Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-04-25

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 25
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 387▲ 134 vs year ago 219 · +61.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 36▼ 20 vs year ago 49 · −40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 11▲ 6 vs year ago 33 · +18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.60/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$190.60
113 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,104
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$22.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.99
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2462199.9292423
Medium and Large 1640189.581,21280
Medium and Large 2369177.3265410thin
One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $270 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 sale113 hd
190.60
—
MS average13 barns · 1,738 hd
195.59
−4.99
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—Average1,700113.331,9273thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06594.581,0078thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04877.3881112

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,2901thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$1,0801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)968$9573thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$8201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)750$7601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,228$1,2803thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,2037

Every lot

53 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2335187.00/cwt187.00–187.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345237.00/cwt237.00–237.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358237.07/cwt223.00–247.008498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434219.10/cwt210.00–228.009514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478213.55/cwt212.00–215.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513205.03/cwt200.00–213.001,0524
Steers—Medium and Large 2515195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613186.91/cwt180.00–194.001,1462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2836
Steers—Medium and Large 1864176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,5254
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165195.00/cwt195.00–195.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235182.50/cwt182.50–182.504291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285219.00/cwt219.00–219.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315195.00/cwt195.00–195.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340218.00/cwt216.00–220.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366211.17/cwt199.00–221.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374173.55/cwt140.00–196.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385218.00/cwt218.00–218.008394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415205.00/cwt205.00–205.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432206.00/cwt206.00–206.0089014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450166.00/cwt166.00–166.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1451215.00/cwt215.00–215.009704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482199.54/cwt190.00–205.009628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513170.26/cwt152.00–188.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528197.47/cwt192.00–203.001,0432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,11624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633172.47/cwt170.00–175.001,0922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,44134
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255246.00/cwt246.00–246.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370229.07/cwt224.00–234.008484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380208.00/cwt208.00–208.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425209.00/cwt209.00–209.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475201.00/cwt201.00–201.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495199.00/cwt199.00–199.009851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530176.00/cwt176.00–176.009331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8261
Bulls——1,720115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,9782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04877.38/cwt55.00–85.0081112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06594.58/cwt85.00–100.001,0078
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27951,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,279.81/head1,100.00–1,380.001,2803
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,335.83/head1,070.00–1,500.001,3364
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968957.25/head900.00–1,000.009573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801

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.