Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-06-06

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 6
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 357▼ 14 vs year ago 396 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 35▲ 19 vs year ago 25 · +76.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 9▼ 3 vs year ago 32 · −9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $15-20. Heifers sold higher $6-13. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-5. Bulls sold higher $5.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.20/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$219.20
101 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$58.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.63
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2404240.8097345
Medium and Large 1492207.231,01944
Medium and Large 2442182.0880512thin
One grade step is worth $58.72/cwt here — about $168 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 sale101 hd
219.20
—
MS average13 barns · 1,366 hd
207.57
+11.63
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—Average1,316102.631,3517thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278103.821,3273thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13396.041,08822
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,21589.521,0882thin

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)1,175$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$1,3182thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,0901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$1,0423thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)935$1,0301thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$1,6002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)857$9147
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)859$8124thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2296325.00/cwt325.00–325.0096217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,08210
Steers—Medium and Large 1378289.98/cwt246.00–317.001,0963
Steers—Medium and Large 2395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 2408191.55/cwt189.00–194.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 1413259.79/cwt250.00–269.001,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,23218
Steers—Medium and Large 1478264.55/cwt257.00–272.501,2652
Steers—Medium and Large 1516249.26/cwt235.00–258.001,2864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3396
Steers—Medium and Large 1570240.90/cwt235.00–255.001,3734
Steers—Medium and Large 1618204.97/cwt200.00–215.001,2673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633217.28/cwt214.00–218.001,37511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4724
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2130197.50/cwt197.50–197.502571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1195225.00/cwt225.00–225.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276266.00/cwt266.00–266.0073412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325232.95/cwt230.00–236.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345245.00/cwt245.00–245.0084512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373196.60/cwt187.00–200.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376219.36/cwt210.00–233.008258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425187.50/cwt187.50–187.507971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426220.22/cwt215.00–229.009385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463172.30/cwt160.00–185.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,11215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481214.98/cwt209.00–220.001,0345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528208.51/cwt200.00–213.001,1018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530183.00/cwt183.00–183.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576194.29/cwt180.00–200.001,1195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580167.00/cwt161.00–173.009692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2602199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635182.02/cwt179.00–185.001,1562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645152.00/cwt152.00–152.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664179.91/cwt173.00–190.001,1954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1130195.00/cwt195.00–195.002541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2180246.25/cwt225.00–270.004432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225220.78/cwt200.00–242.504972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245319.00/cwt319.00–319.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2274315.00/cwt315.00–315.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275225.00/cwt225.00–225.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290332.50/cwt332.50–332.509641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320217.47/cwt200.00–235.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329313.65/cwt296.00–327.001,0327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376283.41/cwt257.50–315.001,0666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428240.28/cwt225.00–251.001,0286
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469243.04/cwt235.00–249.001,1405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515234.42/cwt225.00–244.001,2073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527174.01/cwt142.00–200.009173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625180.52/cwt166.00–196.001,1282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880127.90/cwt122.00–134.001,1262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——96367.02/cwt50.00–79.006452
Bulls——1,406116.72/cwt110.00–120.001,6414
Bulls——1,665117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,9561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08090.68/cwt82.00–99.0097912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,197102.47/cwt100.00–107.001,22710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21589.52/cwt89.00–90.001,0882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278103.82/cwt100.00–109.001,3273
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29931,318.45/head1,200.00–1,425.001,3182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,041.85/head860.00–1,170.001,0423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12585.00/cwt85.00–85.009562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2695163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1331
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2857914.21/head780.00–1,150.009147
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2859812.40/head750.00–860.008124
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2871171.57/cwt160.00–179.001,4944
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.