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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 333 192 431
Feeder cattle 272 178 378
Slaughter cattle 30 11 36
Replacement cattle 31 3 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 188.00 $188.00 $414 +10.50
270 270 1 157.00 $157.00 $424 -26.00
415–445 433 6 163.00–173.00 $166.99 $723 +3.35
450–490 469 5 159.00–170.00 $165.75 $777 +1.75
505–515 510 2 152.00–167.00 $159.43 $813 -1.57
550–565 555 4 140.00–149.00 $146.46 $813 +7.16
605–645 628 3 144.00–152.00 $148.59 $933 +9.24
660–670 663 3 143.00–147.00 $144.68 $959 +5.22
700–725 709 5 135.00–145.00 $140.20 $994 +5.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
495 495 1 144.00 $144.00 $713 -1.00
595 595 1 135.00 $135.00 $803 +6.00
645 645 1 131.00 $131.00 $845 —
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 +3.00
720 720 1 130.00 $130.00 $936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 136.00 $136.00 $422 -12.45
410–445 430 4 132.00–143.00 $138.15 $594 -13.85
455–490 474 5 129.00–137.00 $132.76 $629 —
520–525 522 3 125.00–131.00 $128.34 $670 -0.85
585 585 1 132.00 $132.00 $772 +7.99
680 680 1 122.00 $122.00 $830 -0.67
730–743 737 2 120.00–126.00 $123.03 $907 —
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–540 518 3 110.00–120.00 $116.69 $604 -3.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 168.00 $168.00 $512 -13.00
360–380 372 3 152.00–157.00 $154.36 $574 -6.64
415 415 1 147.00 $147.00 $610 —
455–475 467 5 137.00–148.00 $142.84 $667 +15.80
500–510 505 3 127.00–138.00 $133.30 $673 +1.33
585 585 1 134.00 $134.00 $784 +0.51
670 670 1 128.00 $128.00 $858 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 137.00 $137.00 $404 —
465–490 477 3 130.00–134.00 $132.30 $631 —
510–515 513 2 119.00–125.00 $122.01 $626 +12.01

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–700 655 85-90% 2 25.00–30.00 $27.67 $181 —
770–1135 966 85-90% 7 30.00–62.50 $50.71 $490 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1340 1178 80-85% 8 50.00–70.00 $64.52 $760 +2.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,644 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,015 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)Open 1 590.00 $590.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1085 1002 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–700.00 $661.33

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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
1180–1370 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,180.00 $1,073.57 —
1365 1365 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.