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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.90/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 480 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.00/cwt ≈ $745/hd at 487 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 200 462
Feeder cattle 263 154 406
Slaughter cattle 44 43 36
Replacement cattle 9 3 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 6 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
255 255 1 206.00 $206.00 $525 —
325–335 330 2 201.00–205.00 $203.03 $670 —
355–375 365 2 195.00–197.00 $196.03 $716 +12.03
405–445 425 3 171.00–188.00 $182.27 $775 -8.73
450–490 480 14 161.00–190.00 $183.90 $883 +3.02
500–530 518 3 168.00–186.00 $175.15 $907 +17.15
550–590 567 5 155.00–180.00 $170.33 $966 —
615–620 618 2 145.00–155.00 $150.02 $927 —
650–685 668 2 143.00–146.00 $144.46 $965 +14.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 148.00–157.00 $152.52 $729 +2.52
500–540 518 3 144.00–161.00 $154.45 $800 —
550–595 574 6 140.00–153.00 $147.15 $845 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 150.00–159.00 $154.26 $432 -0.74
300–345 317 3 156.00–161.00 $158.69 $503 +6.02
350–385 368 2 153.00–156.00 $154.43 $568 +1.40
405–445 422 5 140.00–158.00 $150.61 $636 -0.35
460–495 479 4 145.00–151.00 $148.94 $713 +4.31
505–540 530 4 135.00–144.00 $138.55 $734 -12.45
550–595 566 4 135.00–145.00 $140.28 $794 -2.72
625–645 637 3 135.00–140.00 $138.36 $881 —
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
710 710 1 132.00 $132.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 175.00 $175.00 $665 —
487 487 10 153.00 $153.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 157.00 $157.00 $738 —
590 590 1 121.00 $121.00 $714 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 198.00–208.00 $202.90 $517 +24.82
300–340 323 4 174.00–194.00 $185.19 $598 +0.97
355–390 370 5 180.00–195.00 $187.95 $695 +4.18
425–430 428 2 170.00–173.00 $171.49 $734 -3.83
490 490 1 157.00 $157.00 $769 —
500–545 518 5 145.00–161.00 $151.11 $783 +5.74
565–575 570 2 146.00 $146.00 $832 -0.69
630 630 1 142.00 $142.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 —
300–325 317 3 169.00–179.00 $172.74 $548 —
480 480 1 145.00 $145.00 $696 ±0.00
515–525 520 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $689 +7.52

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1160 1096 85-90% 24 30.00–62.50 $40.45 $443 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1545 1263 80-85% 16 57.00–70.00 $64.93 $820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1760 1466 6 95.00–105.00 $99.63 $1,461 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1335 1270 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,143 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,336 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.