Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2024-07-16

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 16
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 253▲ 124 vs year ago 230 · +53.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 22▲ 23 vs year ago 29 · +79.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 3▼ 45 vs year ago 61 · −73.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $6 to lower $8. Heifers sold mixed higher $6 to lower $5. Slaughter sold steady to $4 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $271.32/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −107.98 against this barn's trailing median of $379.30.
Average price
$271.32
17 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,438
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.32
vs MS average
−19.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543281.461,5285thin
Medium and Large 2525267.091,40112thin
One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
271.32
—
MS average13 barns · 416 hd
285.64
−14.32
National average156 barns · 5,844 hd
291.09
−19.77
This barn, trailing median17 sales
379.30
−107.98
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales
477424371318median 379.3003/2406/0208/0409/2210/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.50, low $332.31, median $379.30 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,837152.932,8093thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,331132.011,75715
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,056123.951,30929

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$1,7208
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$1,0751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$9751thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273351.77/cwt345.00–355.009603
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343335.07/cwt325.00–345.001,1492
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378326.25/cwt320.00–335.001,23312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426332.52/cwt330.00–340.001,4174
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,4636
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465319.98/cwt315.00–325.001,4883
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4694
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470307.39/cwt305.00–310.001,4452
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518299.04/cwt292.50–310.001,5493
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519273.00/cwt255.00–285.501,41710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553237.56/cwt225.00–250.001,3142
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580255.09/cwt250.00–260.001,4802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4671
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6228
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675249.85/cwt245.00–255.001,6862
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278316.59/cwt310.00–325.008803
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320319.69/cwt315.00–325.001,0232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345277.50/cwt277.50–277.509571
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365277.47/cwt270.00–282.501,0134
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388258.14/cwt250.00–265.001,0024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421244.01/cwt230.00–257.501,02710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427264.84/cwt260.00–275.001,1316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0795
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464252.47/cwt250.00–255.001,1714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2493232.54/cwt225.00–240.001,1462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520239.81/cwt230.00–243.001,2476
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564238.43/cwt232.50–247.501,3455
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5325
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674226.96/cwt222.50–230.001,5304
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1264351.23/cwt350.00–355.009274
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325343.23/cwt340.00–345.001,1153
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2339327.45/cwt325.00–330.001,1102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1342
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363288.78/cwt285.00–292.501,0482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425290.80/cwt287.50–295.001,2363
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455288.13/cwt285.00–292.501,3114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488272.49/cwt270.00–275.001,3302
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516259.96/cwt250.00–267.501,3414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,5211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568239.08/cwt235.00–247.501,3586
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,837152.93/cwt150.00–157.002,8093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%895106.94/cwt90.00–114.009574
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074126.45/cwt120.00–134.001,35824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,280132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,6901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334131.94/cwt120.00–137.001,76014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17901,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18951,719.67/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7208
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1880975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.