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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.17/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 776 lb · 88 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.50/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 795 lb · 63 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $129.50/cwt -5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 920 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 527 547 440
Feeder cattle 482 465 388
Slaughter cattle 18 38 35
Replacement cattle 27 44 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers steady to 4 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
795 795 63 148.50 $148.50 $1,181 +1.00
920 920 26 129.50 $129.50 $1,191 -5.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 -19.00
290–295 293 2 160.00–174.00 $167.06 $489 -5.77
380 380 1 169.00 $169.00 $642 -1.51
425–440 433 2 159.00–169.00 $163.91 $710 -3.24
455 455 1 176.00 $176.00 $801 +10.72
530–545 537 3 154.00–160.00 $156.67 $841 +1.77
555–585 575 3 150.00–160.00 $156.10 $898 +8.80
650–675 665 3 138.00–140.00 $139.33 $927 +6.33
736 736 12 148.50 $148.50 $1,093 +28.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 138.00 $138.00 $324 —
430 430 1 145.00 $145.00 $624 +3.37
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 -13.10
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 -7.44
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 —
725 725 1 128.00 $128.00 $928 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 16 136.50 $136.50 $848 —
692 692 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,038 —
760–779 776 88 137.50–143.00 $142.17 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 140.00 $140.00 $266 —
215–245 233 3 140.00–147.00 $143.55 $334 +9.55
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 +10.00
375–395 385 2 135.00–149.00 $142.18 $547 +6.25
405–440 420 5 136.00–145.00 $140.40 $590 -3.60
465–495 484 4 137.00–142.00 $138.71 $671 +3.76
500–540 519 7 125.00–137.00 $131.86 $684 -7.40
555–575 565 2 142.00–157.00 $149.63 $845 +16.74
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 +6.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 110.00–117.00 $113.39 $357 —
365–380 373 2 120.00 $120.00 $448 -10.00
475–480 478 2 120.00–129.00 $124.48 $595 +1.09
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 +6.98
565–595 580 3 125.00–130.00 $127.96 $742 +9.42
650 650 1 113.00 $113.00 $734 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 212 3 160.00–170.00 $163.39 $346 —
255 255 1 167.00 $167.00 $426 —
315 315 1 155.00 $155.00 $488 -20.00
365–395 383 4 145.00–158.00 $151.33 $580 -16.41
410–435 423 2 148.00–154.00 $150.91 $638 -3.97
450–495 477 3 142.00–149.00 $146.00 $696 -3.96
515–540 528 5 136.00–148.00 $142.79 $754 +6.79
550–570 556 4 133.00–135.00 $134.26 $746 -0.74
745 745 1 124.00 $124.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 130.00–144.00 $136.86 $504 —
445 445 2 135.00–138.00 $136.50 $607 +26.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1360 1197 80-85% 12 62.50–75.00 $70.61 $845 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1115 1097 85-90% 3 60.00–65.00 $63.36 $695 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,706 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 90.00 $90.00 $958 —

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
808 808 (<2 yrs)Open 4 144.00 $144.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640 640 (<2 yrs)Open 4 140.00 $140.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 690.00 $690.00 —

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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.