Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2024-11-05

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 5
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 253▼ 197 vs year ago 317 · −62.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 40▼ 63 vs year ago 85 · −74.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 9▼ 27 vs year ago 32 · −84.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder calves sold $2 - $10 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $8 - $17 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $233.01/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −166.13 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.
Average price
$233.01
5 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.65
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540238.351,2883thin
Medium and Large 2548225.001,2322thin
One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $56 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
441398354311median 399.1402/2405/1907/0708/2509/29
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $426.77, low $324.96, median $399.14 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 sale5 hd
233.01
—
MS average11 barns · 132 hd
236.66
−3.65
This barn, trailing median9 sales
399.14
−166.13
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—Average1,785128.162,2882thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10498.681,08913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,59596.001,5311thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$1,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls——1,785128.16/cwt125.00–132.002,2882
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,59596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5311
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11499.40/cwt91.00–108.001,10712
CowsLean 85-90%—98590.00/cwt90.00–90.008871
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009861
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2361
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340257.32/cwt245.00–270.008752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1805
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300295320.00/cwt320.00–320.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0581
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600553237.52/cwt232.50–242.501,3132
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,2611
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3971
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1811
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450410303.12/cwt297.50–310.001,2434
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5256
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3701
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2831
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370279.59/cwt235.00–295.001,0344
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474238.96/cwt225.00–255.001,1337
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5271
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—760950.00/head950.00–950.009501
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4761
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400358310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1102
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550500237.50/cwt230.00–245.001,1882
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468273.29/cwt270.00–275.001,2793
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3721
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600590195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1511
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477241.04/cwt235.00–245.001,1505
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300305.00/cwt305.00–305.009151
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260310.00/cwt310.00–310.008061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—9351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430266.10/cwt262.20–270.001,1442
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235295.00/cwt295.00–295.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368252.38/cwt250.00–255.009292
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422252.46/cwt245.00–257.501,0653
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415240.03/cwt237.50–242.509962
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550543197.44/cwt185.00–210.001,0722
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4251
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428271.85/cwt250.00–285.001,1645
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310355.16/cwt350.00–360.001,1012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.