Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-06-14

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 14
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
158 vs last sale 396 167 vs year ago 405 · 41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
12 vs last sale 25 7 vs year ago 30 · +23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
1 vs last sale 32 12 vs year ago 19 · +63.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows steady to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers sready

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.58/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$143.58
35 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.24
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487176.008575thin
Medium and Large 1-2494139.7269027
Medium and Large 2547124.336803thin
One grade step is worth $51.67/cwt here — about $177 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 sale35 hd
143.58
MS average13 barns · 841 hd
140.34
+3.24
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
BullsAverage1,44092.791,3363thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20875.009062thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08963.5869318

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)1,030$7632thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$7801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,4202thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$1,1206

Every lot, as filed

45 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2450136.00/cwt136.00–136.006121
SteersMedium and Large 2590129.00/cwt129.00–129.007611
SteersMedium and Large 2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530160.36/cwt159.00–162.008503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300145.00/cwt144.00–146.004352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2608129.65/cwt126.00–135.007883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558133.69/cwt130.00–137.007463
SteersMedium and Large 1439185.00/cwt185.00–185.008128
SteersMedium and Large 1450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340188.00/cwt188.00–188.006391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 2415132.00/cwt132.00–132.005481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2409176.00/cwt176.00–176.007206
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622143.69/cwt140.00–151.008943
SteersMedium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
HeifersMedium and Large 1487176.00/cwt176.00–176.008575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440147.22/cwt140.00–150.006487
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485137.40/cwt130.00–155.006664
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440144.10/cwt135.00–153.006344
BullsMedium and Large 1-2335182.96/cwt180.00–185.006133
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20875.00/cwt75.00–75.009062
CowsLean 85-90%98043.00/cwt43.00–43.004211
CowsLean 85-90%74030.00/cwt30.00–30.002221
CowsLean 85-90%1,11866.96/cwt25.00–75.0074916
Bulls1,25885.43/cwt80.00–90.001,0752
Bulls1,805107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,9401
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030763.30/head720.00–800.007632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,420.00/head1,420.00–1,420.001,4202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1911,134.49/head1,050.00–1,320.001,1345
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290146.00/cwt146.00–146.004231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2252146.62/cwt140.00–150.003693
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613131.47/cwt129.00–134.008062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2507135.36/cwt133.00–137.006863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360173.00/cwt173.00–173.006231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580150.23/cwt140.00–161.008712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473159.48/cwt159.00–160.007542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476147.44/cwt140.00–153.007024
HeifersMedium and Large 2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141

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.