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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $99.62/cwt ≈ $575/hd at 577 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 367 199
Feeder cattle 359 324 173
Slaughter cattle 52 33 23
Replacement cattle 3 10 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 332 3 146.00–153.00 $150.71 $500 —
350–390 371 4 141.00–147.00 $143.81 $534 —
400–445 418 6 139.00–147.00 $142.11 $594 —
450–495 471 7 125.00–143.00 $133.76 $630 —
510–540 526 6 115.00–130.00 $121.63 $640 —
560–595 582 9 110.00–121.00 $117.45 $684 —
600–645 620 6 119.00–123.00 $121.00 $750 —
655–680 669 4 110.00–120.00 $117.30 $785 —
705–745 725 2 110.00–120.00 $114.86 $833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 135.00 $135.00 $284 —
290 290 1 135.00 $135.00 $392 —
405–410 408 2 120.00–134.00 $127.04 $518 +4.64
490 490 1 100.00 $100.00 $490 -27.00
515–520 518 2 115.00–118.00 $116.51 $604 +6.51
555 555 1 103.00 $103.00 $572 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 134.00 $134.00 $315 —
270–295 283 2 129.00–134.00 $131.61 $372 —
300 300 1 125.00 $125.00 $375 —
350–395 363 6 118.00–129.00 $123.03 $447 —
400–435 414 7 110.00–126.00 $119.20 $493 —
455–490 476 5 95.00–115.00 $103.84 $494 —
515–545 529 8 95.00–107.00 $103.51 $548 —
550–590 577 12 90.00–109.00 $99.62 $575 —
610–645 634 5 90.00–107.00 $97.68 $619 —
650–695 676 7 90.00–106.00 $99.55 $673 —
795 795 1 90.00 $90.00 $716 —
815–835 825 2 60.00–90.00 $74.82 $617 —
850 850 1 69.00 $69.00 $586 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 125.00 $125.00 $188 —
220 220 1 125.00 $125.00 $275 —
300–305 303 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $356 -0.52
360–395 377 3 110.00–115.00 $113.25 $427 +1.24
405–435 426 4 90.00–105.00 $101.44 $432 -4.61
460–495 475 3 95.00–104.00 $99.71 $474 -10.28
595 595 1 103.00 $103.00 $613 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 4 137.00–144.00 $140.25 $467 —
350–395 371 6 130.00–149.00 $139.88 $519 —
405–445 428 6 137.00–149.00 $142.42 $610 —
450–495 470 7 115.00–133.00 $124.61 $586 —
500–530 513 8 110.00–120.00 $115.97 $595 —
550–575 564 4 105.00–117.00 $110.45 $623 —
600–640 615 4 108.00–110.00 $109.25 $672 —
660–685 675 3 99.00–113.00 $106.96 $722 —
800–805 803 2 86.00–90.00 $87.99 $707 —
855 855 1 80.00 $80.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 125.00 $125.00 $300 —
250 250 1 135.00 $135.00 $338 —
300 300 1 135.00 $135.00 $405 —
390–395 393 2 118.00–130.00 $124.04 $487 —
470–475 473 2 105.00–125.00 $114.95 $544 +7.01
500–530 512 6 110.00–116.00 $111.98 $573 —
570 570 1 105.00 $105.00 $598 —
635 635 2 98.00–100.00 $99.00 $629 —
745 745 1 82.00 $82.00 $611 -13.00
920 920 1 55.00 $55.00 $506 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 27.00 $27.00 $252 -0.12
940–1445 1127 85-90% 26 30.00–45.00 $38.28 $431 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1585 1491 80-85% 4 42.50–45.00 $44.37 $662 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2335 1618 6 60.00–80.00 $71.05 $1,150 +13.32

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 77.00 $77.00 $497

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 640.00 $640.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.