Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-05-02

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 2
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 353▲ 166 vs year ago 214 · +77.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 29▲ 5 vs year ago 22 · +22.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 39▲ 4 vs year ago 9 · +44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.50/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$189.50
168 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,114
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.50
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464207.7496523
Medium and Large 1-2630189.091,192128
Medium and Large 2434167.8972817thin
One grade step is worth $39.86/cwt here — about $237 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 sale168 hd
189.50
—
MS average13 barns · 1,253 hd
198.00
−8.50
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—Average1,394102.591,4305thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35595.001,2871thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61585.001,3733thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94274.2169911

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)1,027$9313thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)725$7301thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)993$6552thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)680$5701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$1,1873thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)850$6101thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1265255.00/cwt255.00–255.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1328254.28/cwt242.50–267.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1350260.00/cwt260.00–260.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 2357210.63/cwt196.00–235.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added393246.00/cwt246.00–246.009677
Steers—Medium and Large 1422242.66/cwt230.00–252.001,0243
Steers—Medium and Large 2440207.00/cwt207.00–207.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,14215
Steers—Medium and Large 1565227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 1610214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3051
Steers—Medium and Large 2615191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1751
Steers—Medium and Large 1680202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,63160
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215212.50/cwt212.50–212.504571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280255.84/cwt254.00–257.507162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321243.36/cwt232.00–255.007814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367236.31/cwt222.50–245.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379152.11/cwt130.00–210.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411211.00/cwt211.00–211.008679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423205.40/cwt200.00–211.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428174.39/cwt137.00–200.007466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467196.00/cwt196.00–196.0091513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470202.67/cwt200.00–206.009533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472171.26/cwt148.00–191.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512177.25/cwt170.00–191.009083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530166.00/cwt159.00–173.008802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,12023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595141.00/cwt141.00–141.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2604184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,29669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720162.52/cwt160.00–165.001,1702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272275.95/cwt265.00–285.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435207.50/cwt207.50–207.509031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460186.63/cwt160.00–210.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469205.79/cwt200.00–210.009654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590167.00/cwt167.00–167.009851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625155.00/cwt155.00–155.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685179.51/cwt179.00–180.001,2302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715174.50/cwt170.00–179.001,2482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10893.43/cwt90.00–95.001,0353
Bulls——1,823116.34/cwt115.00–117.502,1212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80968.76/cwt66.00–73.005565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02076.51/cwt74.00–80.007805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3733
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2680570.00/head570.00–570.005701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2725730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993654.89/head610.00–700.006552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,027931.20/head840.00–980.009313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,186.72/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1873
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850610.00/head610.00–610.006101

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.