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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.71/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 480 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.77/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 474 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.71/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 515 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 438 526 348
Feeder cattle 387 462 299
Slaughter cattle 27 47 25
Replacement cattle 24 17 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 6 to 10 lower feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 10 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 145.00–152.00 $148.69 $416 —
380–389 387 5 146.00–157.00 $154.84 $599 +7.60
410–420 415 3 151.00–157.00 $153.31 $636 +10.86
465–497 480 19 142.00–154.00 $148.71 $714 +5.50
500–545 515 12 135.00–156.00 $145.71 $750 +5.95
570–580 573 3 135.00–137.00 $136.33 $781 +8.76
600–645 611 4 125.00–138.00 $131.13 $801 +8.14
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 +4.07
790 790 1 119.00 $119.00 $940 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 136.00 $136.00 $340 —
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 —
530–545 540 3 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $707 +4.00
570–590 580 2 127.00–128.00 $127.51 $740 —
640 640 1 107.00 $107.00 $685 —
655 655 1 127.00 $127.00 $832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 136.00 $136.00 $428 -0.49
350–385 369 5 124.00–138.00 $128.12 $473 +2.58
405–445 418 8 124.00–138.00 $132.32 $553 +10.21
470–480 474 4 120.00–125.00 $122.01 $578 +3.55
505–520 514 10 115.00–122.00 $120.81 $621 +6.61
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 +6.30
600 600 1 116.00 $116.00 $696 +11.00
705 705 1 101.00 $101.00 $712 -4.00
860 860 6 109.00 $109.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 130.00 $130.00 $364 +36.00
405–445 430 4 115.00–122.00 $116.91 $503 +0.55
510–545 520 4 93.00–109.00 $101.09 $526 —
555–595 578 4 100.00–105.00 $102.02 $590 +5.02
605–620 613 2 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $628 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 147.00–151.00 $149.01 $586 +12.39
400–440 425 6 139.00–150.00 $144.29 $613 +14.46
455–485 474 15 135.00–144.00 $137.77 $653 +11.02
545 545 2 133.00 $133.00 $725 +16.50
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 -3.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 127.00–138.00 $132.66 $574 +7.66
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 +26.00
525 525 1 125.00 $125.00 $656 —
585 585 1 132.00 $132.00 $772 +17.00
670 670 1 112.00 $112.00 $750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1005 896 85-90% 5 19.00–25.00 $21.64 $194 —
1010–1270 1110 85-90% 4 40.00–50.00 $44.12 $490 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1520 1287 80-85% 5 47.00–57.00 $51.74 $666 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 75-80% 1 47.50 $47.50 $734 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1855–1980 1918 2 75.00–80.00 $77.58 $1,488 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640–790 715 (<2 yrs)Open 10 570.00 $570.00

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 620.00 $620.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1260 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 620.00–820.00 $737.99

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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
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 830.00 $830.00 —

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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.