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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 422 312 343
Feeder cattle 371 261 293
Slaughter cattle 36 30 35
Replacement cattle 15 21 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 8 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 150.00 $150.00 $417 —
300–320 307 3 140.00–156.00 $148.83 $457 -10.17
350–385 372 3 145.00–156.00 $150.95 $562 -11.61
405–430 415 7 134.00–155.00 $146.77 $609 -9.58
450–490 458 6 149.00–160.00 $155.41 $712 +1.03
500–540 518 9 148.00–159.00 $155.57 $806 +0.97
550–575 563 5 124.00–146.00 $132.79 $748 -17.21
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 -14.87
650 650 1 137.00 $137.00 $890 —
730 730 1 124.00 $124.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 375 3 149.00–153.00 $151.31 $567 +28.31
410 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 +10.00
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 136.00 $136.00 $401 +7.05
325–345 335 2 137.00–140.00 $138.54 $464 -1.46
360–395 378 7 120.00–141.00 $133.40 $504 -6.07
410–445 425 8 120.00–144.00 $130.94 $556 -5.06
450–470 457 3 123.00–131.00 $127.93 $585 +0.78
515–545 530 4 115.00–123.00 $119.73 $635 -6.30
560–595 580 4 110.00–126.00 $117.85 $684 -2.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 125.00 $125.00 $338 ±0.00
325–330 328 2 90.00–100.00 $95.04 $312 —
370–378 377 8 118.00–120.00 $118.25 $446 +9.25
430 430 1 126.00 $126.00 $542 —
455 455 1 107.00 $107.00 $487 -13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 326 4 149.00–166.00 $160.44 $523 -3.62
375 375 1 156.00 $156.00 $585 +0.43
410–440 430 3 146.00–156.00 $149.52 $643 +1.39
450–490 470 4 140.00–152.00 $144.56 $679 +0.70
510–545 522 3 137.00–140.00 $138.63 $724 +5.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 125.00 $125.00 $419 —
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 —
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 -9.00
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 130.00 $130.00 $358 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1015 952 85-90% 3 25.00–30.00 $26.69 $254 —
930–1250 1049 85-90% 9 30.00–48.00 $40.69 $427 +2.58
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1810 1242 80-85% 7 50.00–60.00 $55.00 $683 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1900 1678 3 85.00–90.00 $87.18 $1,463 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1575 1235 2 59.00–72.50 $67.61 $835 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1935 1935 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,548 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1215–1445 1303 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–710.00 $688.16

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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.