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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

526 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.21/cwt -9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 473 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.54/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $490/hd at 390 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.46/cwt -9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 474 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 526 658 517
Feeder cattle 462 533 466
Slaughter cattle 47 64 19
Replacement cattle 17 61 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 142.00 $142.00 $440 -8.00
380–390 383 4 145.00–148.00 $147.24 $564 -4.93
400–430 415 2 141.00–144.00 $142.45 $591 -2.45
450–495 473 18 141.00–153.00 $143.21 $677 -9.70
500–545 516 8 136.00–142.00 $139.76 $721 -5.34
550–585 571 5 124.00–134.00 $127.57 $728 -9.38
625–630 628 2 121.00–125.00 $122.99 $772 -8.08
650–665 658 2 115.00–127.00 $120.93 $796 -9.56
765 765 1 117.00 $117.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 +6.06
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 +7.00
515 515 1 127.00 $127.00 $654 -6.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 123.00–129.00 $126.03 $325 —
325–345 335 2 136.00–137.00 $136.49 $457 +0.65
355–397 390 14 123.00–136.00 $125.54 $490 -0.32
400–445 416 10 120.00–125.00 $122.11 $508 -6.18
450–495 474 12 110.00–124.00 $118.46 $562 -9.06
500–520 508 5 110.00–119.00 $114.20 $580 -6.85
550–580 563 3 100.00–106.00 $103.70 $584 -19.09
610–635 627 3 99.00–111.00 $105.00 $658 -15.00
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 +4.00
760–790 785 6 93.00–99.00 $93.97 $738 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 94.00 $94.00 $240 —
315 315 1 135.00 $135.00 $425 +17.84
360–385 368 3 105.00–119.00 $112.49 $414 -2.25
405–430 426 9 112.00–117.00 $116.36 $496 -0.67
465–475 470 2 100.00–110.00 $105.05 $494 -9.68
590 590 1 97.00 $97.00 $572 -14.51
685–690 688 2 86.00–90.00 $88.01 $606 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 268 3 131.00–144.00 $138.19 $370 —
305–345 329 4 132.00–139.00 $135.39 $445 —
360–395 378 4 130.00–140.00 $136.62 $516 +6.45
405–430 415 5 120.00–135.00 $129.83 $539 -12.85
465–495 478 5 125.00–134.00 $126.75 $606 -24.77
540 540 2 113.00–120.00 $116.50 $629 -13.47
575–590 583 4 116.00–130.00 $123.74 $721 -9.01
600–635 618 8 104.00–125.00 $114.27 $706 -18.73
655–670 665 3 107.00–110.00 $108.66 $723 -20.83
735 735 1 104.00 $104.00 $764 -34.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 115.00 $115.00 $356 -17.00
380 380 1 116.00 $116.00 $441 -15.07
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 -10.00
495 495 1 99.00 $99.00 $490 -35.66
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 —
635 635 1 101.00 $101.00 $641 -21.00
710 710 1 99.00 $99.00 $703 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $181 —
685–1085 905 85-90% 10 20.00–40.00 $28.83 $261 -0.89
920–1240 1098 85-90% 8 40.00–48.00 $45.46 $499 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1460 1230 80-85% 15 50.00–65.00 $58.62 $721 -3.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2005 1693 2 80.00–99.00 $87.75 $1,486 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 75.00 $75.00 $934 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 (<2 yrs)Open 1 640.00 $640.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1380 1380 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1605 1605 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 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
1085–1260 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–870.00 $837.61 —

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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.