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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.06/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 534 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.83/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 529 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $145.00/cwt ≈ $693/hd at 478 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 742 469 384
Feeder cattle 652 369 311
Slaughter cattle 41 81 28
Replacement cattle 49 19 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher 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
355–390 373 5 169.00–181.00 $175.40 $654 +3.58
415–430 424 4 167.00–174.00 $170.47 $723 +3.36
455–495 473 5 154.00–164.00 $157.27 $744 +0.78
500–545 534 28 145.00–153.00 $149.06 $796 -1.60
560–595 590 7 144.00–145.00 $144.86 $855 +1.98
600–645 624 7 135.00–142.00 $139.94 $873 +0.62
685–690 688 2 138.00 $138.00 $949 +2.33
735 735 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,000 —
765–775 768 3 127.00–132.00 $130.32 $1,001 —
870 870 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,114 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 129.00 $129.00 $445 -21.00
370–395 383 2 159.00–162.00 $160.45 $615 —
405–445 429 4 140.00–155.00 $149.59 $642 +1.31
455–490 466 4 128.00–149.00 $136.78 $637 -6.27
510–545 528 9 115.00–139.00 $129.86 $686 -9.91
555–585 565 8 110.00–133.00 $122.78 $694 -12.65
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 133.00 $133.00 $332 -5.00
310–335 323 3 137.00–145.00 $140.32 $453 +2.32
360–385 369 8 127.00–138.00 $133.09 $491 -2.94
405–440 424 7 125.00–135.00 $129.24 $548 -1.16
450–495 475 10 115.00–127.00 $122.91 $584 -6.38
500–545 529 18 120.00–129.00 $125.83 $666 +0.61
550–585 562 5 110.00–126.00 $120.23 $676 -12.77
610–645 628 2 115.00–120.00 $117.43 $737 -10.57
705–745 720 3 104.00–106.00 $105.31 $758 -18.69
750–785 768 2 100.00–106.00 $103.07 $792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 129.00 $129.00 $445 -1.00
355–365 358 3 120.00–126.00 $123.68 $443 +5.11
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 -10.93
550 550 1 119.00 $119.00 $654 +4.00
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
717 717 5 121.00 $121.00 $868 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 174.00–180.00 $177.03 $448 +8.54
300–345 319 4 174.00–180.00 $177.18 $565 +4.21
350–380 368 3 171.00–174.00 $172.63 $635 +4.05
400–410 405 2 169.00–172.00 $170.48 $690 +7.48
465–495 478 4 125.00–131.00 $126.49 $605 -13.92
500–545 521 6 120.00–130.00 $123.33 $643 -12.90
550–585 573 9 115.00–126.00 $119.96 $687 -9.71
615–640 631 4 115.00–125.00 $120.01 $757 -9.99
670–695 683 2 118.00–126.00 $121.93 $833 —
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 —
750–790 772 3 115.00–117.00 $115.67 $893 -5.33
815 815 1 115.00 $115.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 153.00–159.00 $155.93 $527 —
405–445 425 4 133.00–140.00 $137.57 $585 +10.14
460 460 2 125.00–128.00 $126.50 $582 —
500–510 505 3 115.00–126.00 $120.35 $608 -2.99
605 605 1 119.00 $119.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 11 145.00 $145.00 $693 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1475 1296 80-85% 14 62.00–71.00 $65.55 $850 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1175 1044 85-90% 9 44.00–57.50 $52.52 $548 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $460 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1625 1543 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,312 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1735 1735 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,596 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 1 57.00 $57.00 $593 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1420 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 900.00–1,270.00 $1,025.73
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,330.00 $1,330.00
1280–1380 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 900.00–1,360.00 $1,181.35
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
985–1050 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–880.00 $838.72 —

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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.