Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-06-28

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 28
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
360 head
130 vs last sale 230 61 vs year ago 299 · +20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
9 vs last sale 38 14 vs year ago 33 · +42.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
15 vs last sale 0 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.28/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$139.28
60 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$17.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.22
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2453145.1565739
Medium and Large 1676130.008797thin
Medium and Large 2394127.5650214thin
One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $155 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 sale60 hd
139.28
MS average12 barns · 857 hd
139.06
+0.22
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
BullsAverage1,49099.931,4897thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26780.151,01620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46071.501,0441thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07152.9056613

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)Young (2-4 yrs)950$9401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$8901thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,155$1,0101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,305$1,2052thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474146.86/cwt135.00–152.006968
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368157.33/cwt150.00–164.005792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2309152.22/cwt146.00–157.004705
HeifersMedium and Large 2485117.47/cwt115.00–120.005702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2165135.00/cwt135.00–135.002231
HeifersMedium and Large 2375133.81/cwt119.00–143.005023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2406175.00/cwt175.00–175.007116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0041
SteersMedium and Large 1568152.00/cwt152.00–152.008632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517148.89/cwt145.00–151.007703
SteersMedium and Large 1688157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0805
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435152.85/cwt146.00–155.0066511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1838
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375173.27/cwt170.00–175.006503
SteersMedium and Large 2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610129.00/cwt129.00–129.007871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513147.46/cwt145.00–150.007562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2463172.97/cwt167.00–179.008012
SteersMedium and Large 2490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007691
SteersMedium and Large 1482179.00/cwt179.00–179.008639
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555149.02/cwt147.00–151.008272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626134.89/cwt129.00–141.008449
BullsMedium and Large 1-2305177.30/cwt173.00–183.005414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363171.10/cwt160.00–180.006214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433154.91/cwt150.00–160.006712
BullsMedium and Large 1495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26780.15/cwt72.00–86.501,01620
CowsLean 85-90%1,04525.50/cwt25.50–25.502661
CowsLean 85-90%1,09459.22/cwt40.00–70.0064810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46071.50/cwt71.50–71.501,0441
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96835.00/cwt35.00–35.003392
Bulls1,26077.00/cwt77.00–77.009701
Bulls1,43890.93/cwt85.00–97.501,3082
Bulls1,574110.16/cwt105.00–115.001,7344
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1551,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2790890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3051,205.36/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
BullsMedium and Large 2395159.00/cwt159.00–159.006281
BullsMedium and Large 2250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520138.34/cwt130.00–147.007192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
BullsMedium and Large 2465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 2220110.00/cwt110.00–110.002421
HeifersMedium and Large 2310137.30/cwt135.00–139.004263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2458147.49/cwt145.00–150.006762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2790112.00/cwt112.00–112.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 1676130.00/cwt130.00–130.008797
BullsMedium and Large 2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661127.77/cwt125.00–130.008454
HeifersMedium and Large 2426129.38/cwt115.00–137.005514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381

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.