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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.40/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 515 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 299 154
Feeder cattle 197 176 131
Slaughter cattle 26 29 17
Replacement cattle 7 94 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 lower feeder steers\heifers 2 to 5 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 168.00 $168.00 $554 —
405–445 422 3 164.00–166.00 $165.36 $698 -4.39
495 495 1 171.00 $171.00 $846 +7.43
505–515 510 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $819 +4.50
550–570 560 2 136.00–138.00 $136.98 $767 -2.02
610–645 625 3 130.00–135.00 $132.70 $829 -2.73
670–690 680 2 126.00–130.00 $127.97 $870 —
805 805 1 124.00 $124.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
450–490 470 2 130.00–142.00 $136.26 $640 -12.74
510–545 528 2 135.00–146.00 $140.68 $743 +6.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 141.00 $141.00 $465 +2.93
425–445 435 5 130.00–139.00 $133.19 $579 +1.13
450–480 464 4 130.00–145.00 $136.08 $631 +7.78
500–530 515 13 125.00–137.00 $131.40 $677 +1.28
565–575 568 3 121.00–126.00 $123.65 $702 -5.35
620 620 1 124.00 $124.00 $769 +10.06
670 670 2 117.00 $117.00 $784 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 127.00 $127.00 $400 —
415–425 420 2 115.00–119.00 $117.02 $491 -2.98
465 465 1 129.00 $129.00 $600 ±0.00
510–525 518 2 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $609 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 101.00 $101.00 $313 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 181.00 $181.00 $498 +2.00
330–335 333 2 177.00–184.00 $180.53 $601 -3.47
370–390 380 2 154.00–158.00 $156.05 $593 -10.35
440 440 1 156.00 $156.00 $686 -7.10
455–480 468 3 146.00–156.00 $152.76 $715 +5.76
510–525 518 4 130.00–158.00 $142.57 $739 +7.08
550–590 563 3 125.00–129.00 $127.00 $715 —
615 615 1 129.00 $129.00 $793 +8.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1295 1169 80-85% 10 50.00–60.00 $54.16 $633 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $284 —
865–1115 996 85-90% 7 42.50–50.00 $47.34 $472 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805–2090 1958 3 82.50–87.50 $84.39 $1,652 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 72.50 $72.50 $881 -2.50

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
580–720 652 (<2 yrs)Open 23 660.00–990.00 $814.95

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00
1600–1785 1693 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,180.00–1,210.00 $1,194.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1175 1168 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,300.00 $1,174.20

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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.