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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.00/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 403 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 350 301 316
Feeder cattle 319 235 226
Slaughter cattle 16 51 30
Replacement cattle 15 15 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 7 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 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
305–345 327 5 176.00–185.00 $181.32 $593 +2.80
375–380 378 2 184.00 $184.00 $696 +10.30
425–445 435 2 174.00–183.00 $178.40 $776 +8.72
450–490 475 8 161.00–183.00 $173.91 $826 +1.41
520–540 530 3 155.00–159.00 $156.66 $830 -1.52
550–565 554 5 155.00–173.00 $164.55 $912 +24.55
620–645 633 2 141.00–142.00 $141.51 $896 —
710–735 720 3 140.00–146.00 $142.97 $1,029 —
755 755 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,019 —
820 820 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 372 3 154.00–167.00 $160.34 $596 —
405 405 1 165.00 $165.00 $668 +8.00
475–495 485 3 150.00–159.00 $153.28 $743 -6.24
560–595 577 3 135.00–151.00 $141.94 $819 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 184.00 $184.00 $929 —
605 605 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,028 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 145.00–150.00 $147.32 $405 -2.17
300–345 317 3 144.00–150.00 $147.35 $467 -1.61
365 365 1 144.00 $144.00 $526 +4.36
400–445 403 15 140.00–144.00 $142.00 $572 +3.53
450–470 456 4 134.00–145.00 $138.76 $633 +1.96
500–540 516 5 130.00–141.00 $136.23 $703 +16.23
555 555 3 139.00 $139.00 $771 —
600 600 1 131.00 $131.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 121.00 $121.00 $230 —
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 —
305 305 1 144.00 $144.00 $439 —
355 355 1 117.00 $117.00 $415 —
415–440 428 3 110.00–129.00 $119.85 $513 +9.85
490 490 1 95.00 $95.00 $466 -22.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 173.00 $173.00 $381 +3.00
250–295 275 4 170.00–180.00 $174.30 $479 +4.30
305–340 319 4 175.00–180.00 $177.75 $567 +0.75
350–395 366 4 167.00–174.00 $169.48 $620 -8.52
405–425 413 4 161.00–169.00 $163.98 $677 -8.02
560–590 570 3 128.00–142.00 $133.96 $764 —
605–645 630 4 128.00–133.00 $130.04 $819 +5.04
790 790 1 117.00 $117.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 165.00 $165.00 $437 —
375–380 377 3 142.00–167.00 $153.95 $580 +3.95
415–435 423 3 130.00–154.00 $141.53 $599 —
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 -3.00
550–590 575 4 110.00–120.00 $116.45 $670 —
635–640 638 2 124.00 $124.00 $791 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–1300 869 85-90% 4 20.00–35.00 $29.78 $259 +4.78
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1210 1032 80-85% 3 57.50–60.00 $59.26 $612 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1365 1223 2 70.00–85.00 $78.37 $958 +11.24
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,472 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.