Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2019-10-15

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 15
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 359▲ 498 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 28▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 10▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 6-10 lower. feeder steers 4-6 higher. feeder heifers 3-8 lower

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.28/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$118.28
64 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$528
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.48
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413130.7154012thin
Medium and Large 2465118.2855041
Medium and Large 2-3550117.006441thin
Medium and Large 3403103.5241710thin
One grade step is worth $27.19/cwt here — about $123 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 sale64 hd
118.28
—
MS average13 barns · 913 hd
111.80
+6.48
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—Average1,51273.981,1193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08542.084579thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00533.5433725

Every lot, as filed

83 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—975500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,185690.00/cwt690.00–690.008,1771
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04937.79/cwt32.50–45.0039617
CowsLean 85-90%—87828.29/cwt25.00–30.002485
CowsLean 85-90%—96518.23/cwt15.00–20.001763
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08343.59/cwt35.00–53.004728
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10530.00/cwt30.00–30.003321
Bulls——1,51273.98/cwt72.50–75.001,1193
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—910500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—995500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,198544.74/cwt520.00–570.006,5262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,465650.00/cwt650.00–650.009,5231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,109639.23/cwt500.00–650.007,08913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,020610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,2224
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—950500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,7508
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—790740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,8464
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,240770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,5482
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,610930.00/cwt930.00–930.0014,9731
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,222891.23/cwt800.00–920.0010,89113
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520102.00/cwt102.00–102.005301
HeifersMedium and Large 1—480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 1—355134.00/cwt134.00–134.004761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330123.00/cwt123.00–123.004061
HeifersMedium and Large 1—205115.00/cwt115.00–115.002361
HeifersMedium 2—400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
BullsMedium and Large 3—58391.99/cwt89.00–95.005362
BullsMedium and Large 3—370105.07/cwt100.00–110.003892
BullsMedium and Large 3—318101.02/cwt91.00–110.003212
BullsMedium and Large 3—50070.00/cwt70.00–70.003501
BullsMedium and Large 3—455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
BullsMedium and Large 3—290129.00/cwt129.00–129.003741
BullsMedium and Large 3—240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
BullsMedium and Large 2—476117.96/cwt113.00–126.005619
BullsMedium and Large 2—575110.57/cwt105.00–115.006368
BullsMedium and Large 2—430121.80/cwt117.00–126.005244
BullsMedium and Large 2—376124.74/cwt120.00–135.004694
BullsMedium and Large 2—518112.34/cwt110.00–114.005823
BullsMedium and Large 2—313131.01/cwt128.00–135.004103
HeifersMedium and Large 1—69090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—145119.00/cwt119.00–119.001731
HeifersMedium and Large 2—270119.00/cwt119.00–119.003211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—62585.00/cwt85.00–85.005311
HeifersMedium and Large 2—66586.00/cwt86.00–86.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330110.58/cwt108.00–113.003652
HeifersMedium and Large 2—56595.00/cwt95.00–95.005373
HeifersMedium and Large 2—360115.73/cwt113.00–120.004174
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471105.71/cwt99.00–109.004984
HeifersMedium and Large 2—51099.78/cwt95.00–104.005095
HeifersMedium and Large 2—414109.58/cwt100.00–116.004547
HeifersMedium and Large 3—295113.00/cwt113.00–113.003331
HeifersMedium and Large 3—355115.00/cwt115.00–115.004081
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465112.00/cwt112.00–112.005211
HeifersMedium and Large 3—50587.50/cwt85.00–90.004422
HeifersMedium and Large 3—44585.00/cwt85.00–85.003788
SteersMedium and Large 1—350152.00/cwt152.00–152.005321
SteersMedium and Large 1—795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
SteersMedium and Large 1—573121.00/cwt121.00–121.006932
SteersMedium and Large 1—685120.53/cwt116.00–125.008262
SteersMedium and Large 1—619119.59/cwt115.00–125.0074010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—618118.00/cwt118.00–118.007293
SteersMedium and Large 2—330161.00/cwt161.00–161.005311
SteersMedium and Large 2—385128.00/cwt128.00–128.004931
SteersMedium and Large 2—445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005301
SteersMedium and Large 2—560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
SteersMedium and Large 2—615109.00/cwt109.00–109.006701
SteersMedium and Large 2—660106.00/cwt106.00–106.007001
SteersMedium and Large 2—465117.50/cwt117.50–117.505465
SteersMedium and Large 3—255109.00/cwt109.00–109.002781
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,210880.00/cwt880.00–880.0010,6484
BullsMedium and Large 1—290137.00/cwt137.00–137.003971
BullsMedium and Large 1—318157.78/cwt154.00–162.005022
BullsMedium and Large 1—420134.48/cwt134.00–135.005652
BullsMedium and Large 1—455113.54/cwt110.00–117.005172
BullsMedium and Large 1—560112.48/cwt110.00–115.006302
BullsMedium and Large 1—388131.65/cwt129.00–136.005113
BullsMedium and Large 2—245121.00/cwt121.00–121.002961
BullsMedium and Large 2—71599.00/cwt99.00–99.007081
BullsMedium and Large 2—180133.03/cwt132.00–134.002392
BullsMedium and Large 2—270140.00/cwt139.00–141.003782
BullsMedium and Large 2—635107.99/cwt107.00–109.006862
BullsMedium and Large 2—660102.48/cwt100.00–105.006762

How this sale compares

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.