Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2024-02-27

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 27
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 289▲ 24 vs year ago 195 · +12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 34▲ 1 vs year ago 21 · +4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 21▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to lower $5. Heifers sold lower $2 - $5. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 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 $264.00/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$264.00
45 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$248
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$24.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2337280.009445thin
Medium and Large 1439270.471,18617thin
Medium and Large 1-2466255.741,19223
One grade step is worth $24.26/cwt here — about −$248 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 sale45 hd
264.00
—
MS average13 barns · 1,829 hd
254.94
+9.06
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—Average1,671116.231,9424thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,372109.711,5053thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,112105.211,17012

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)1,050$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,2501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,2751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$1,0751thin

Every lot

51 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 1290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1322343.34/cwt335.00–355.001,1063
Steers—Medium and Large 2325330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2935
Steers—Medium and Large 1437292.39/cwt285.00–307.501,2783
Steers—Medium and Large 1480292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,4041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2504295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4877
Steers—Medium and Large 1535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,6522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265327.55/cwt325.00–330.008682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290305.00/cwt300.00–310.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315302.33/cwt295.00–315.009523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320286.25/cwt285.00–287.509162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370281.22/cwt275.00–287.501,0414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,03813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425268.79/cwt265.00–272.501,1422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483248.72/cwt247.50–250.001,2012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278332.97/cwt325.00–340.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322337.33/cwt327.50–345.001,0863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338309.78/cwt300.00–320.001,0472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365267.50/cwt267.50–267.509761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373307.39/cwt300.00–315.501,1472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423293.38/cwt285.00–305.001,2415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433273.09/cwt262.50–282.501,1823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478281.27/cwt280.00–282.501,3442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585114.30/cwt105.00–119.001,8123
Bulls——1,930122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,3551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89090.08/cwt89.00–91.008022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,156108.23/cwt95.00–116.001,25110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275110.56/cwt109.00–112.001,4102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,565108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18101,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18201,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.