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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.21/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 521 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.70/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 420 lb · 11 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.37/cwt +13.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 760 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 379 481
Feeder cattle 295 300 407
Slaughter cattle 16 35 52
Replacement cattle 11 44 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers 3 to 10 lower feeder heifers 2 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
320–345 339 4 171.00–180.00 $177.87 $603 -7.13
360–395 364 8 167.00–171.00 $170.46 $620 +14.63
410–447 437 5 140.00–149.00 $146.72 $641 -6.58
470 470 1 124.00 $124.00 $583 -33.23
500–545 521 18 135.00–150.00 $143.21 $746 -8.15
555–585 568 5 130.00–144.00 $138.18 $785 -1.18
630–645 635 4 127.00–133.00 $130.23 $827 -17.13
655–675 662 3 130.00–135.00 $133.35 $883 -6.65
715 715 3 130.00–135.00 $132.67 $949 —
755–761 760 11 130.00–140.00 $138.37 $1,052 +13.37
823 823 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,070 —
1040 1040 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 -13.00
455 455 1 123.00 $123.00 $560 —
505–540 523 2 130.00–138.00 $133.87 $700 -1.13
550–555 553 2 122.00–130.00 $125.98 $697 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 147.00 $147.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 140.00 $140.00 $266 —
310–335 328 6 135.00–145.00 $143.00 $469 +3.52
350–390 361 7 137.00–141.00 $139.56 $504 +12.21
400–445 420 11 130.00–135.00 $133.70 $562 +5.33
450–494 488 9 125.00–130.00 $127.09 $620 -3.45
525 thin fleshed 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 —
500–545 528 6 115.00–130.00 $122.29 $646 +4.80
570–595 583 3 110.00–120.00 $116.27 $678 -9.04
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 -1.04
705 705 1 92.00 $92.00 $649 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 -6.01
425 425 1 115.00 $115.00 $489 -1.99
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 —
505 505 1 127.00 $127.00 $641 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 189.00 $189.00 $246 —
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 —
320 320 1 175.00 $175.00 $560 -7.00
385 385 1 147.00 $147.00 $566 -13.00
410–445 427 3 125.00–151.00 $140.63 $600 +6.59
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 -1.98
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 107.00–140.00 $123.50 $550 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 133.00 $133.00 $845 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1130 949 85-90% 5 25.00–60.00 $46.88 $445 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1245 1215 80-85% 3 55.00–70.00 $63.28 $769 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1945 1652 3 65.00–85.00 $77.93 $1,287 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,530 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1135 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 570.00–800.00 $724.72
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1545 1545 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1170 1170 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.