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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.75/cwt ≈ $1,150/hd at 860 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.05/cwt -12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 528 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.52/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 463 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 658 589 651
Feeder cattle 533 458 590
Slaughter cattle 64 82 47
Replacement cattle 61 49 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 4 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to 5 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 12 137.00 $137.00 $785 —
860 860 60 133.75 $133.75 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 -3.16
355–380 368 2 147.00–157.00 $152.17 $560 -4.25
400–420 410 4 140.00–153.00 $144.90 $594 -5.76
455–495 476 10 146.00–156.00 $152.91 $728 -1.13
505–535 521 8 140.00–153.00 $145.10 $756 +8.10
550–590 563 6 134.00–148.00 $136.95 $771 +1.95
600–630 616 13 125.00–133.00 $131.07 $807 +0.49
675–690 683 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $891 +1.50
705–740 718 3 130.00 $130.00 $933 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 130.00–138.00 $133.94 $429 +15.94
350–365 356 5 130.00–140.00 $137.02 $488 —
410–440 423 3 135.00–138.00 $136.63 $578 +16.63
465 465 1 128.00 $128.00 $595 -8.00
500–540 523 3 129.00–137.00 $133.66 $699 +14.19
550–570 554 9 120.00–127.00 $125.81 $697 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 133.00–139.00 $135.84 $439 +3.84
355–395 383 4 120.00–133.00 $125.86 $482 -0.89
400–435 421 6 125.00–132.00 $128.29 $540 +5.83
450–495 463 16 120.00–132.00 $127.52 $590 +2.52
500–540 528 19 120.00–128.00 $121.05 $639 -12.26
555–585 567 5 115.00–128.00 $122.79 $696 +0.77
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -0.96
650 650 1 115.00 $115.00 $748 —
700 700 1 101.00 $101.00 $707 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 5 110.00–129.00 $117.16 $387 —
350–365 355 4 113.00–117.00 $114.74 $407 -4.26
400–440 418 7 110.00–122.00 $117.03 $489 +2.99
450–470 458 3 110.00–119.00 $114.73 $525 —
550–560 555 2 110.00–113.00 $111.51 $619 +5.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 98.00 $98.00 $490 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 125.00–135.00 $130.17 $486 —
410–440 430 3 137.00–149.00 $142.68 $614 +3.02
455–485 470 2 151.00–152.00 $151.52 $712 +17.03
505–515 512 3 125.00–135.00 $129.97 $665 +2.47
570–595 588 4 130.00–135.00 $132.75 $781 +5.26
630 630 1 133.00 $133.00 $838 —
655–660 658 2 127.00–132.00 $129.49 $852 +11.49
710 710 1 138.00 $138.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 +2.00
310 310 1 132.00 $132.00 $409 -4.69
350–395 378 4 120.00–146.00 $131.07 $495 +8.09
410–435 423 2 135.00 $135.00 $571 +10.00
455–480 470 3 134.00–135.00 $134.66 $633 -0.34
505–540 522 3 110.00–120.00 $116.68 $609 -10.01
635 635 1 122.00 $122.00 $775 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1060 900 85-90% 6 24.00–35.00 $29.72 $267 —
820–1605 1133 85-90% 13 35.50–52.50 $47.05 $533 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1570 1246 80-85% 16 55.00–69.00 $61.66 $768 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $755 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1870 1466 5 70.00–89.00 $79.42 $1,164 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1290 1240 2 70.00–72.50 $71.30 $884 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1890 1890 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,890 +10.45

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
940–1345 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 490.00–1,020.00 $805.14
1335 1335 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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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.