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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 178 338 163
Feeder cattle 85 270 142
Slaughter cattle 12 37 18
Replacement cattle 81 31 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 3 to 5 lower 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
250 250 1 195.00 $195.00 $488 -2.49
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 -14.00
485 485 1 170.00 $170.00 $824 -3.83
565 565 1 146.00 $146.00 $825 -14.00
600 600 1 153.00 $153.00 $918 -4.00
660 660 1 144.00 $144.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 160.00 $160.00 $312 —
230 230 1 170.00 $170.00 $391 —
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 -65.00
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 126.00 $126.00 $359 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 154.00 $154.00 $293 —
245 245 1 155.00 $155.00 $380 +11.66
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 -13.18
450–465 458 2 135.00–143.00 $138.93 $636 -10.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 113.00 $113.00 $277 —
370–380 377 3 109.00–120.00 $113.03 $426 —
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 189.00–190.00 $189.50 $622 —
410–440 425 2 165.00–175.00 $169.82 $722 -15.18
615–620 618 2 130.00–140.00 $135.02 $834 —
705 705 1 138.00 $138.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 177.00 $177.00 $434 —
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1230 1002 85-90% 3 45.00–67.50 $58.25 $584 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $364 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1225 1151 80-85% 4 62.50–72.50 $67.46 $776 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–2270 1854 4 95.00–105.00 $102.15 $1,894 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1070 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 950.00–1,160.00 $1,054.01
1150–1355 1184 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,090.00 $1,057.63
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,140.00 $1,140.00
1345 1345 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,130.00 $1,130.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1115 1115 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1160–1350 1287 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 980.00–1,150.00 $1,098.91 +28.82
1045–1530 1342 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 19 1,270.00–1,610.00 $1,408.23 —
1330–1370 1357 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,330.00–1,380.00 $1,373.00 —

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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.