Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-01-24

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 24
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 262 vs last sale 383▼ 230 vs year ago 351 · −65.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 32▼ 2 vs year ago 18 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 19▼ 20 vs year ago 31 · −64.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther sows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $167.07/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$167.07
21 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.85
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2466169.3778919thin
Medium and Large 2463145.246722thin
One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $116 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 sale21 hd
167.07
—
MS average13 barns · 510 hd
157.22
+9.85
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—Average2,10890.001,8972thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05771.857593thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04754.1156710

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)1,165$8512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$7252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$6501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)775$4901thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295186.00/cwt186.00–186.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315209.00/cwt209.00–209.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390184.00/cwt184.00–184.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 2415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435187.95/cwt186.00–190.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478189.00/cwt187.00–191.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 2515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523186.97/cwt185.00–188.009783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550187.00/cwt184.00–190.001,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 2555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260147.55/cwt145.00–150.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313153.01/cwt150.00–159.004794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423166.03/cwt163.00–170.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470161.00/cwt161.00–161.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580133.00/cwt133.00–133.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278185.00/cwt185.00–185.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315188.66/cwt187.00–190.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370181.64/cwt179.00–184.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458180.33/cwt180.00–181.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463145.24/cwt130.00–160.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518158.44/cwt156.00–161.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568155.78/cwt150.00–162.008854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625153.87/cwt150.00–158.009622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,95590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7601
Bulls——2,26090.00/cwt90.00–90.002,0341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04754.11/cwt45.00–60.0056710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05771.85/cwt70.00–74.007593
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073725.10/head710.00–740.007252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165850.90/head820.00–880.008512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2775490.00/head490.00–490.004901

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.