Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-01-17

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 17
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
177 vs last sale 206 247 vs year ago 136 · +181.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
16 vs last sale 48 21 vs year ago 11 · +190.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
35 vs last sale 54 13 vs year ago 6 · +216.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to higher $4. Heifers lower $2-4. Slaughter cows higher $5-10.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $196.71/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$196.71
74 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$28.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.30
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482205.0598838
Medium and Large 1529193.711,02524
Medium and Large 2380176.3067012thin
One grade step is worth $28.75/cwt here — about $317 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 sale74 hd
196.71
MS average13 barns · 1,935 hd
185.41
+11.30
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
BullsAverage1,59595.001,5151thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48165.679734thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49065.009691thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14361.9070820

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)1,053$8153thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$6854thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$6601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$5592thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)780$1,1623thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$5933thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$5443thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1585138.00/cwt138.00–138.008071
HeifersMedium and Large 1507141.40/cwt131.00–149.007173
HeifersMedium and Large 2281134.55/cwt120.00–140.003785
HeifersMedium and Large 1235148.96/cwt147.00–151.003502
HeifersMedium and Large 1422150.19/cwt150.00–151.006345
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added501204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,02210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added604178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0754
SteersMedium and Large 1425191.92/cwt185.00–199.008162
SteersMedium and Large 1625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 1318157.64/cwt155.00–160.005012
HeifersMedium and Large 1472147.12/cwt143.00–150.006946
SteersMedium and Large 2465185.00/cwt185.00–185.008601
SteersMedium and Large 2375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007131
SteersMedium and Large 2555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
SteersMedium and Large 2525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
SteersMedium and Large 2245196.00/cwt196.00–196.004801
SteersMedium and Large 2430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009029
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added488204.00/cwt204.00–204.0099625
SteersMedium and Large 1375195.00/cwt195.00–195.007311
SteersMedium and Large 1563180.09/cwt176.00–184.001,0142
SteersMedium and Large 1513200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0263
SteersMedium and Large 2328172.44/cwt160.00–175.005666
BullsMedium and Large 1328188.66/cwt187.00–191.006193
BullsMedium and Large 1560158.99/cwt158.00–160.008902
BullsMedium and Large 1735127.00/cwt127.00–127.009331
BullsMedium and Large 1430181.00/cwt181.00–181.007781
BullsMedium and Large 1225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
BullsMedium and Large 1370184.50/cwt184.00–185.006832
CowsLean 85-90%1,08746.76/cwt35.00–55.005087
CowsLean 85-90%1,23373.63/cwt70.00–80.009086
CowsLean 85-90%1,12367.00/cwt60.00–72.507527
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49065.00/cwt65.00–65.009691
Bulls1,59595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48165.67/cwt65.00–67.509734
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2870558.79/head500.00–610.005592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2890660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,053815.25/head700.00–920.008153
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2790684.79/head580.00–790.006854
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2920592.57/head570.00–620.005933
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2840543.51/head500.00–590.005443
BullsMedium and Large 1-27801,162.22/head1,090.00–1,220.001,1623
BullsMedium and Large 1481171.38/cwt162.00–178.008244
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added561160.00/cwt160.00–160.0089816
BullsMedium and Large 2390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
BullsMedium and Large 2290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005081
BullsMedium and Large 2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004323
BullsMedium and Large 1520164.12/cwt161.00–170.008533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added298160.00/cwt160.00–160.004776
HeifersMedium and Large 2435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
BullsMedium and Large 2480159.90/cwt150.00–170.007682
BullsMedium and Large 2320154.00/cwt154.00–154.004931
BullsMedium and Large 2435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2515164.61/cwt159.00–170.008482
HeifersMedium and Large 2215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
HeifersMedium and Large 2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
HeifersMedium and Large 1382154.93/cwt150.00–160.005923
HeifersMedium and Large 2190139.00/cwt139.00–139.002641
HeifersMedium and Large 2323127.67/cwt120.00–135.004122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added377152.04/cwt150.00–157.0057317

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.