Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-05-23

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 23
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 217▼ 165 vs year ago 465 · −35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 26▼ 2 vs year ago 38 · −5.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 30 vs year ago 44 · −68.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $1-3. Heifers sold higher $5-10. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-8. Bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $203.37/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$203.37
103 head · 761 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,547
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$581
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$39.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1425238.631,01411thin
Medium and Large 1-2801199.161,59592
One grade step is worth $39.47/cwt here — about −$581 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 sale103 hd
203.37
—
MS average13 barns · 1,121 hd
219.43
−16.06
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—Average1,511113.311,7128thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26386.841,0973thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95475.2171822

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)1,210$1,1101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$8901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$8401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,2262thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)645$9052thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)690$6001thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275259.73/cwt255.00–265.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1320250.48/cwt240.00–262.508023
Steers—Medium and Large 1470230.43/cwt227.00–234.001,0832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1804
Steers—Medium and Large 1522234.73/cwt230.00–243.001,2253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4695
Steers—Medium and Large 1660189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,3449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,54110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,67760
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290215.00/cwt215.00–215.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added291206.00/cwt206.00–206.0059922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374210.40/cwt200.00–218.007874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383198.54/cwt192.00–205.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421206.72/cwt197.00–216.008707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471208.54/cwt202.00–215.009825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517208.80/cwt203.00–214.001,0799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523175.39/cwt171.00–180.009172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560176.00/cwt176.00–176.009861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579188.17/cwt175.00–194.001,0906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270242.50/cwt242.50–242.506551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273247.03/cwt230.00–262.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1312261.99/cwt260.00–266.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365204.16/cwt180.00–229.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377223.52/cwt215.00–239.008436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424215.99/cwt209.00–224.009164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475184.00/cwt169.00–199.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482198.05/cwt177.00–210.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518198.11/cwt185.00–209.001,0266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565200.58/cwt194.00–205.001,1333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658196.45/cwt192.00–201.001,2932
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415111.52/cwt105.00–115.001,5786
Bulls——1,798118.68/cwt117.50–120.002,1342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81660.82/cwt40.00–75.0049611
Cows—Lean 85-90%86065.00/cwt65.00–65.005591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01887.91/cwt85.00–92.508956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26398.31/cwt95.00–100.001,2424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26386.84/cwt85.00–87.501,0973
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2690600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2465500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,225.65/head1,210.00–1,240.001,2262

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.