Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-06-20

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 20
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
428 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 420▲ 198 vs year ago 230 · +86.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 71▼ 3 vs year ago 38 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 39▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed higher $4 to lower $3. Heifers sold steady to higher $6. Slaughter cows sold steady to lower $4. 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 $226.79/cwt on 195 head.
Average price
$226.79
195 head · 702 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$326
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.64
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525244.181,28217thin
Medium and Large 1-2732225.531,650170
Medium and Large 2441216.769568thin
One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $326 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 sale195 hd
226.79
—
MS average13 barns · 1,074 hd
237.44
−10.64
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—High1,730112.541,9473thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25698.161,2334thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50590.001,3552thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03875.2978115

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)1,355$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$9201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$8301thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)888$6902thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)590$4901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$1,2101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)929$1,0737
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,077$9975

Every lot

76 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2215255.00/cwt255.00–255.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1275309.82/cwt305.00–315.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1303295.12/cwt280.00–310.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 2305237.50/cwt237.50–237.507241
Steers—Medium and Large 2355247.50/cwt247.50–247.508791
Steers—Medium and Large 1370272.30/cwt265.00–280.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0776
Steers—Medium and Large 1405278.73/cwt277.50–280.001,1292
Steers—Medium and Large 2416220.27/cwt170.00–240.009164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428269.25/cwt268.00–271.001,1527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470269.23/cwt269.00–269.501,26518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494240.44/cwt240.00–241.001,1889
Steers—Medium and Large 1510230.00/cwt225.00–235.001,1732
Steers—Medium and Large 1565235.03/cwt234.00–236.001,3282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3584
Steers—Medium and Large 1680215.34/cwt214.00–218.001,4643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,753126
Steers—Medium and Large 1960131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2581
Steers—Medium and Large 2990113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1191
Steers—Medium and Large 11,070132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2173181.27/cwt125.00–232.503143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310232.50/cwt232.50–232.507211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318190.98/cwt165.00–220.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368217.58/cwt210.00–227.008016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373195.13/cwt190.00–200.007283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427233.18/cwt230.00–237.509965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468185.15/cwt170.00–196.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470224.51/cwt215.00–230.001,0553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517221.08/cwt215.00–226.001,1433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518186.80/cwt175.00–192.009684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,52868
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210250.00/cwt250.00–250.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215213.08/cwt200.00–225.004582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325282.47/cwt260.00–310.009187
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360225.00/cwt225.00–225.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374257.28/cwt236.00–282.509624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422245.77/cwt225.00–265.001,0373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463242.14/cwt230.00–267.501,1213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472177.20/cwt160.00–186.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518204.15/cwt180.00–230.001,0572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4691
Bulls——1,928113.81/cwt112.50–115.002,1942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72944.32/cwt41.00–47.003234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03075.00/cwt75.00–75.007731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10985.31/cwt82.50–87.509467
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25395.55/cwt92.50–100.001,1973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28593.32/cwt92.50–95.001,1993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50590.00/cwt85.00–95.001,3552
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,077996.93/head950.00–1,020.009975
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2590490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2625370.00/head370.00–370.003701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09087.00/cwt87.00–87.009481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16592.50/cwt92.50–92.501,0781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900980.37/head640.00–1,250.009803
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,142.11/head1,000.00–1,330.001,1424

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.