Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2024-11-19

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 19
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
58 vs last sale 177 235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
7 vs last sale 15 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
3 vs last sale 14 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $13 higher. Heifers sold mixed $9 lower to $12 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold $6 - $10 lower. There will be no sale next week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.10/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits 140.36 against this barn's trailing median of $368.46.
Average price
$228.10
15 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$17.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.52
vs MS average
38.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565237.501,3423thin
Medium and Large 1552233.451,2905thin
Medium and Large 2546220.241,2037thin
One grade step is worth $17.26/cwt here — about $138 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 sale15 hd
228.10
MS average13 barns · 237 hd
233.62
−5.52
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−38.95
This barn, trailing median9 sales
368.46
−140.36
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
BullsAverage1,777135.002,3993thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,197108.101,29412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,485107.591,5983thin

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)1,160$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,213$2,5032thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,2633thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,6892thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,442$3,0213thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,428$2,8562thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$1,2751thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2400–450437260.80/cwt255.00–265.001,1403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2624
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670207.28/cwt200.00–215.001,3892
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378267.58/cwt265.00–270.001,0112
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519226.67/cwt215.00–235.001,1764
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5091
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470251.25/cwt247.50–255.001,1812
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418273.19/cwt270.00–280.001,1423
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2101
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561275.41/cwt275.00–276.001,5455
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3423
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400388297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1543
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280325.00/cwt325.00–325.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,4723
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670246.11/cwt240.00–252.501,6492
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2711
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6741
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438294.91/cwt290.00–300.001,2922
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500450280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623250.03/cwt242.50–257.501,5582
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1011
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600569242.88/cwt235.00–247.501,3826
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1851
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423285.78/cwt280.00–290.001,2093
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650613222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3642
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
CowsLean 85-90%1,10386.90/cwt83.00–90.009592
CowsLean 85-90%1,275119.05/cwt118.00–120.001,5183
CowsLean 85-90%1,190109.46/cwt102.00–113.001,3037
Bulls1,777135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,3993
CowsBoner 80-85%1,485107.59/cwt105.00–110.001,5983
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4282,856.39/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8562
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3703,105.84/head2,600.00–3,500.003,1062
Stock CowsMedium and Large 19301,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1602,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0202,262.99/head1,750.00–2,800.002,2633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2132,503.30/head2,250.00–2,700.002,5032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2931,689.22/head1,525.00–1,825.001,6892
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563257.40/cwt250.00–265.001,4492
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372325.09/cwt320.00–330.001,2093
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418312.49/cwt310.00–315.001,3062
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235320.00/cwt320.00–320.007521
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500467274.98/cwt272.50–277.501,2843
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328329.81/cwt325.00–335.001,0822
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530245.08/cwt225.00–260.001,2993
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583211.66/cwt202.50–217.501,2343
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572226.73/cwt225.00–230.001,2973
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6661
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295335.00/cwt335.00–335.009881
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625237.48/cwt235.00–240.001,4842
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523243.54/cwt237.50–250.001,2742
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350305325.08/cwt320.00–330.009912
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400350286.25/cwt285.00–287.501,0022
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260310.00/cwt310.00–310.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550501267.99/cwt262.50–272.501,3435

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.