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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.00/cwt ≈ $952/hd at 614 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.50/cwt +8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 476 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 301 335 457
Feeder cattle 235 274 413
Slaughter cattle 51 37 27
Replacement cattle 15 24 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to5 lower feeder steers \heifers 3 to 6 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 176.00–181.00 $178.52 $594 +2.23
355–370 362 3 169.00–177.00 $173.70 $629 +9.76
410–445 429 4 164.00–175.00 $169.68 $728 -2.22
460–494 476 11 163.00–176.00 $172.50 $821 +8.01
500–535 523 3 150.00–165.00 $158.18 $827 +5.42
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 -3.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 15 155.00 $155.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 157.00 $157.00 $691 +7.00
460–490 475 2 159.00–160.00 $159.52 $758 —
525 525 1 146.00 $146.00 $766 —
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 149.00–150.00 $149.49 $423 +17.06
300–335 323 3 145.00–152.00 $148.96 $481 +0.52
360–395 375 6 130.00–145.00 $139.64 $524 -9.66
405–420 415 4 132.00–141.00 $138.47 $575 -7.61
455–490 461 8 130.00–140.00 $136.80 $631 +4.60
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 -6.78
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 -5.04
740–745 743 2 113.00–116.00 $114.49 $851 -1.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 -23.33
470–495 483 2 115.00–120.00 $117.56 $568 -6.44
560–595 578 2 110.00–115.00 $112.42 $650 -9.58

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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 1 170.00 $170.00 $408 +10.52
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 +5.18
335 335 1 177.00 $177.00 $593 +9.00
390 390 1 178.00 $178.00 $694 -0.50
425 425 1 172.00 $172.00 $731 +9.81
455–490 472 3 150.00–166.00 $156.35 $738 —
510 510 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 $740 -0.31
635 635 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $794 —
670–690 680 2 125.00–129.00 $126.97 $863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 -20.00
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 —
485 485 1 153.00 $153.00 $742 —
535–540 538 3 125.00–140.00 $133.33 $717 +0.33

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $221 —
920–965 943 85-90% 2 20.00–25.00 $22.44 $212 —
865–1095 980 85-90% 2 20.00–25.00 $22.79 $223 -12.21
935–1025 985 85-90% 3 30.00 $30.00 $296 -5.00
865–1310 1037 85-90% 9 25.00–52.50 $35.40 $367 +11.23
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1590 1211 80-85% 16 45.00–62.00 $54.36 $658 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1840 1435 6 75.00–82.50 $77.20 $1,108 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1395 1234 4 65.00–75.00 $67.13 $828 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–1025 918 (<2 yrs)Open 2 590.00 $590.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1380 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–900.00 $850.06

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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.