Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-09-26

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 26
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
74 vs last sale 340 132 vs year ago 398 · 33.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
28 vs last sale 77 86 vs year ago 19 · +452.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
4 vs last sale 46 7 vs year ago 35 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed lower $3 to higher $10. Heifers sold steady to lower $6. Quality was unsteady. Slaughter cows sold lower $1-5. Bulls sold higher $2.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.82/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$210.82
68 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$969
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.78
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470220.711,03732
Medium and Large 1-2462219.671,01412thin
Medium and Large 2445193.2186024
One grade step is worth $27.49/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 sale68 hd
210.82
MS average13 barns · 1,509 hd
218.60
−7.78
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
BullsAverage1,616111.081,7959thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24284.191,04617
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10973.0581039

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)1,100$1,12515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,1104thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$1,0523thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$8901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$8302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,087$1,2636

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1273236.27/cwt234.00–240.006453
HeifersMedium and Large 2663150.00/cwt150.00–150.009952
HeifersMedium and Large 2180205.80/cwt190.00–222.503702
HeifersMedium and Large 2568183.29/cwt167.00–194.001,0413
HeifersMedium and Large 1720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
SteersMedium and Large 2140200.00/cwt200.00–200.002801
SteersMedium and Large 1560250.30/cwt242.00–260.001,4023
HeifersMedium and Large 1366221.57/cwt215.00–228.008114
HeifersMedium and Large 2478211.25/cwt200.00–217.001,0103
HeifersMedium and Large 1318233.52/cwt225.00–237.507434
SteersMedium and Large 1418265.48/cwt265.00–266.001,1102
SteersMedium and Large 2368245.86/cwt242.00–250.009052
SteersMedium and Large 2605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0591
HeifersMedium and Large 1620204.65/cwt200.00–209.001,2692
HeifersMedium and Large 1570213.65/cwt205.00–220.001,2185
HeifersMedium and Large 1461235.84/cwt225.00–260.001,0874
SteersMedium and Large 2470200.49/cwt185.00–217.009422
SteersMedium and Large 2580216.33/cwt207.00–225.001,2553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added487274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3343
SteersMedium and Large 1483251.66/cwt232.00–272.001,2163
SteersMedium and Large 1665222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4801
SteersMedium and Large 1524246.84/cwt232.00–268.001,2937
SteersMedium and Large 1365270.84/cwt262.00–275.009893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added593244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4472
SteersMedium and Large 1627216.70/cwt215.00–220.001,3593
SteersMedium and Large 1340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009181
SteersMedium and Large 2320242.00/cwt242.00–242.007741
SteersMedium and Large 2438231.03/cwt225.00–237.001,0122
BullsMedium and Large 1377239.89/cwt225.00–250.009043
BullsMedium and Large 1428245.20/cwt240.00–250.001,0492
BullsMedium and Large 1327243.87/cwt230.00–252.507973
BullsMedium and Large 1735191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4041
BullsMedium and Large 1475237.82/cwt230.00–257.001,1304
BullsMedium and Large 1620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
CowsLean 85-90%1,08569.82/cwt61.00–75.0075822
CowsLean 85-90%1,13977.22/cwt74.00–86.0088017
Bulls1,585114.33/cwt110.00–120.001,8127
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24284.19/cwt80.00–90.001,04617
Bulls1,72599.71/cwt90.00–107.501,7202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,124.83/head1,010.00–1,270.001,12515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08087.02/cwt85.00–89.009402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2431,052.28/head1,020.00–1,110.001,0523
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,355.33/head1,325.00–1,390.001,3552
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-280999.89/cwt80.00–117.0080819
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2890890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2918829.86/head790.00–860.008302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0681,216.86/head900.00–1,310.001,2174
HeifersMedium and Large 2332183.76/cwt165.00–203.006103
BullsMedium and Large 2565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0451
BullsMedium and Large 2525175.00/cwt175.00–175.009191
BullsMedium and Large 2395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
BullsMedium and Large 2483204.32/cwt190.00–213.009873
BullsMedium and Large 1520223.98/cwt212.00–235.001,1653
HeifersMedium and Large 2433207.54/cwt200.00–215.008992
BullsMedium and Large 2415217.00/cwt210.00–225.009014
BullsMedium and Large 1280243.50/cwt225.00–262.006822
BullsMedium and Large 2319193.87/cwt182.50–215.006184
BullsMedium and Large 1670217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4541
HeifersMedium and Large 2514189.26/cwt175.00–200.009735
HeifersMedium and Large 1650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
HeifersMedium and Large 1750175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 1425228.58/cwt225.00–232.009712
HeifersMedium and Large 2295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added583218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2292222.00/cwt222.00–222.006485
HeifersMedium and Large 2378201.42/cwt185.00–210.007613
HeifersMedium and Large 1515217.07/cwt209.00–230.001,1185

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.