Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-07-11

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 11
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
374 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 208▼ 93 vs year ago 467 · −19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 42▼ 31 vs year ago 54 · −57.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 19▼ 14 vs year ago 39 · −35.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold higher $6-10. Heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-3. 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 $238.25/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$238.25
86 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,244
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$379
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$16.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.56
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553240.071,32750
Medium and Large 1499239.771,19627
Medium and Large 2424223.559489thin
One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $379 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 sale86 hd
238.25
—
MS average11 barns · 875 hd
237.69
+0.56
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21692.121,1207thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41080.001,1281thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08175.398158thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,1901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$1,1102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$9922thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$9192thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$9101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)836$8945
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$8701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)913$1,3102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,0201thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$9101thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$6401thin

Every lot

68 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 2255238.00/cwt238.00–238.006071
Steers—Medium and Large 1325263.00/cwt263.00–263.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 2325224.62/cwt200.00–250.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 1363263.52/cwt261.00–266.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0403
Steers—Medium and Large 2420229.14/cwt223.00–235.009622
Steers—Medium and Large 1424253.17/cwt242.00–262.001,0734
Steers—Medium and Large 1469245.92/cwt238.00–259.001,1536
Steers—Medium and Large 2475225.48/cwt210.00–234.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513254.10/cwt245.00–264.001,30417
Steers—Medium and Large 1518230.23/cwt220.00–235.001,1935
Steers—Medium and Large 1569229.35/cwt220.00–237.001,3057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,36316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3732
Steers—Medium and Large 1620224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3891
Steers—Medium and Large 2645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5986
Steers—Medium and Large 1715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1155245.00/cwt245.00–245.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338238.31/cwt235.00–240.008054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365212.00/cwt212.00–212.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371234.12/cwt226.00–240.008697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427216.26/cwt200.00–229.009237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460190.42/cwt187.00–194.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478216.26/cwt207.00–234.001,0344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,04614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518209.92/cwt200.00–231.001,0878
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525174.23/cwt162.00–186.009152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553192.01/cwt189.00–195.001,0622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576200.62/cwt198.00–202.001,1565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,24213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613189.49/cwt187.00–192.001,1622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623209.46/cwt200.00–219.001,3052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785166.25/cwt162.50–170.001,3052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1935150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270245.81/cwt238.00–260.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325242.34/cwt231.00–253.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355215.00/cwt215.00–215.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382243.49/cwt234.00–263.009305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425241.37/cwt231.00–261.001,0267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438205.48/cwt202.00–209.009002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477221.71/cwt210.00–230.001,0585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478192.70/cwt185.00–200.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517190.68/cwt185.00–195.009863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528208.48/cwt200.00–220.001,1015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571201.26/cwt194.00–210.001,1494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99761.55/cwt56.00–67.006143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13183.70/cwt75.00–90.009475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21692.12/cwt87.50–95.001,1207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2836894.17/head760.00–1,070.008945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900918.75/head870.00–960.009192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968991.63/head780.00–1,130.009922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,110.02/head1,000.00–1,190.001,1102
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201

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.