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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 1, 2022

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.05/cwt ≈ $936/hd at 541 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.45/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 386 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 404 400 273
Feeder cattle 347 351 243
Slaughter cattle 49 18 17
Replacement cattle 8 31 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK SLAUGTHER C OWS\BULLS 3 TO 5 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
210–225 218 2 180.00–186.00 $183.10 $399 —
250–290 270 5 190.00–210.00 $200.55 $541 +10.53
300 300 1 181.00 $181.00 $543 -10.96
395 395 1 162.00 $162.00 $640 -24.50
410–445 419 7 164.00–175.00 $172.59 $723 -13.07
453–480 465 9 175.00–181.00 $178.25 $829 +0.48
524–549 541 13 172.00–173.50 $173.05 $936 —
588 588 7 159.50 $159.50 $938 —
706 706 5 141.00 $141.00 $995 —
850 850 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 4 211.00 $211.00 $603 —
325 325 9 204.00 $204.00 $663 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 171.00 $171.00 $385 —
280 280 1 171.00 $171.00 $479 —
400–425 413 2 139.00–150.00 $144.67 $597 -33.33
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–338 338 7 152.00–156.00 $155.43 $525 +9.89
363–398 386 12 142.00–153.00 $145.45 $561 -4.25
460–490 475 2 130.00–141.00 $135.33 $643 -8.65
515–525 520 2 135.00–148.00 $141.56 $736 +4.93
565 565 4 142.00 $142.00 $802 —
650 650 1 116.00 $116.00 $754 —
710 710 2 115.00–123.00 $119.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 135.00 $135.00 $297 +11.61
335 335 1 116.00 $116.00 $389 -23.00
555–575 565 2 110.00–127.00 $118.65 $670 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 185.00 $185.00 $435 +2.00
265 265 1 206.00 $206.00 $546 —
305 305 2 171.00–207.00 $189.00 $576 —
370–380 375 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $679 -2.38
400–430 414 5 160.00–170.00 $165.79 $686 -8.02
450–465 458 2 135.00–152.00 $143.36 $657 -22.15
525 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 -18.68
640 640 1 136.00 $136.00 $870 -10.00
665 665 1 141.00 $141.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 —
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 -25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1420 1218 80-85% 17 57.50–77.50 $69.38 $845 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $224 —
845 845 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $211 —
895–1305 1054 85-90% 12 45.00–67.50 $55.09 $581 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1860 1860 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,860 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,292 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 60.00 $60.00 $741 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1355 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,010.00 $1,005.44

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 740.00 $740.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 540.00 $540.00 —

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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.