Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-03-14

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 14
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 192▼ 112 vs year ago 246 · −45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 8▲ 6 vs year ago 22 · +27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 21▲ 21 vs year ago 7 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.86/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$184.86
29 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$26.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.50
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2432191.2582622
Medium and Large 2376164.796197thin
One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about $206 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 sale29 hd
184.86
—
MS average13 barns · 1,057 hd
194.36
−9.50
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—Average1,498105.701,5848thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11383.8493311
CowsLean 85-90%Average98566.926595thin

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)825$1,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$9292thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)978$8802thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)990$1,0901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,182$1,5653thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,5582thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)813$8052thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)757$7745

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275242.38/cwt219.00–260.006673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308256.34/cwt250.00–263.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433214.47/cwt209.00–220.009292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282207.76/cwt184.00–222.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319218.11/cwt210.00–224.006965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335204.60/cwt201.00–208.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368164.18/cwt155.00–173.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370212.48/cwt195.00–224.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420111.00/cwt111.00–111.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431185.84/cwt170.00–220.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555159.91/cwt150.00–170.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610159.00/cwt159.00–159.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655151.98/cwt150.00–154.009952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230269.00/cwt269.00–269.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285265.00/cwt265.00–265.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340249.00/cwt244.00–254.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383209.20/cwt194.00–225.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418221.56/cwt211.00–232.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488187.54/cwt185.00–190.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515189.00/cwt189.00–189.009731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353100.19/cwt95.00–110.001,3565
Bulls——1,740114.89/cwt112.00–117.001,9993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98566.92/cwt40.00–77.506595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11383.84/cwt76.00–90.0093311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2600790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2720780.00/head780.00–780.007803
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2735780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Stock Cows—Medium 2890750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1821,565.49/head1,420.00–1,730.001,5653
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,557.98/head1,500.00–1,610.001,5582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium 2965880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220929.30/head850.00–1,000.009292

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.