Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-10-10

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 10
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 411▲ 127 vs year ago 341 · +37.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 60▲ 38 vs year ago 25 · +152.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 19▲ 38 vs year ago 2 · +1,900.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to higher $3. Heifers sold higher $2-8. Slaughter cattle 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 $225.34/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$225.34
137 head · 671 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.97
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521232.211,20932
Medium and Large 1-2833229.451,91173
Medium and Large 2450209.0794232
One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $267 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 sale137 hd
225.34
—
MS average12 barns · 911 hd
237.30
−11.97
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—Average1,27494.001,1974thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16785.149949thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92967.0862337

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,004$8134thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)809$7974thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$7701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)855$7401thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)737$6333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)915$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$9767
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$8101thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)824$7354thin

Every lot

83 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 2260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 2320227.98/cwt200.00–242.507305
Steers—Medium and Large 1350242.50/cwt242.50–242.508491
Steers—Medium and Large 2387208.07/cwt180.00–225.008055
Steers—Medium and Large 2422217.01/cwt185.00–230.009167
Steers—Medium and Large 1424249.13/cwt232.50–257.501,0565
Steers—Medium and Large 1482234.86/cwt227.00–245.001,13210
Steers—Medium and Large 2488208.41/cwt192.50–220.001,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 2520201.31/cwt185.00–228.001,0477
Steers—Medium and Large 1528233.89/cwt227.50–242.501,2356
Steers—Medium and Large 1577228.57/cwt225.00–232.001,3195
Steers—Medium and Large 1623217.71/cwt210.00–225.001,3562
Steers—Medium and Large 2625203.14/cwt185.00–225.001,2703
Steers—Medium and Large 1673200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3462
Steers—Medium and Large 2685172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1725212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7168
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840230.25/cwt230.25–230.251,93460
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9455
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2145180.00/cwt180.00–180.002611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2195182.00/cwt182.00–182.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258192.67/cwt175.00–210.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310215.42/cwt200.00–225.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320236.98/cwt230.00–250.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376223.96/cwt215.00–251.008425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383184.73/cwt160.00–227.507088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419224.72/cwt209.00–247.509424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424170.10/cwt160.00–188.0072110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453215.11/cwt200.00–247.509747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462166.71/cwt150.00–185.007706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521178.03/cwt160.00–190.009286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528200.20/cwt190.00–217.501,0574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565183.21/cwt160.00–195.001,0356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575206.41/cwt200.00–212.501,1872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613197.52/cwt192.50–202.501,2112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619169.13/cwt150.00–185.001,0474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668189.89/cwt180.00–200.001,2682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673172.05/cwt150.50–192.501,1582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1291
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,190200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215225.00/cwt225.00–225.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2232203.38/cwt177.00–232.504723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272197.74/cwt177.00–225.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283229.34/cwt225.00–237.506493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319236.14/cwt232.50–240.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320212.50/cwt212.50–212.506801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373183.52/cwt167.50–194.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374227.80/cwt216.00–237.508525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413189.48/cwt172.50–201.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418218.47/cwt210.00–227.009136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469212.49/cwt205.00–222.009975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478196.05/cwt185.00–205.009375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515204.37/cwt200.00–210.001,0534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523187.59/cwt185.00–193.009814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585187.91/cwt183.00–193.001,0992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603188.76/cwt187.50–190.001,1382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618171.14/cwt161.00–177.501,0583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705132.50/cwt132.50–132.509341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11881.59/cwt70.00–90.009122
Bulls——1,430106.40/cwt100.00–112.001,5222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89262.08/cwt50.00–72.0055425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00677.49/cwt70.00–85.0078012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16785.14/cwt80.00–90.009949
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2824735.49/head630.00–800.007354
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3685420.00/head420.00–420.004201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2763739.70/head730.00–750.007402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2785770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2809796.96/head740.00–890.007974
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,004812.78/head720.00–910.008134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05590.00/cwt90.00–90.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2954946.73/head790.00–1,140.009476
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,080810.00/head810.00–810.008101

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.