Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-05-16

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 16
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 373▲ 202 vs year ago 15 · +1,346.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 50▲ 5 vs year ago 21 · +23.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 63▼ 409 vs year ago 421 · −97.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $7-12. Heifers were steady to higher $3. Slaughter cows sold lower $1-3. Bulls sold higher $6.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.64/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$194.64
65 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$969
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$618
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$39.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.58
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2585204.581,19626
Medium and Large 1456192.1887633
Medium and Large 2350165.175786thin
One grade step is worth $39.41/cwt here — about $618 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 sale65 hd
194.64
—
MS average13 barns · 1,151 hd
199.22
−4.58
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—Average1,41694.251,3355thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41384.301,1912thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05076.9080810

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,1401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$9524thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)970$1,3901thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$8192thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$8101thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315227.03/cwt225.00–229.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1473232.31/cwt221.00–239.001,0993
Steers—Medium and Large 2515169.00/cwt169.00–169.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532233.57/cwt231.00–240.001,24333
Steers—Medium and Large 2575174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,35111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4008
Steers—Medium and Large 1690187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,2942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165200.00/cwt200.00–200.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215193.00/cwt193.00–193.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268209.97/cwt207.00–213.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330200.80/cwt200.00–205.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379201.02/cwt200.00–206.007626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412201.58/cwt190.00–212.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475191.91/cwt185.00–200.009125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475158.00/cwt158.00–158.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517209.57/cwt204.00–216.001,0833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567175.74/cwt165.00–192.009963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,19412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628163.60/cwt151.00–170.001,0273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,2236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1233233.68/cwt228.00–240.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279211.68/cwt196.00–228.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326216.38/cwt200.00–234.007057
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333200.00/cwt200.00–200.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370217.06/cwt211.00–222.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373192.35/cwt185.00–200.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418217.69/cwt215.00–220.009104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471193.18/cwt180.00–215.009104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513190.45/cwt180.00–201.009774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557183.67/cwt180.00–188.001,0233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623177.68/cwt175.00–180.001,1073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15079.47/cwt78.00–80.009143
Bulls——1,815116.43/cwt115.00–117.502,1132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91559.20/cwt55.00–62.505422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04178.43/cwt74.50–85.008166
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41384.30/cwt83.50–85.001,1912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-276075.00/cwt75.00–75.005701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1840117.00/cwt117.00–117.009831
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955818.53/head800.00–840.008192
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040952.25/head910.00–1,010.009524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13088.00/cwt88.00–88.009941

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.