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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.25/cwt ≈ $1,153/hd at 794 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.54/cwt -7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 479 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.31/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 567 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 379 462 382
Feeder cattle 300 406 358
Slaughter cattle 35 36 19
Replacement cattle 44 20 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaughter cows\bulls 2 to 4 lower, feeder steers\heifers 2 to10 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 794 60 145.25 $145.25 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 185.00 $185.00 $601 +2.00
365–390 378 2 151.00–161.00 $155.83 $589 -11.03
405–445 426 4 150.00–155.00 $153.30 $653 -12.82
450–496 481 8 156.00–160.00 $157.23 $756 -1.33
500–520 503 6 150.00–156.00 $151.36 $761 -4.09
545 thin fleshed 545 1 135.00 $135.00 $736 —
550–590 577 3 138.00–140.00 $139.36 $804 -11.37
600–635 618 3 140.00–153.00 $147.36 $911 +0.85
665–680 673 2 140.00 $140.00 $942 -7.00
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 133.00 $133.00 $585 —
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 -8.19

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 138.00–141.00 $139.48 $467 -5.11
355–385 363 5 125.00–137.00 $127.35 $462 -13.52
405–435 418 6 120.00–135.00 $128.37 $537 -13.39
450–495 479 14 115.00–135.00 $130.54 $625 -7.67
520–525 523 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $614 -13.73
560–585 567 11 115.00–129.00 $125.31 $711 -0.02
600–645 616 4 110.00–120.00 $116.04 $715 -2.68
660–685 673 2 119.00–120.00 $119.51 $804 -3.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 125.00 $125.00 $419 -5.76
385–395 390 2 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $491 +4.56
415–440 426 5 115.00–121.00 $116.99 $498 -7.29
560–580 570 2 114.00–128.00 $120.88 $689 +10.88
600 600 1 93.00 $93.00 $558 -26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 182.00 $182.00 $582 +8.68
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 -9.79
405–435 420 2 133.00–135.00 $134.04 $563 -18.55
490–495 493 2 128.00–136.00 $131.98 $651 -15.02
510–545 523 3 125.00–131.00 $127.99 $669 -14.89
550–565 558 2 128.00–134.00 $131.04 $731 -3.96
605 605 1 132.00 $132.00 $799 +8.51
655–665 660 2 127.00 $127.00 $838 +12.00
715 715 1 128.00 $128.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 -18.33
350 350 1 154.00 $154.00 $539 —
475 475 1 123.00 $123.00 $584 —
650 650 1 126.00 $126.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1115 1019 85-90% 9 45.00–62.00 $53.79 $548 +18.79
1190 1190 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $536 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1415 1163 80-85% 8 51.00–70.00 $64.19 $747 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1790 1503 5 85.00–95.00 $90.60 $1,362 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,032 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1165 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–860.00 $832.29
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00–1,000.00 $890.00
1120–1310 1237 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 810.00–1,050.00 $901.86

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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
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -170.00

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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.