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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 303 411 414
Feeder cattle 246 288 359
Slaughter cattle 36 40 52
Replacement cattle 21 83 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady 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
315 315 1 166.00 $166.00 $523 +36.00
365–375 368 3 160.00–165.00 $162.36 $597 +20.69
430 430 1 155.00 $155.00 $666 +16.00
460–490 475 3 140.00–152.00 $145.59 $692 -4.93
500 500 3 150.00–159.00 $154.33 $772 +21.36
595 595 2 135.00–149.00 $142.00 $845 +5.53
625–640 631 4 128.00–135.00 $130.48 $823 +10.48
655–685 665 3 128.00–130.00 $129.34 $860 +4.34
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 +9.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 137.00 $137.00 $377 +8.24
355–385 375 3 130.00–136.00 $132.68 $498 +4.06
400–430 419 6 120.00–144.00 $130.99 $549 +4.56
465–495 478 5 122.00–127.00 $124.20 $594 +3.48
500–545 528 4 120.00–121.00 $120.26 $635 +2.59
550–575 564 7 105.00–127.00 $118.69 $669 +2.71
605–620 612 3 109.00–118.00 $113.99 $698 +13.99
655 655 1 105.00 $105.00 $688 -5.00
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835 —
1020 1020 1 94.00 $94.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 442 3 110.00–125.00 $119.74 $529 +24.74
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 159.00 $159.00 $461 +21.54
390–395 393 2 158.00–160.00 $158.99 $625 +13.16
400–440 414 6 129.00–159.00 $148.44 $615 +6.07
475–480 478 3 130.00–144.00 $137.00 $655 +2.20
500–530 513 4 132.00–142.00 $135.21 $694 +7.99
585 585 1 125.00 $125.00 $731 -1.59
605–640 625 4 122.00–125.00 $123.74 $773 +5.49
895 895 1 85.00 $85.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 435 4 111.00–134.00 $125.20 $545 +0.22
470–475 473 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $594 -14.50
590 590 1 114.00 $114.00 $673 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–890 865 85-90% 2 22.00–22.50 $22.24 $192 —
990–1120 1047 85-90% 6 40.00–47.00 $42.40 $444 —
1210 1210 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $424 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1445 1244 80-85% 6 50.00–62.50 $57.70 $718 -0.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 65.00 $65.00 $832 —
1435–1460 1448 3 82.50–85.00 $84.16 $1,219 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 550.00 $550.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
975–1570 1273 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–950.00 $835.07

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–1130 930 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–900.00 $724.05
950 950 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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.