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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $126.00/cwt ≈ $1,062/hd at 843 lb · 60 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.25/cwt ≈ $984/hd at 854 lb · 57 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $119.75/cwt ≈ $1,075/hd at 898 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 419 178 354
Feeder cattle 400 149 310
Slaughter cattle 17 17 27
Replacement cattle 2 12 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK SLAUGTHER COWS\BULLS 2 TO 5 LOWER FEEDER STEERS\HEIFERS STEADY

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
843 843 60 126.00 $126.00 $1,062 —
898 898 56 119.75 $119.75 $1,075 —
974 974 23 108.75 $108.75 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 7 126.00–137.00 $127.57 $663 -9.76
555–585 570 2 134.00–135.00 $134.49 $767 -1.54
625–645 642 19 130.00–135.00 $130.57 $838 —
665–675 670 2 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $891 +6.49
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 118.00 $118.00 $814 +5.00
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
854 854 57 115.25 $115.25 $984 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 327 3 130.00–135.00 $131.63 $430 —
365–380 370 3 125.00–129.00 $126.32 $467 +1.32
400–405 403 2 128.00–132.00 $130.01 $524 +5.01
505–545 523 13 121.00–125.00 $123.69 $647 +1.53
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 -6.41
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 -2.97
740 740 4 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 117.00 $117.00 $462 +2.00
410 410 1 115.00 $115.00 $472 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
350–390 369 5 130.00–147.00 $139.57 $515 —
405–445 417 7 134.00–149.00 $139.80 $583 —
450–495 472 5 130.00–142.00 $132.92 $627 —
505–515 510 3 125.00–129.00 $127.34 $649 —
570–595 581 4 115.00–125.00 $121.22 $704 —
650–695 673 2 119.00–121.00 $120.03 $808 —
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 129.00 $129.00 $439 —
415–435 423 4 125.00–143.00 $130.62 $553 —
495 495 1 129.00 $129.00 $639 +2.29
540 540 1 114.00 $114.00 $616 -16.98
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 -9.83
615–630 623 2 117.00 $117.00 $729 -10.00
670–695 682 3 108.00–115.00 $111.31 $759 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–1295 879 85-90% 8 36.00–60.00 $46.11 $405 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1680 1506 80-85% 4 62.00–69.50 $65.29 $983 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–2235 1771 4 80.00–94.50 $89.10 $1,578 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–877 870 (<2 yrs)Open 10 1,140.00–1,210.00 $1,181.77

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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.