Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2024-01-09

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 9
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
222 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 244▲ 16 vs year ago 206 · +7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 43▼ 13 vs year ago 48 · −27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 25▼ 49 vs year ago 54 · −90.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 3 weeks ago steers sold higher $2 - $5. Heifers sold higher $5 - $10. Slaughter cattle sold higher $5.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.64/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$244.64
42 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,047
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$290
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.46
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424248.381,05430
Medium and Large 2386238.049189thin
Medium and Large 1-2592227.001,3443thin
One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about −$290 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
244.64
—
MS average10 barns · 1,056 hd
237.18
+7.46
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—Average1,04097.001,0091thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31890.761,1966thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11885.3795417

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$1,1722thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1260315.77/cwt312.50–320.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1332311.61/cwt310.00–315.001,0353
Steers—Medium and Large 1364298.76/cwt282.50–307.501,0877
Steers—Medium and Large 1432273.26/cwt267.50–277.501,1803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2247
Steers—Medium and Large 1475250.43/cwt247.00–255.001,1905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527247.95/cwt241.00–255.001,3076
Steers—Medium and Large 1530235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2462
Steers—Medium and Large 1570227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2941
Steers—Medium and Large 1605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270275.00/cwt270.00–280.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305244.92/cwt240.00–250.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328266.91/cwt250.00–275.008759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368260.70/cwt255.00–272.509593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381244.37/cwt240.00–247.509314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425237.93/cwt235.00–244.001,0113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2453225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486237.26/cwt232.00–242.501,1536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515225.40/cwt220.00–230.001,1613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583227.04/cwt225.00–229.001,3242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618224.80/cwt203.00–247.501,3892
Heifers—Medium and Large 18351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6507
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240312.50/cwt312.50–312.507501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285305.00/cwt305.00–305.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340309.93/cwt305.00–315.001,0542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370302.30/cwt297.50–307.501,1192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,1271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432264.39/cwt257.50–268.001,1423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478250.69/cwt242.50–257.501,1984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483236.27/cwt235.00–237.501,1412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,04097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10886.33/cwt82.50–92.0095716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27570.00/cwt70.00–70.008931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31890.76/cwt85.00–96.001,1966
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1931,171.70/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1722

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.