Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2024-07-23

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 23
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
314 head
40 vs last sale 354 162 vs year ago 152 · +106.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
31 vs last sale 52 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
0 vs last sale 16 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $12 higher. Heifers sold $3 - $7 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.32/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits 130.14 against this barn's trailing median of $368.46.
Average price
$238.32
10 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,241
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.75
vs MS average
26.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524243.271,2757thin
Medium and Large 2513226.771,1633thin
One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales
421391361331median 368.4601/0602/1005/0507/1408/04
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $406.51, low $344.80, median $368.46 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale10 hd
238.32
MS average13 barns · 345 hd
245.07
−6.75
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−26.31
This barn, trailing median9 sales
368.46
−130.14
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
BullsAverage1,900149.522,8412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,387129.811,8003thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003115.771,16110

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,8753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,545$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,6893thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)990$1,3751thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19481,646.37/head1,525.00–1,775.001,6462
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19901,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350329385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2676
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,4984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450448258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1564
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590238.78/cwt235.00–242.501,4092
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510255.05/cwt250.00–260.001,3012
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270333.06/cwt325.00–340.008992
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479277.47/cwt267.50–285.001,3297
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450404362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,4657
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,5776
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0871
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480227.42/cwt225.00–230.001,0922
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431286.27/cwt285.00–287.501,2344
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375314.93/cwt300.00–325.001,1814
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421254.47/cwt250.00–257.501,0714
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513226.77/cwt220.00–232.501,1633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550528267.01/cwt265.00–277.501,4106
CowsLean 85-90%960108.42/cwt104.00–113.001,0416
CowsLean 85-90%1,068126.80/cwt122.00–134.001,3544
CowsBoner 80-85%1,387129.81/cwt125.00–136.001,8003
Bulls1,900149.52/cwt145.00–153.002,8412
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420339.76/cwt335.00–345.001,4272
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900850225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9131
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6391
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550519270.68/cwt267.50–275.001,4054
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3731
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375275.10/cwt262.50–287.501,0326
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5451,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1251,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8753
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260325.00/cwt325.00–325.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650600250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5001
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350300360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524243.27/cwt237.50–248.001,2757
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270318.03/cwt310.00–325.008596
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400374361.14/cwt350.00–370.001,3514
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2823
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573252.49/cwt250.00–255.001,4473
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518289.97/cwt282.50–300.001,5023
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710236.23/cwt235.00–237.501,6772
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468337.41/cwt320.00–355.001,5792
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7461
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500461291.82/cwt287.50–305.001,3454
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471250.64/cwt250.00–252.501,1814
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617239.23/cwt232.50–242.501,4763
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8711
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4761
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573257.33/cwt250.00–265.001,4753
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400358301.43/cwt292.50–310.001,0792
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450413301.84/cwt295.00–310.001,2474
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425274.94/cwt270.00–280.001,1683
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5122

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.