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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $128.25/cwt ≈ $952/hd at 742 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.67/cwt -11.22 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 492 lb · 18 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $109.75/cwt ≈ $892/hd at 813 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 543 418 250
Feeder cattle 453 364 230
Slaughter cattle 42 45 13
Replacement cattle 48 9 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742 742 51 128.25 $128.25 $952 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 146.00–160.00 $152.71 $646 -25.00
470–496 492 18 153.00–161.00 $158.67 $781 -11.22
505–515 512 3 150.00–164.00 $156.71 $802 +13.71
600–605 603 2 136.00–140.00 $137.99 $832 -19.51
667 667 3 124.00 $124.00 $827 -19.00
785 785 1 116.00 $116.00 $911 —
965 965 1 105.50 $105.50 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 490 3 130.00–139.00 $133.03 $652 -13.96
536 536 5 143.00 $143.00 $766 —
605 605 1 129.00 $129.00 $780 —
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 128.00–138.00 $132.68 $369 -17.32
320–340 333 4 135.00–140.00 $136.98 $456 -10.74
350–390 369 6 129.00–136.00 $133.67 $493 -6.00
400–435 411 4 125.00–134.00 $130.01 $534 -11.60
470–490 482 3 127.00–132.00 $129.65 $625 -10.96
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 -24.00
555–585 574 11 111.00–121.00 $119.25 $684 -9.75
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680 -17.62
717 717 3 118.00 $118.00 $846 —
813 813 13 109.75 $109.75 $892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 145.00 $145.00 $428 —
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 +30.00
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 -16.75
450–495 473 2 115.00 $115.00 $544 —
510 510 1 111.00 $111.00 $566 -9.95
550–595 573 3 105.00–116.00 $108.68 $623 -3.60
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 3 145.00 $145.00 $683 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 150.00 $150.00 $322 -36.08
320–345 333 4 150.00–158.00 $154.00 $513 -16.00
350–395 365 5 150.00–159.00 $154.10 $562 -11.41
400–440 421 7 142.00–156.00 $149.26 $628 -18.27
455–480 466 5 132.00–157.00 $144.61 $674 —
520–545 530 3 132.00–136.00 $134.30 $712 -11.80
555–585 570 2 119.00–122.00 $120.46 $687 -9.78
605–610 607 3 115.00–124.00 $119.00 $722 -3.00
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 -10.00
390 390 1 154.00 $154.00 $601 +12.00
420–425 423 2 137.00–140.00 $138.49 $586 -10.49
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1445 1265 80-85% 16 52.50–65.00 $60.54 $766 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $302 —
1010–1160 1090 85-90% 7 43.50–57.00 $52.89 $577 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1995 1851 4 85.00–90.00 $88.08 $1,630 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 80.00 $80.00 $924 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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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
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00 —

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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.