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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.72/cwt ≈ $853/hd at 725 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.75/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 514 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.73/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 538 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 230 250
Feeder cattle 253 197 197
Slaughter cattle 12 26 41
Replacement cattle 15 7 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher feeder steers 4 to 7 higher feeder heifers 2 to 6 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 +12.00
390–395 393 2 167.00–181.00 $174.04 $684 —
420–430 425 2 176.00–179.00 $177.48 $754 +12.12
455–460 458 2 173.00–175.00 $174.01 $797 —
513–520 514 15 150.00–163.50 $161.75 $831 +1.25
565 565 1 143.00 $143.00 $808 +6.02
620–639 636 14 130.00 $130.00 $827 -2.70
685 685 1 129.00 $129.00 $884 +1.03
755–783 779 9 120.00–124.00 $123.56 $963 —
1070 1070 1 91.00 $91.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 156.00 $156.00 $593 —
500–545 515 3 130.00–145.00 $138.53 $713 -2.15
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 140.00 $140.00 $322 —
315 315 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $439 -1.50
380–390 385 2 135.00–138.00 $136.48 $525 —
415 415 1 124.00 $124.00 $515 -9.19
455–485 467 3 132.00–135.00 $133.31 $623 -2.77
500–549 538 14 125.00–134.00 $129.73 $698 -1.67
565–570 566 5 124.00–134.00 $128.80 $729 +5.15
717–732 725 16 117.50–118.00 $117.72 $853 —
755 755 4 119.00 $119.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 148.00 $148.00 $355 —
320 320 1 125.00 $125.00 $400 -2.00
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 —
570–585 581 4 115.00–120.00 $118.25 $687 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 175.00–182.00 $178.28 $496 -2.72
320–345 331 4 171.00–185.00 $178.17 $590 -2.36
350–395 377 5 170.00–178.00 $172.57 $651 +16.52
400–405 403 2 169.00 $169.00 $681 —
455–470 462 3 157.00–164.00 $161.68 $747 +8.92
500–545 523 3 135.00 $135.00 $706 -7.57
550–570 560 2 130.00–141.00 $135.60 $759 +8.60
615 615 1 124.00 $124.00 $763 -5.00
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
575 575 2 129.00 $129.00 $742 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–900 792 85-90% 3 40.00–42.50 $40.89 $324 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1690 1363 80-85% 3 57.50–59.00 $58.59 $799 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1440 1303 2 75.00 $75.00 $977 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
485 485 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00 —
570 570 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00 —

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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.