Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2024-10-22

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 22
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 293 vs last sale 458▼ 176 vs year ago 341 · −51.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 27▼ 33 vs year ago 60 · −55.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 22 vs year ago 37 · −59.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $4 - $17 higher. Heifers sold $3 - $9 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $6 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.12/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −119.98 against this barn's trailing median of $346.10.
Average price
$226.12
13 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,202
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.47
vs MS average
−33.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531231.371,2299thin
Medium and Large 2533214.301,1424thin
One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $86 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 sale13 hd
226.12
—
MS average13 barns · 334 hd
228.59
−2.47
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−33.51
This barn, trailing median12 sales
346.10
−119.98
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

12 sales
421380340300median 346.1004/0707/1408/2509/2910/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $313.86, median $346.10 across 12 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—Average1,494133.451,9945thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,451118.261,7164thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,133111.791,26614

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)1,301$1,9845
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,4772thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)680$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,563$2,2382thin
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$2,2251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,0001thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370313.75/cwt312.50–315.001,1612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410288.42/cwt282.00–295.001,1832
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,2072
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3491
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1507273.32/cwt270.00–277.501,3863
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3571
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603256.24/cwt255.00–257.501,5452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293282.52/cwt280.00–285.008282
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320266.68/cwt250.00–285.008532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328309.23/cwt305.00–315.001,0143
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378261.95/cwt255.00–265.009904
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385247.50/cwt247.50–247.509531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416252.54/cwt247.50–257.501,0515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438239.94/cwt232.50–245.001,0513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473223.03/cwt210.00–235.001,0553
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478243.12/cwt237.50–252.501,1623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523234.67/cwt227.50–237.501,2278
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533214.30/cwt205.00–220.001,1424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613207.35/cwt200.00–215.001,2712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670199.78/cwt192.50–207.501,3392
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308371.57/cwt365.00–380.001,1443
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380305.20/cwt300.00–310.001,1602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1406306.80/cwt300.00–315.001,2464
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424279.90/cwt272.50–287.501,1878
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468280.63/cwt275.00–290.001,3133
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513250.81/cwt245.00–255.001,2873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523238.37/cwt237.50–240.001,2473
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1788203.76/cwt202.50–205.001,6062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,060112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1871
Bulls——1,603138.81/cwt135.00–143.002,2254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%958107.15/cwt104.00–110.001,0262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,144111.79/cwt107.00–117.001,27911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,360121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,451118.26/cwt117.00–120.001,7164
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,535160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3702,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5202,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 16801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19501,477.43/head1,375.00–1,600.001,4772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3011,983.78/head1,675.00–2,200.001,9845
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.