Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-10-31

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 31
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 341▼ 115 vs year ago 381 · −30.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 60▲ 16 vs year ago 78 · +20.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 37▲ 4 vs year ago 47 · +8.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Steers were $4 - $12 higher. Heifers were $5-$12 higher . Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.90/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$203.90
37 head · 401 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.84
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1387216.4583923
Medium and Large 2413186.6077113thin
Medium and Large 3540140.007561thin
One grade step is worth $76.45/cwt here — about $83 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 sale37 hd
203.90
—
MS average12 barns · 677 hd
203.06
+0.84
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—Low1,46692.231,35212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40382.721,1612thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27181.481,0368thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11973.5682342

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)1,123$9186
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$90710
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$9047
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$8823thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$8493thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,1301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$1,0423thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$7653thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315242.50/cwt242.50–242.507641
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 2420257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 1436284.37/cwt282.50–285.001,2404
Steers—Medium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1463248.73/cwt245.00–252.501,1522
Steers—Medium and Large 3510177.50/cwt177.50–177.509051
Steers—Medium and Large 2513213.26/cwt210.00–217.501,0943
Steers—Medium and Large 1525236.23/cwt222.50–245.001,2404
Steers—Medium and Large 1557245.93/cwt230.00–265.001,3703
Steers—Medium and Large 2570202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1635221.07/cwt215.00–235.001,4044
Steers—Medium and Large 2645178.75/cwt170.00–187.501,1532
Steers—Medium and Large 1660232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273206.31/cwt200.00–212.505632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314226.44/cwt225.00–230.007117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324203.18/cwt190.00–215.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376222.56/cwt212.50–227.508375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423220.27/cwt215.00–225.009322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423189.90/cwt185.00–200.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468202.52/cwt200.00–205.009483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470180.05/cwt175.00–185.008463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy485188.00/cwt188.00–188.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517210.60/cwt205.00–217.001,0893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270260.00/cwt260.00–260.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270206.48/cwt185.00–225.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318259.12/cwt255.00–267.508243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320251.21/cwt250.00–252.508042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369246.94/cwt240.00–255.009116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424244.46/cwt237.50–250.001,0375
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440164.97/cwt162.50–167.507262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458200.00/cwt200.00–200.009162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475227.29/cwt222.50–232.501,0802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518196.27/cwt195.00–197.501,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524216.14/cwt210.00–227.501,1334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565238.08/cwt225.50–250.001,3452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46198.27/cwt80.00–110.001,4369
Bulls——1,48074.11/cwt70.00–80.001,0973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96666.47/cwt60.00–72.506426
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14574.74/cwt70.00–80.0085636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24084.54/cwt80.00–87.501,0484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29573.90/cwt72.50–75.009573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2191
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40382.72/cwt82.50–83.001,1612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,062.50/head840.00–1,240.001,0632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913849.01/head790.00–900.008493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940904.41/head680.00–1,190.009047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123917.80/head770.00–1,070.009186
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,141906.77/head600.00–1,190.0090710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210882.40/head780.00–950.008823
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875765.43/head720.00–870.007653

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.