Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-11-14

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 14
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 317▼ 175 vs year ago 345 · −50.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 85▲ 28 vs year ago 31 · +90.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 32▲ 2 vs year ago 41 · +4.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5-$10 lower. Heifers sold $3-$6 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $203.74/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$203.74
42 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$971
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$54
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.73
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477210.891,00627
Medium and Large 2428193.8183010thin
Medium and Large 1-2573185.001,0605thin
One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale42 hd
203.74
—
MS average13 barns · 1,032 hd
209.47
−5.73
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—Low1,47599.171,4633thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21585.051,03314
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07372.9378224

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)1,278$1,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,0163thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$7601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$7582thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$5901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,221$1,0936
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)876$6844thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275227.50/cwt227.50–227.506261
Steers—Medium and Large 1335277.50/cwt277.50–277.509301
Steers—Medium and Large 2370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 1390268.75/cwt267.50–272.501,0484
Steers—Medium and Large 1432254.05/cwt237.50–275.001,0973
Steers—Medium and Large 2450225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1473266.77/cwt260.00–277.501,2625
Steers—Medium and Large 1525242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2731
Steers—Medium and Large 1590253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4931
Steers—Medium and Large 1615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Steers—Medium and Large 1685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 1735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240210.00/cwt210.00–210.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280227.50/cwt227.50–227.506371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1306231.30/cwt227.50–237.507084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373230.10/cwt225.00–235.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418228.86/cwt225.00–232.509574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475185.38/cwt183.00–189.008813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484214.75/cwt200.00–222.501,0394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520214.31/cwt213.00–215.001,1143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533188.48/cwt185.00–192.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627181.60/cwt175.00–185.001,1393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668185.48/cwt184.00–187.001,2392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710189.01/cwt187.00–191.001,3422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278259.37/cwt250.00–270.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325266.89/cwt262.50–275.008675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333235.69/cwt225.00–250.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371259.88/cwt250.00–272.509645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383227.16/cwt210.00–245.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432251.41/cwt245.00–257.501,0865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455245.45/cwt237.50–256.501,1173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1181
Bulls——1,545100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5451
Bulls——1,565112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,7611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03269.20/cwt65.00–73.0071412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11376.66/cwt75.00–80.0085312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20487.77/cwt85.00–90.001,0579
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23480.16/cwt75.00–82.509895
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2876683.94/head540.00–760.006844
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900757.92/head650.00–860.007582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,015.69/head880.00–1,200.001,0163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110590.00/head590.00–590.005901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2211,092.83/head900.00–1,270.001,0936

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.