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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.50/cwt -7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 468 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 347 543 376
Feeder cattle 196 453 350
Slaughter cattle 51 42 16
Replacement cattle 100 48 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 3 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 8 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
435 435 1 142.00 $142.00 $618 -10.71
455 455 1 154.00 $154.00 $701 —
515 515 1 136.00 $136.00 $700 -20.71
560 560 1 136.00 $136.00 $762 —
615–645 630 2 115.00–138.00 $126.77 $799 -11.22
830 830 1 115.00 $115.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 128.00 $128.00 $422 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 3 135.00–138.00 $136.66 $400 +3.98
310–340 330 3 127.00–135.00 $131.22 $433 -5.76
360–380 372 3 131.00–138.00 $134.27 $499 +0.60
400–435 416 6 127.00–137.00 $130.88 $544 +0.87
465–495 488 4 125.00–138.00 $130.84 $638 +1.19
510–530 520 2 122.00–136.00 $128.87 $670 +3.87
560–585 572 3 114.00–125.00 $117.93 $675 -1.32
605–645 618 3 95.00–113.00 $105.17 $650 —
660 660 1 109.00 $109.00 $719 +9.00
705–720 713 2 110.00–115.00 $112.53 $802 -5.47
760–790 775 2 110.00–115.00 $112.55 $872 —
870 870 1 108.00 $108.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 122.00 $122.00 $360 -23.00
400–440 420 3 99.00–125.00 $110.81 $465 -9.19
465–485 473 3 115.00–117.00 $116.32 $550 +1.32
540–545 543 2 109.00–114.00 $111.49 $605 +0.49
570–595 583 2 111.00–117.00 $114.06 $665 +5.38
630–635 633 2 95.00–119.00 $106.95 $677 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 4 140.00–151.00 $144.38 $469 -9.62
350–395 368 3 138.00–147.00 $142.52 $524 -11.58
410–440 421 5 136.00–147.00 $142.15 $598 -7.11
450–495 468 10 134.00–142.00 $137.50 $644 -7.11
515–545 532 5 130.00–138.00 $133.54 $710 -0.76
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 +4.54
610 610 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $717 -1.50
650 650 1 134.00 $134.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 142.00 $142.00 $511 -12.00
530 530 1 117.00 $117.00 $620 —
730 730 1 106.00 $106.00 $774 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1595 1199 80-85% 18 50.00–68.50 $62.63 $751 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1435 1046 85-90% 18 45.00–59.50 $53.24 $557 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1850 1730 2 87.50 $87.50 $1,514 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1205 1180 2 70.00–72.50 $71.28 $841 -8.72

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190–1275 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–810.00 $781.03
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 930.00 $930.00
1235–1375 1306 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 780.00–1,020.00 $960.60

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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
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00 —
1060–1400 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 24 1,070.00–1,240.00 $1,171.67 —
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1070–1580 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 990.00–1,240.00 $1,118.14 +98.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —

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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.