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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.66/cwt -12.97 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 424 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 448 322
Feeder cattle 430 357 295
Slaughter cattle 42 73 16
Replacement cattle 15 18 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 2 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
230 230 1 195.00 $195.00 $448 —
275–290 285 5 185.00–209.00 $198.57 $566 -4.11
300–345 323 6 185.00–208.00 $198.01 $640 -16.49
355–395 369 5 197.00–209.00 $203.68 $752 -1.77
400–445 417 5 185.00–202.00 $192.97 $805 -2.15
455–490 473 2 150.00–159.00 $154.33 $730 -26.63
534–540 535 8 173.00–179.00 $178.24 $954 +10.52
657 657 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,058 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 156.00–177.00 $166.79 $600 +9.79
495 495 1 148.00 $148.00 $733 -11.00
500–520 510 2 150.00–153.00 $151.47 $772 +11.47
565 565 1 133.00 $133.00 $751 -17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 170.00 $170.00 $382 —
250–295 271 6 161.00–169.00 $164.79 $447 +0.85
305–345 325 4 156.00–162.00 $159.47 $518 —
350–385 369 7 150.00–166.00 $158.25 $584 +0.23
400–440 424 11 140.00–157.00 $148.66 $630 -12.97
450–480 461 6 140.00–148.00 $145.35 $670 +1.36
500–525 514 5 140.00–150.00 $145.15 $746 -6.24
550–580 564 4 135.00–148.00 $139.25 $785 -14.37
605–615 610 2 131.00–139.00 $135.03 $824 -4.97
780 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 150.00 $150.00 $405 +30.00
335–340 338 2 140.00–148.00 $143.97 $487 —
380–390 385 2 136.00–146.00 $141.06 $543 +11.06
445 445 1 139.00 $139.00 $619 -2.99
590 590 1 111.00 $111.00 $655 -23.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 195.00 $195.00 $468 -4.00
265–290 282 3 192.00–199.00 $195.43 $551 +2.95
310–325 318 2 205.00–206.00 $205.49 $653 -2.58
385–395 390 3 175.00–189.00 $184.33 $719 -17.69
400–425 412 3 176.00–187.00 $181.37 $747 -9.45
450–465 458 2 172.00–186.00 $179.11 $820 +19.11
525–540 533 3 140.00–145.00 $143.33 $764 -11.68
550–595 563 6 145.00–152.00 $147.17 $829 +0.86
615–645 628 6 139.00–145.00 $141.35 $888 —
670–680 675 2 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $921 —
725 725 1 125.00 $125.00 $906 —
755 755 1 97.00 $97.00 $732 —
940 940 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 174.00 $174.00 $400 —
410–435 423 2 158.00–163.00 $160.57 $679 +2.87
470–485 478 2 159.00–162.00 $160.52 $767 -9.48
515 515 1 122.00 $122.00 $628 —
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1130 1009 85-90% 4 25.00–40.00 $31.87 $322 -29.64
890–1355 1112 85-90% 11 50.00–72.00 $64.71 $720 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1475 1167 80-85% 11 65.00–95.00 $76.31 $891 +4.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–2050 1782 3 95.00–102.50 $99.59 $1,775 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 690.00 $690.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1220 1047 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–980.00 $837.45
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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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
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,190.00 $1,190.00 —

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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.