Cattle Market Pulse

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

161 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 161 347 244
Feeder cattle 135 196 198
Slaughter cattle 14 51 33
Replacement cattle 12 100 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to10 lower

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 200.00 $200.00 $370 —
270–295 283 2 141.00–148.00 $144.65 $409 —
305–330 315 3 140.00–153.00 $147.15 $464 -2.85
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 -5.00
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 -2.00
480–495 488 2 130.00 $130.00 $634 -24.00
520 520 1 118.00 $118.00 $614 -18.00
575–595 585 2 117.00–123.00 $119.95 $702 -16.05
650–675 663 2 115.00–120.00 $117.45 $779 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 +3.78
365–390 376 4 123.00–134.00 $127.62 $480 -6.65
400–445 428 5 115.00–125.00 $119.89 $513 -10.99
450–465 458 2 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $538 -13.30
500–505 503 2 115.00–120.00 $117.51 $591 -11.36
555–560 559 4 110.00–120.00 $114.24 $639 -3.69
600–610 605 2 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $650 +2.31
650 650 1 93.00 $93.00 $604 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 125.00 $125.00 $225 —
385 385 1 118.00 $118.00 $454 —
540 540 2 100.00–108.00 $104.00 $562 -7.49
555–565 560 2 106.00–107.00 $106.50 $596 -7.56

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 207.50 $207.50 $342 —
245 245 1 165.00 $165.00 $404 —
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450 —
305–340 323 2 147.00–151.00 $148.89 $481 +4.51
430 430 1 143.00 $143.00 $615 +0.85
465–495 480 2 120.00–128.00 $123.88 $595 -13.62
510 510 1 119.00 $119.00 $607 -14.54
550–585 565 3 118.00–122.00 $119.67 $676 -5.33
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 135.00 $135.00 $439 —
520 520 1 118.00 $118.00 $614 +1.00
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1310 1104 80-85% 5 60.00–67.50 $63.11 $697 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1230 1033 85-90% 3 52.00–57.50 $55.15 $570 +1.91

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1660 1493 2 80.00–87.50 $84.17 $1,257 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–910 887 (<2 yrs)Open 19 920.00–980.00 $945.43

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
630 630 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 620.00 $620.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00 -38.14

↑ Back to top

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.