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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 411 438 367
Feeder cattle 288 387 324
Slaughter cattle 40 27 33
Replacement cattle 83 24 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to 10 higher 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
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 —
380 380 3 141.00–142.00 $141.67 $538 -13.17
410 410 1 139.00 $139.00 $570 -14.31
460–495 479 4 150.00–152.00 $150.52 $721 +1.81
525–540 533 3 125.00–139.00 $132.97 $709 -12.74
565–585 575 2 135.00–138.00 $136.47 $785 +0.14
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 -11.13
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 ±0.00
730–735 733 2 119.00–123.00 $120.99 $887 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 138.00 $138.00 $669 —
750 750 1 116.00 $116.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 276 4 125.00–135.00 $128.76 $355 —
300 300 1 125.00 $125.00 $375 -11.00
365–390 380 3 124.00–132.00 $128.62 $489 +0.50
405–435 419 5 122.00–130.00 $126.43 $530 -5.89
455–485 468 3 118.00–124.00 $120.72 $565 -1.29
505–510 508 3 113.00–122.00 $117.67 $598 -3.14
565–590 578 2 115.00–117.00 $115.98 $670 +5.98
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 —
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 110.00 $110.00 $319 -20.00
300 300 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $315 —
385 385 1 100.00 $100.00 $385 —
410 410 1 95.00 $95.00 $390 -21.91
520–540 533 4 100.00–110.00 $104.72 $558 +3.63
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 -2.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 8 105.50 $105.50 $1,076 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 146.00 $146.00 $350 —
275–285 280 2 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $385 —
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 —
350–385 363 8 140.00–157.00 $145.83 $529 -3.18
400–445 423 2 140.00–145.00 $142.37 $602 -1.92
470–490 484 5 134.00–136.00 $134.80 $652 -2.97
525–545 540 4 125.00–130.00 $127.22 $687 -5.78
555–570 565 3 120.00–135.00 $126.59 $715 +6.59
615–635 625 4 115.00–120.00 $118.25 $739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 109.00 $109.00 $431 —
405–410 408 2 122.00–128.00 $124.98 $510 -7.68
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
740 740 1 103.00 $103.00 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–930 830 85-90% 4 10.00–20.00 $12.80 $106 —
1025–1110 1075 85-90% 3 30.00–31.00 $30.32 $326 —
915–1270 1116 85-90% 8 42.00–55.00 $45.02 $502 +0.90
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1560 1241 80-85% 8 52.50–63.50 $57.87 $718 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1685 1530 2 82.50–90.50 $86.91 $1,330 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2060 2060 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,710 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1220–1470 1347 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 750.00–1,020.00 $914.68

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1100 1070 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
1005–1235 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 700.00–770.00 $720.97 —

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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.