
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2835830.00/head830.00–830.008301

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.