Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-06-13

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 13
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 382▲ 182 vs year ago 238 · +76.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 44▲ 34 vs year ago 37 · +91.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 31 · +25.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to higher $10. Heifers sold mostly higher $8-12. Slaughter cows sold lower $4-9. Bulls sold lower $4.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.46/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$198.46
125 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,056
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.81
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490211.621,03736
Medium and Large 1-2601194.631,16964
Medium and Large 2417189.2879025
One grade step is worth $22.34/cwt here — about $247 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 sale125 hd
198.46
—
MS average13 barns · 1,122 hd
212.27
−13.81
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—Average1,603105.401,6908thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17594.421,10910
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11982.6692542

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)1,195$1,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$1,2258
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$8952thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,470$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$1,4833thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$8146
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)878$7152thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285315.00/cwt315.00–315.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 2320265.58/cwt257.00–275.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1325298.93/cwt292.00–310.009724
Steers—Medium and Large 1377271.42/cwt260.00–280.001,0233
Steers—Medium and Large 1415274.04/cwt267.50–280.001,1375
Steers—Medium and Large 2440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1468271.03/cwt253.00–282.501,2685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3409
Steers—Medium and Large 2485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 2500213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3213
Steers—Medium and Large 1529246.20/cwt240.00–262.501,3024
Steers—Medium and Large 2553212.02/cwt204.00–217.001,1723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3987
Steers—Medium and Large 1584235.77/cwt225.00–244.001,3774
Steers—Medium and Large 1645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
Steers—Medium and Large 2655188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2311
Steers—Medium and Large 1660215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4192
Steers—Medium and Large 1830191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2155190.00/cwt190.00–190.002951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165240.00/cwt240.00–240.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225230.00/cwt230.00–230.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230212.50/cwt207.50–217.504892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320240.96/cwt237.50–245.007715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330209.31/cwt202.50–217.506914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332225.00/cwt225.00–225.007478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375233.15/cwt230.00–237.508747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386184.79/cwt165.00–203.007136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423234.13/cwt230.00–237.509903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467186.04/cwt160.00–203.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469214.83/cwt210.00–221.001,0085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508189.38/cwt170.00–205.009625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520219.80/cwt212.00–229.001,1433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575164.53/cwt161.00–168.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,21313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623179.39/cwt174.00–190.001,1185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660137.00/cwt137.00–137.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665167.33/cwt160.00–175.001,1132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714179.02/cwt170.00–182.001,27824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745172.00/cwt162.00–182.001,2812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2822178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230325.00/cwt325.00–325.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282310.44/cwt300.00–315.008755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317295.24/cwt257.50–310.009367
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328214.48/cwt200.00–227.507032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1389265.37/cwt250.00–282.501,0327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390192.00/cwt192.00–192.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424206.83/cwt187.50–225.008774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482180.58/cwt157.50–202.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535210.94/cwt208.00–214.001,1292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578200.73/cwt194.00–205.001,1603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675187.63/cwt170.00–200.001,2674
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19084.43/cwt77.00–90.001,0052
Bulls——1,741112.39/cwt105.00–117.501,9576
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98166.54/cwt58.00–75.006536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05697.89/cwt95.00–100.001,0344
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15383.78/cwt75.00–90.0096632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17594.42/cwt90.00–102.001,10910
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2680800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,224.82/head850.00–1,400.001,2258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260894.86/head890.00–900.008952
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850814.31/head600.00–900.008146
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878715.21/head640.00–790.007152

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.