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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.50/cwt ≈ $1,147/hd at 879 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.36/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 472 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.92/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 555 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 280 154
Feeder cattle 340 253 136
Slaughter cattle 40 12 12
Replacement cattle 25 15 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 5 to 10 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
879 879 58 130.50 $130.50 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 190.00 $190.00 $484 —
380–395 388 2 168.00–177.00 $172.41 $669 -1.63
445 445 1 174.00 $174.00 $774 -3.48
470 470 1 179.00 $179.00 $841 +4.99
500–540 515 3 154.00–173.00 $160.86 $828 -0.89
634 634 6 151.00 $151.00 $957 +21.00
660 660 1 129.00 $129.00 $851 ±0.00
745 745 1 132.00 $132.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 —
325 325 1 143.00 $143.00 $465 —
420 420 1 146.00 $146.00 $613 —
530 530 1 158.00 $158.00 $837 +19.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 145.00 $145.00 $326 +5.00
260–285 274 5 150.00–154.00 $152.60 $418 —
315–335 325 2 147.00–148.00 $147.52 $479 +8.02
355–395 372 9 137.00–149.00 $143.60 $534 +7.12
400–440 420 5 136.00–145.00 $141.14 $593 +17.14
450–495 472 20 133.00–144.00 $140.36 $662 +7.05
505–525 515 3 130.00–143.00 $137.25 $707 +7.52
552–590 555 18 126.00–139.00 $126.92 $704 -1.88
600 600 1 123.00 $123.00 $738 —
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 +2.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 126.00 $126.00 $485 +1.00
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 —
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 —
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 +6.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 182.00 $182.00 $428 —
260–290 275 3 183.00–193.00 $186.85 $514 +8.57
310–340 323 5 185.00–191.00 $189.18 $611 +11.01
350–395 374 4 176.00–189.00 $181.73 $680 +9.16
400–445 424 5 160.00–185.00 $171.67 $728 +2.67
450–485 468 2 154.00–186.00 $169.40 $793 +7.72
530 530 2 130.00–143.00 $136.50 $723 +1.50
570–590 580 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $768 -3.14
610–615 613 2 129.00–140.00 $134.52 $825 +10.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 169.00 $169.00 $473 —
300–330 315 2 150.00–177.00 $164.14 $517 —
350 350 1 164.00 $164.00 $574 —
430 430 1 155.00 $155.00 $666 —
455–485 465 4 137.00–150.00 $143.52 $667 +3.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1540 1209 80-85% 20 50.00–74.50 $64.47 $779 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–975 794 85-90% 4 10.00–25.00 $16.91 $134 -23.98
835–1065 914 85-90% 6 27.50–40.00 $34.18 $312 —
990–1305 1123 85-90% 3 45.00–58.00 $50.03 $562 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,348 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 77.00 $77.00 $893 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 970.00 $970.00
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1015–1275 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–810.00 $739.08

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,090.00 $1,090.00 —

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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.