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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 153 359 412
Feeder cattle 136 298 366
Slaughter cattle 11 33 37
Replacement cattle 6 28 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to5 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 171.00–181.00 $175.79 $744 -7.58
500 500 1 178.00 $178.00 $890 +5.79
550 550 1 161.00 $161.00 $886 -9.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 169.00 $169.00 $448 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 150.00 $150.00 $420 -5.00
340 340 2 143.00–145.00 $144.00 $490 -11.69
350–385 367 7 143.00–150.00 $146.98 $539 -7.73
400–425 409 4 145.00–155.00 $150.06 $614 +2.58
450–485 464 9 141.00–151.00 $147.35 $684 +1.87
515–535 527 3 144.00–151.00 $148.65 $783 +8.01
560 560 1 144.00 $144.00 $806 +11.00
600 600 1 143.00 $143.00 $858 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 144.00 $144.00 $346 —
290 290 1 125.00 $125.00 $362 -10.00
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 +13.00
590 590 1 121.00 $121.00 $714 +4.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 290 3 187.00–189.00 $188.32 $546 -12.68
300–345 318 4 170.00–196.00 $184.24 $586 -6.76
350 350 1 181.00 $181.00 $634 -1.21
430–435 432 3 167.00–169.00 $168.33 $727 -8.33
450–490 473 4 160.00–164.00 $160.95 $761 -4.44
500–505 503 2 166.00 $166.00 $835 ±0.00
550–585 563 3 130.00–143.00 $138.44 $779 -16.56
645 645 1 132.00 $132.00 $851 —
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 141.00 $141.00 $479 —
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 -29.09
560 560 1 129.00 $129.00 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1495 1283 80-85% 6 57.50–75.00 $68.68 $881 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1170 1088 85-90% 2 46.50–57.00 $52.15 $567 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,454 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,288 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–965 877 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 650.00–920.00 $782.34

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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.