Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.87/cwt +6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 578 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.37/cwt ≈ $751/hd at 629 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	163	447	180
Feeder cattle	142	404	143
Slaughter cattle	18	27	30
Replacement cattle	3	16	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 4 to 7 higher feeder steer 3 to 6 higher feeder heifers steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	175.00	$175.00	$656	-2.00
425–435	426	7	152.00–169.00	$166.52	$709	+11.57
475	475	5	155.00	$155.00	$736	+4.16
510–525	518	2	145.00	$145.00	$751	+8.01
565–595	578	12	129.00–138.50	$136.87	$791	+6.87
620	620	1	133.00	$133.00	$825	+4.50
695	695	1	127.00	$127.00	$883	—
725	725	5	129.50	$129.50	$939	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	140.00	$140.00	$455	—
550	550	1	135.00	$135.00	$742	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
290	290	1	132.00	$132.00	$383	—
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	+3.57
370–385	377	3	119.00–129.00	$123.40	$465	+1.40
436	436	4	135.00	$135.00	$589	+14.09
500–525	513	2	115.00–119.00	$117.05	$600	-12.44
560–580	570	2	115.00–119.00	$117.04	$667	-10.96
615–630	629	11	118.00–119.50	$119.37	$751	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	136.00	$136.00	$388	—
320	320	1	129.00	$129.00	$413	—
350	350	1	128.00	$128.00	$448	—
425	425	1	106.00	$106.00	$450	—
495	495	1	108.00	$108.00	$535	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	179.00	$179.00	$528	+1.00
320–340	328	4	170.00–180.00	$175.17	$575	—
430	430	1	167.00	$167.00	$718	—
480	480	1	161.00	$161.00	$773	—
500–530	513	3	118.00–135.00	$125.90	$646	—
550	550	2	125.00–129.00	$127.00	$698	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	135.00–142.00	$138.50	$609	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1395	1257	80-85%	6	60.00–67.50	$62.99	$792	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$366	—
1145	1145	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$572	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1965	1553	3	75.00–80.00	$76.50	$1,188	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630	1630	1	58.00	$58.00	$945	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

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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.