Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2023-10-24

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 238▲ 93 vs year ago 248 · +37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 42▲ 22 vs year ago 38 · +57.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 36▼ 20 vs year ago 57 · −35.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold $6-15 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to $10 lower. Slaughter cows sold $3-4 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.17/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$187.17
84 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.95
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483196.5394950
Medium and Large 2484175.3484829
Medium and Large 3414162.146715thin
One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about $277 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 sale84 hd
187.17
—
MS average12 barns · 1,445 hd
202.12
−14.95
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
Bulls—Average1,818100.001,8182thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49887.501,3102thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22678.959689thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08071.3477127

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)1,130$9912thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$8901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)916$8503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,202$8153thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,124$7809
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)868$7622thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$6601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$1,0352thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)713$5264thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11076.57/cwt75.00–85.008508
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03164.62/cwt64.00–65.006666
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,37373.77/cwt72.50–75.001,0132
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08571.23/cwt67.00–74.0077313
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2541
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3681
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18480.43/cwt75.00–85.009527
Bulls——1,790115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0591
Bulls——1,84585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—868761.96/head720.00–800.007622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,45086.60/cwt84.00–89.001,2562
BullsMedium and Large 1—325230.75/cwt225.00–236.007502
BullsMedium and Large 1—715166.67/cwt161.00–173.001,1923
BullsMedium and Large 1—410222.95/cwt220.50–227.509143
BullsMedium and Large 1—810133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0771
BullsMedium and Large 1—250225.00/cwt225.00–225.005631
BullsMedium and Large 1—371229.50/cwt221.00–237.508517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3447
SteersMedium and Large 1—373242.92/cwt237.50–249.009064
SteersMedium and Large 1—434236.74/cwt230.00–242.501,0274
SteersMedium and Large 1—520199.13/cwt190.00–209.001,0352
SteersMedium and Large 2—585196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1471
SteersMedium and Large 2—600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
SteersMedium and Large 1—568233.53/cwt227.00–240.001,3262
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376213.31/cwt207.50–225.008027
SteersMedium and Large 1—730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
SteersMedium and Large 1—915175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6011
SteersMedium and Large 2—438226.27/cwt225.00–227.509912
SteersMedium and Large 1—474235.73/cwt230.00–245.001,1179
SteersMedium and Large 1—335238.19/cwt235.00–242.007983
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365193.00/cwt193.00–193.007041
SteersMedium and Large 3—430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
SteersMedium and Large 3—500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007751
SteersMedium and Large 2—470213.25/cwt207.50–219.001,0022
SteersMedium and Large 2—355182.00/cwt182.00–182.006461
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 3—385161.90/cwt150.00–170.006233
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425195.83/cwt190.00–201.008325
HeifersMedium and Large 1—700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570171.34/cwt162.00–185.0097710
HeifersMedium and Large 2—263183.76/cwt182.50–185.004832
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468178.56/cwt175.00–190.008365
HeifersMedium and Large 2—627144.81/cwt134.00–150.009083
HeifersMedium and Large 1—673180.56/cwt174.00–188.001,2154
HeifersMedium and Large 1—282211.99/cwt206.00–217.505983
HeifersMedium and Large 1—322213.23/cwt203.00–228.006873
HeifersMedium and Large 2—345197.50/cwt197.50–197.506811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478209.92/cwt200.00–215.001,0034
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421212.99/cwt206.00–224.0089710
BullsMedium and Large 1—613174.29/cwt168.00–185.001,0683
BullsMedium and Large 1—526205.51/cwt197.00–218.001,0818
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570155.81/cwt150.00–163.008884
HeifersMedium and Large 2—521174.65/cwt160.00–187.009108
HeifersMedium and Large 3—495165.00/cwt165.00–165.008171
BullsMedium and Large 3—433176.53/cwt175.00–178.007642
BullsMedium and Large 3—395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
BullsMedium and Large 2—367200.74/cwt195.00–207.007373
BullsMedium and Large 2—685131.59/cwt125.00–138.009012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—509200.08/cwt190.00–211.001,0184
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610170.54/cwt165.00–175.001,0404
BullsMedium and Large 3—468155.40/cwt150.00–160.007273
BullsMedium and Large 1—473211.24/cwt201.00–220.0099910
BullsMedium and Large 1—662162.05/cwt159.00–165.001,0733
BullsMedium and Large 1—564201.62/cwt192.00–213.001,1377
BullsMedium and Large 1—760156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1861
BullsMedium and Large 2—725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
BullsMedium and Large 2—628159.12/cwt150.00–168.009993
BullsMedium and Large 2—472191.12/cwt185.00–199.009026
BullsMedium and Large 2—305205.00/cwt205.00–205.006251
BullsMedium and Large 2—418206.06/cwt200.00–212.508612
BullsMedium and Large 2—530184.22/cwt175.00–190.009763
BullsMedium and Large 2—578171.90/cwt162.00–188.009943
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,245870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,165810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,220817.62/head780.00–870.008182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,165890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—916850.00/head850.00–850.008503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—930660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,124779.95/head500.00–900.007809
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,130990.53/head960.00–1,020.009912
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—713526.32/head500.00–600.005264

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.