Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2024-02-20

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 20
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 230▼ 102 vs year ago 391 · −26.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 21▼ 14 vs year ago 48 · −29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 5▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady. Heifers sold higher $5 - $15 Slaughter cattle and bulls sold higher $10 - $15.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $312.83/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$312.83
48 head · 412 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+58.91
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1425317.601,34926
Medium and Large 2397307.181,22122
One grade step is worth $10.42/cwt here — about $128 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 sale48 hd
312.83
—
MS average13 barns · 599 hd
253.92
+58.91
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—Average1,565117.631,8414thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,334110.001,4675thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,060101.651,07720

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)1,152$1,6583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$1,5914thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)195$1,2501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$2,4751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)880$1,8583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,4782thin
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$1,2501thin

Every lot

52 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 1283377.70/cwt370.00–385.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 1320365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1681
Steers—Medium and Large 2345307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0611
Steers—Medium and Large 1370335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 1440287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1470287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3512
Steers—Medium and Large 2475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1518265.84/cwt265.00–267.501,3773
Steers—Medium and Large 2545242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3221
Steers—Medium and Large 1660235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245315.00/cwt315.00–315.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287317.35/cwt310.00–327.509113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320324.38/cwt315.00–335.001,0382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333293.25/cwt280.00–310.009779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371292.42/cwt285.00–300.001,0854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383273.30/cwt272.50–275.001,0473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414272.46/cwt265.00–277.501,1286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424248.78/cwt242.50–252.501,0554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468255.11/cwt250.00–267.501,1944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523239.94/cwt237.50–242.501,2552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585250.00/cwt225.00–275.001,4632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277369.98/cwt360.00–375.001,0255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280348.39/cwt340.00–355.009753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313373.24/cwt360.00–385.001,1683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313351.36/cwt345.00–355.001,1004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367317.47/cwt305.00–325.001,1656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369340.37/cwt327.50–360.001,2565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423319.53/cwt305.00–340.001,3523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458309.11/cwt297.50–330.001,4163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472270.52/cwt262.50–280.001,2775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528273.90/cwt267.50–280.001,4462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,4232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,565117.63/cwt110.00–129.001,8414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93090.67/cwt85.00–95.008434
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092104.40/cwt95.00–125.001,14016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334110.00/cwt100.00–115.001,4675
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 18801,857.73/head1,650.00–2,175.001,8583
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2702,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1521,658.21/head1,250.00–1,875.001,6583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1581,591.04/head1,175.00–1,900.001,5914
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0731,477.86/head1,300.00–1,650.001,4782
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.