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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.00/cwt ≈ $673/hd at 455 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.69/cwt -7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 419 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 476 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 449 425 658
Feeder cattle 420 292 533
Slaughter cattle 26 45 64
Replacement cattle 3 88 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther\bulls 4 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 4 to 12 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 130.00–179.00 $159.67 $471 —
300–335 318 2 188.00–190.00 $188.94 $601 —
375–395 386 4 150.00–187.00 $172.02 $664 -7.07
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 -11.61
470–486 483 10 135.00–186.00 $158.05 $763 -10.95
505–540 518 11 155.00–173.00 $160.07 $829 -8.76
555–585 569 8 139.00–169.00 $154.28 $878 -3.04
640 640 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $912 -14.50
650–675 660 6 130.00–156.00 $149.92 $989 +12.41
720 720 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 11 179.00 $179.00 $852 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 415 4 140.00–180.00 $154.91 $643 +1.91
535–540 538 2 147.00–149.00 $148.00 $796 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 148.00 $148.00 $355 -11.00
275–295 285 2 114.00–146.00 $130.56 $372 -21.17
330–338 336 4 140.00–150.00 $147.54 $496 -20.46
375–395 386 4 145.00–152.00 $148.54 $573 -8.55
405–445 419 14 128.00–161.00 $141.69 $594 -7.28
460–480 469 8 139.00–152.00 $147.15 $690 +5.15
500–530 516 6 121.00–154.00 $139.95 $722 +1.73
550–590 572 3 127.00–145.00 $137.24 $785 -2.76
655–685 663 4 129.00–130.00 $129.74 $860 —
730 730 2 125.00 $125.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 16 148.00 $148.00 $673 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 116.00 $116.00 $365 -23.72
360–370 365 2 110.00–122.00 $116.08 $424 -24.91
405–430 422 3 124.00–136.00 $128.18 $541 -1.58
495 495 1 131.00 $131.00 $648 —
520 520 1 122.00 $122.00 $634 -5.93
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 133.00 $133.00 $472 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 189.00 $189.00 $529 +0.50
305–330 318 2 151.00–174.00 $162.95 $518 -18.03
365–390 383 4 145.00–173.00 $157.35 $603 -15.63
400–405 403 2 125.00–163.00 $143.88 $580 —
460–495 475 3 127.00–156.00 $144.82 $688 -17.60
500–540 519 9 132.00–167.00 $148.04 $768 -10.96
555 555 1 147.00 $147.00 $816 -3.00
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 -12.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 -10.00
330 330 1 142.00 $142.00 $469 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–985 877 85-90% 3 10.00–39.00 $28.78 $252 -3.28
875–1135 1005 85-90% 12 50.00–70.00 $63.34 $637 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1570 1264 80-85% 5 67.50–75.00 $71.79 $907 -5.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 65.00 $65.00 $793 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.