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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.91/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 460 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.58/cwt +21.58 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 565 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $140.07/cwt ≈ $731/hd at 522 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 454 309 377
Feeder cattle 405 267 319
Slaughter cattle 30 18 39
Replacement cattle 19 24 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugthers cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\ heifers 5 to 10 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 157.00 $157.00 $408 —
310–341 335 5 160.00–170.00 $161.85 $542 +10.87
360–395 378 2 154.00–157.00 $155.43 $588 +10.87
435–445 438 3 155.00–163.00 $158.31 $693 -3.35
452–495 460 26 149.00–165.00 $157.91 $726 -1.09
505–535 518 4 141.00–155.00 $148.96 $772 +4.96
560–595 565 24 148.00–157.00 $151.58 $856 +21.58
600–625 611 4 138.00–145.00 $141.51 $865 —
656 656 7 136.00 $136.00 $892 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 137.00 $137.00 $480 +1.00
400–425 408 3 140.00–147.00 $142.63 $582 +21.63
460–485 469 9 122.00–140.00 $128.00 $600 —
500–524 522 14 140.00–141.00 $140.07 $731 —
570–595 580 5 134.00–141.00 $138.01 $800 —
600–645 623 2 125.00–130.00 $127.41 $794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 210 3 136.00–141.00 $138.73 $291 —
275 275 1 137.00 $137.00 $377 —
358–390 363 9 131.00–141.00 $139.10 $505 -0.90
420–445 434 4 135.00–141.00 $137.76 $598 —
491–495 491 11 136.00–142.00 $141.45 $695 +9.29
500–520 510 3 132.00–139.00 $136.67 $697 +12.13
588 588 6 133.00 $133.00 $782 +9.04
625–630 628 3 108.00–109.00 $108.33 $680 -12.99
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 —
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 +20.00
365 365 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $460 —
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 4 156.00–165.00 $160.84 $524 —
370 370 1 159.00 $159.00 $588 +11.66
405–445 430 3 148.00–150.00 $149.31 $642 +2.81
450–490 470 3 131.00–136.00 $134.07 $630 +10.15
530 530 1 134.00 $134.00 $710 +14.21
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 +4.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 130.00–140.00 $135.03 $578 +7.35
460 460 1 123.00 $123.00 $566 +7.00
515–545 530 2 130.00–132.00 $131.03 $694 +21.03

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–880 839 85-90% 5 28.00–33.00 $30.52 $256 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 28.00 $28.00 $281 —
900–1500 1110 85-90% 10 40.00–65.00 $58.30 $647 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1390 1286 80-85% 7 65.00–70.00 $67.24 $865 +2.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 75-80% 1 67.50 $67.50 $1,073 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1285–1400 1323 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–910.00 $871.21

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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
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 960.00 $960.00 -185.28
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 990.00 $990.00 —

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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.