Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-06-27

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 27
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
▼ 220 vs last sale 428▼ 152 vs year ago 360 · −42.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 35▼ 5 vs year ago 47 · −10.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 28▲ 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to lower $20. Heifers sold mixed higher $3 to lower $8. Slaughter cows sold lower $4-5. Bulls sold higher $2-3.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $239.74/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$239.74
49 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,199
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$35.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.80
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516250.901,29521
Medium and Large 1499237.771,18620
Medium and Large 2460215.339918thin
One grade step is worth $35.58/cwt here — about $304 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 sale49 hd
239.74
—
MS average13 barns · 991 hd
237.94
+1.80
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—High1,778114.882,0434thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33089.691,1935thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40577.071,0834thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07576.5482324

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)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,5256
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,0102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$7102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$6601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)815$4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,0101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)850$6901thin

Every lot

59 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 2240220.00/cwt220.00–220.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1330249.00/cwt249.00–249.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 2360225.00/cwt225.00–225.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1378249.51/cwt243.00–255.009433
Steers—Medium and Large 2400233.00/cwt233.00–233.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,0833
Steers—Medium and Large 1431247.66/cwt238.00–255.001,0674
Steers—Medium and Large 2473217.30/cwt209.00–225.001,0282
Steers—Medium and Large 1480239.11/cwt235.00–249.001,1484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2501250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3214
Steers—Medium and Large 1528230.07/cwt225.00–235.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 2540192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3878
Steers—Medium and Large 2590213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2571
Steers—Medium and Large 1593238.49/cwt235.00–242.001,4142
Steers—Medium and Large 1600249.50/cwt247.00–252.001,4972
Steers—Medium and Large 2605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 1715187.38/cwt182.00–193.001,3402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2221213.87/cwt212.50–215.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270241.31/cwt240.00–244.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323201.60/cwt200.00–205.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332235.66/cwt234.00–239.007823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370201.05/cwt200.00–202.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383231.90/cwt229.00–235.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413232.63/cwt224.00–238.009617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445196.00/cwt196.00–196.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466226.03/cwt219.00–232.001,0536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468193.49/cwt170.00–209.009065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518217.73/cwt210.00–226.001,1282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535172.76/cwt150.00–199.009243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558197.72/cwt189.00–205.001,1033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1185232.50/cwt232.50–232.504301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280243.00/cwt243.00–243.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323243.78/cwt232.00–253.007878
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370246.48/cwt231.00–258.009127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424235.20/cwt220.00–245.009975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430174.77/cwt165.00–185.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480224.88/cwt217.00–232.001,0794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534212.06/cwt202.00–219.001,1325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473112.47/cwt110.00–115.001,6572
Bulls——2,083117.30/cwt115.00–120.002,4432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93556.70/cwt20.00–75.005308
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12984.86/cwt77.50–92.5095814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25597.60/cwt95.00–100.001,2252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33089.69/cwt85.00–95.001,1935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40577.07/cwt70.00–85.001,0834
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938710.00/head350.00–950.007102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,010.25/head990.00–1,030.001,0102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101

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.