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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 26, 2021

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.03/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 514 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.29/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $548/hd at 434 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 303 366
Feeder cattle 261 246 279
Slaughter cattle 30 36 59
Replacement cattle 21 21 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 10 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to 7 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 159.00 $159.00 $525 -7.00
350–360 355 2 158.00–167.00 $162.56 $577 +0.20
400–440 415 3 156.00–157.00 $156.35 $649 +1.35
450–495 476 6 148.00–159.00 $154.38 $735 +8.79
505–545 519 5 150.00–157.00 $154.60 $802 +0.27
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 +8.00
605–625 615 2 132.00–148.00 $139.87 $860 +9.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 140.00 $140.00 $357 —
395 395 1 123.00 $123.00 $486 -7.00
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 —
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 3 125.00–137.00 $128.95 $365 -8.05
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
360–370 365 2 137.00–142.00 $139.47 $509 +6.79
445 445 1 136.00 $136.00 $605 +5.01
455–480 470 4 122.00–133.00 $127.15 $598 +2.95
505–545 514 16 115.00–133.00 $126.03 $648 +5.77
560–585 573 2 115.00–126.00 $120.38 $690 +1.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 116.00 $116.00 $255 —
255 255 1 125.00 $125.00 $319 —
370 370 2 109.00 $109.00 $403 —
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 +10.00
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 —
565 565 1 114.00 $114.00 $644 —
650 650 1 80.00 $80.00 $520 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 157.00 $157.00 $440 -2.00
315–340 330 3 161.00–168.00 $164.06 $541 —
370–395 385 5 149.00–164.00 $155.57 $599 -3.42
410–435 421 5 140.00–155.00 $148.13 $624 -0.31
450–490 467 7 130.00–162.00 $143.86 $672 +6.86
505–535 522 3 130.00–140.00 $133.23 $695 -1.98
560–580 570 2 125.00–131.00 $128.05 $730 +3.05
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 +6.26
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 148.00 $148.00 $577 —
420–435 434 12 125.00–141.00 $126.29 $548 +1.09
460–495 482 3 130.00–133.00 $131.02 $632 +5.52
555–575 565 2 129.00 $129.00 $729 +15.00
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1880 1474 80-85% 19 50.00–60.00 $52.33 $771 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 16.00 $16.00 $148 —
890–1170 1045 85-90% 4 35.00–44.00 $38.11 $398 -4.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775 1775 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,331 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00

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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.