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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 457 191
Feeder cattle 226 413 139
Slaughter cattle 30 27 34
Replacement cattle 60 17 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeders were steady to $10 cheaper, slaughter cattle were steady to $3 cheaper. Bred heifers were really nice, stout black and black baldy's

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 159.00–160.00 $159.49 $507 —
355–360 357 3 151.00–161.00 $155.64 $556 +4.64
400–425 415 6 135.00–145.00 $139.99 $581 -16.62
490 490 1 136.00 $136.00 $666 -16.51
500–525 510 4 128.00–144.00 $137.65 $702 -3.35
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 363 3 141.00–142.00 $141.66 $514 —
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 —
520–545 530 3 125.00–129.00 $127.03 $673 +2.03
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 +2.50
665 665 1 106.00 $106.00 $705 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 117.00 $117.00 $550 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 5 130.00–135.00 $132.41 $437 -1.88
360–395 370 8 124.00–140.00 $129.47 $479 -2.37
405–445 427 3 112.00–125.00 $118.58 $506 -5.34
450–485 463 3 119.00–120.00 $119.65 $554 +3.52
520–540 530 2 110.00 $110.00 $583 +1.69
560–565 563 2 104.00–111.00 $107.48 $605 -2.17
600–615 608 2 95.00 $95.00 $578 -9.46
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 124.00 $124.00 $285 -5.00
290 290 1 123.00 $123.00 $357 +3.00
345 345 1 110.00 $110.00 $380 -11.08
355–370 363 3 115.00–120.00 $116.63 $423 +5.64
420–440 428 4 105.00–118.00 $111.92 $479 -0.08
455–495 475 2 105.00–115.00 $110.21 $523 +4.73
505–525 518 4 89.00–125.00 $100.26 $519 -7.72
575 575 1 100.00 $100.00 $575 -3.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 3 126.00–155.00 $144.32 $469 -20.14
355 355 1 146.00 $146.00 $518 -13.72
400–430 413 6 125.00–136.00 $130.99 $541 -15.93
455–485 469 5 123.00–135.00 $129.35 $607 -4.41
515–525 520 4 120.00–126.00 $122.74 $638 +3.73
560–580 570 2 126.00–129.00 $127.47 $727 +7.47
705–710 708 2 112.00–115.00 $113.51 $804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 130.00–134.00 $131.97 $436 —
355–385 370 2 130.00–140.00 $134.80 $499 -11.28
520–535 528 2 110.00–122.00 $116.09 $613 -6.91
610 610 1 114.00 $114.00 $695 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $267 —
905–1335 1084 85-90% 8 37.50–45.00 $40.40 $438 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1425 1335 80-85% 4 45.00–48.50 $45.93 $613 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1500 1190 2 45.00–60.00 $54.45 $648 —
1605–1930 1772 5 65.00–80.00 $74.37 $1,318 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
880–1430 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–740.00 $648.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
876 876 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00
840–985 938 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,164.74
925–1045 976 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 23 1,190.00–1,400.00 $1,219.20

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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
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00 —
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 770.00 $770.00 —

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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.