Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-11-15

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 15
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
37 vs last sale 382 35 vs year ago 380 · 9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
14 vs last sale 17 4 vs year ago 35 · 11.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
33 vs last sale 8 11 vs year ago 30 · +36.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers steady feeder heifers 3 to 8 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.93/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$169.93
123 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$28.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.94
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2470186.6587735
Medium and Large 1731164.401,20373
Medium and Large 2480157.8875815thin
One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $120 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 sale123 hd
169.93
MS average13 barns · 1,151 hd
168.99
+0.94
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
BullsAverage1,66282.501,3713thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28564.538295thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98743.2942720

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$7901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$6952thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$5784thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)670$5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)953$6006
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)823$5859

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 2458136.62/cwt130.00–140.006263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2635127.48/cwt125.00–130.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553144.95/cwt135.00–155.008022
HeifersMedium and Large 2275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323142.98/cwt140.00–146.004622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610153.96/cwt146.00–159.009393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425191.28/cwt180.00–207.008133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472153.92/cwt148.00–164.007275
SteersMedium and Large 1463197.00/cwt197.00–197.009123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462195.99/cwt194.00–198.009055
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2539150.93/cwt143.00–154.008146
SteersMedium and Large 2300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568164.28/cwt159.00–170.009336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2409145.50/cwt145.00–146.005954
SteersMedium and Large 2378150.18/cwt141.00–159.005682
SteersMedium and Large 2445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007341
SteersMedium and Large 2555144.06/cwt137.00–151.008002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373205.47/cwt188.00–216.0076613
SteersMedium and Large 2475163.62/cwt161.00–165.007773
SteersMedium and Large 1743163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,21170
SteersMedium and Large 2527157.32/cwt148.00–168.008296
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523178.30/cwt170.00–190.009334
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481159.00/cwt157.00–160.007654
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575140.44/cwt137.00–144.008082
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900102.00/cwt102.00–102.009181
CowsLean 85-90%90230.00/cwt30.00–30.002713
CowsLean 85-90%87828.63/cwt20.00–37.502513
CowsLean 85-90%1,02949.28/cwt35.00–57.5050714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28564.53/cwt62.50–65.008295
Bulls1,36082.50/cwt82.50–82.501,1221
Bulls1,77075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3281
Bulls1,85590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6701
Stock CowsMedium 1-2833573.14/head500.00–630.005737
Stock CowsMedium 1-2740400.00/head400.00–400.004002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060700.00/head700.00–700.007004
Stock CowsMedium 2790624.53/head610.00–640.006252
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2670550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2975570.00/head570.00–570.005703
Bred CowsMedium 21,035600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,188695.09/head690.00–700.006952
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2315114.76/cwt110.00–120.003612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378188.43/cwt187.00–190.007122
BullsMedium and Large 2478143.29/cwt140.00–146.006853
BullsMedium and Large 1-2408171.52/cwt169.00–174.007002
BullsMedium and Large 2445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2517160.97/cwt150.00–170.008325
HeifersMedium and Large 2576122.61/cwt100.00–130.007065
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325194.00/cwt194.00–194.006311
HeifersMedium and Large 2521127.45/cwt125.00–130.006644
HeifersMedium and Large 2610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
HeifersMedium and Large 2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373145.95/cwt140.00–150.005445

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.