Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-03-07

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 7
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 195▼ 202 vs year ago 394 · −51.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 21▼ 25 vs year ago 33 · −75.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 11▼ 78 vs year ago 99 · −78.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 9 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $208.72/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$208.72
60 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,186
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$47.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.97
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2433227.559858thin
Medium and Large 1603207.961,25348
Medium and Large 2428180.257714thin
One grade step is worth $47.30/cwt here — about $214 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 sale60 hd
208.72
—
MS average13 barns · 802 hd
221.69
−12.97
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—Average1,818113.492,0632thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19882.749914thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93049.004561thin

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)1,115$1,0101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$8952thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)720$6901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,1333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,1251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)840$6902thin

Every lot

50 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 1-2238252.53/cwt250.00–255.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 2240176.00/cwt176.00–176.004221
Steers—Medium and Large 1395251.00/cwt251.00–251.009912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415238.00/cwt238.00–238.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1432248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0718
Steers—Medium and Large 2440205.00/cwt205.00–205.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488224.17/cwt213.00–235.001,0942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532209.68/cwt208.00–211.001,1153
Steers—Medium and Large 2575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1584218.27/cwt217.00–220.001,27511
Steers—Medium and Large 1619197.78/cwt194.00–206.001,22413
Steers—Medium and Large 1729180.27/cwt171.50–189.501,31414
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230222.50/cwt222.50–222.505121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270210.50/cwt196.00–225.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325161.00/cwt161.00–161.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333214.77/cwt209.00–219.007155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1359223.74/cwt214.00–229.008036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361205.47/cwt192.00–216.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420174.08/cwt167.00–181.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462185.00/cwt180.00–190.008553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475203.59/cwt199.00–210.0096722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515167.00/cwt167.00–167.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575143.00/cwt143.00–143.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295222.50/cwt222.50–222.506561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317241.96/cwt230.00–260.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370222.39/cwt214.00–231.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430221.10/cwt210.00–230.009517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440149.00/cwt149.00–149.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485192.00/cwt192.00–192.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,818113.49/cwt112.00–115.002,0632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93049.00/cwt49.00–49.004561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19882.74/cwt80.00–85.009914
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0351,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,330.00/head1,330.00–1,330.001,3301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2735680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1151,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2720690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2825690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855690.00/head690.00–690.006901

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.