Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2024-02-06

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 6
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 301▲ 13 vs year ago 245 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 31▼ 10 vs year ago 25 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 26▼ 11 vs year ago 15 · −73.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady. Heifers sold higher $2 - $5. Slaughter cattle sold higher $4 - $8.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.26/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$235.26
69 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,166
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$207
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.19
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2411248.491,0209thin
Medium and Large 1441247.861,09221
Medium and Large 1-2545225.431,22839
One grade step is worth $23.06/cwt here — about −$207 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 sale69 hd
235.26
—
MS average13 barns · 1,735 hd
252.46
−17.19
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%Average1,313107.621,4132thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05195.611,0057thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$1,4251thin

Every lot

43 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 1285333.39/cwt330.00–337.509503
Steers—Medium and Large 1322323.37/cwt317.50–327.501,0413
Steers—Medium and Large 1365310.07/cwt305.00–312.501,1323
Steers—Medium and Large 2423295.22/cwt287.50–302.501,2492
Steers—Medium and Large 1425326.35/cwt317.50–335.001,3872
Steers—Medium and Large 1478299.53/cwt290.00–302.501,4324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482307.19/cwt305.00–310.001,4817
Steers—Medium and Large 1505290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4651
Steers—Medium and Large 2510267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3525
Steers—Medium and Large 1565247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3982
Steers—Medium and Large 1640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4401
Steers—Medium and Large 1655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4412
Steers—Medium and Large 1850214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277276.72/cwt270.00–285.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328278.42/cwt270.00–287.509132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330260.64/cwt250.00–265.008604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370257.36/cwt247.50–262.509524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411262.46/cwt257.50–270.001,0794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423249.29/cwt242.50–256.001,0542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462241.69/cwt235.00–244.001,11718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478234.66/cwt229.00–237.501,1223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510231.76/cwt225.00–237.501,1823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605215.90/cwt208.00–226.001,30618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713194.91/cwt190.00–200.001,3902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295328.75/cwt325.00–332.509702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325306.44/cwt300.00–312.509962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328323.41/cwt315.00–330.001,0617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365322.81/cwt315.00–330.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383303.59/cwt297.50–310.001,1634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415305.44/cwt302.00–310.001,2685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468292.67/cwt288.00–297.501,3702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05195.61/cwt90.00–111.001,0057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313107.62/cwt105.00–110.001,4132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19351,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2701,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0101,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.