Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-05-17

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, May 17
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
15 head
274 vs last sale 289 385 vs year ago 400 · 96.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
2 vs last sale 23 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
421 head
411 vs last sale 10 419 vs year ago 2 · +20,950.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added and sold as full loads.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.21/cwt on 310 head.
Average price
$142.21
310 head · 839 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,193
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
13.41
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2839142.211,193310
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale310 hd
142.21
MS average13 barns · 1,308 hd
155.62
−13.41
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
BullsAverage1,855102.571,9032thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02572.097392thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91362.9557512

Every lot, as filed

19 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323172.60/cwt171.00–174.005572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523137.09/cwt135.00–139.007174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423176.16/cwt173.00–179.007456
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573128.12/cwt125.00–131.007344
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373144.24/cwt140.00–148.005384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423140.27/cwt135.00–145.005934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473176.14/cwt173.00–179.008336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473140.24/cwt135.00–145.006634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523160.87/cwt152.00–169.008414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added958120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,15052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added839149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,254119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added911133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,21658
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added769147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,13065
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,028791.61/cwt700.00–850.008,1384
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2660385.35/cwt350.00–450.002,5433
Bulls1,855102.57/cwt100.00–105.001,9032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02572.09/cwt71.50–72.507392
CowsLean 85-90%75055.00/cwt55.00–55.004133
CowsLean 85-90%96765.60/cwt60.00–70.006349

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.