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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.50/cwt +23.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 694 lb · 71 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.37/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 415 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 452 449 526
Feeder cattle 398 420 462
Slaughter cattle 19 26 47
Replacement cattle 35 3 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 +0.33
325 325 1 175.00 $175.00 $569 -13.94
350–395 369 8 150.00–175.00 $163.19 $602 -8.83
400–410 405 4 158.00–170.00 $163.78 $663 +3.78
465–485 474 5 136.00–159.00 $150.54 $714 -7.51
500–540 514 9 140.00–164.00 $147.14 $756 -12.93
555–585 574 8 140.00–160.00 $148.92 $855 -5.36
615–640 623 3 129.00–157.00 $142.20 $886 -0.30
655 655 2 140.00 $140.00 $917 -9.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 135.00 $135.00 $432 —
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 -29.91
970 970 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,086 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 149.00 $149.00 $313 +1.00
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 -0.56
310–315 313 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $418 -14.03
355–395 376 7 120.00–151.00 $142.98 $538 -5.56
400–445 415 12 125.00–148.00 $136.37 $566 -5.32
470–475 473 2 120.00–140.00 $129.95 $615 -17.20
535 535 1 132.00 $132.00 $706 -7.95
694 694 71 153.50 $153.50 $1,065 +23.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 132.00 $132.00 $370 —
360 360 1 117.00 $117.00 $421 +0.92
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 +1.82
460 460 1 115.00 $115.00 $529 -16.00
560–575 568 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $667 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 125.00 $125.00 $300 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 150.00 $150.00 $350 —
275–280 278 2 150.00 $150.00 $417 -39.00
305–335 322 6 161.00–171.00 $166.47 $536 +3.52
410–440 422 3 150.00–155.00 $152.34 $643 +8.46
450–485 471 5 130.00–155.00 $145.60 $686 +0.78
510–545 526 4 140.00–148.00 $145.26 $764 -2.78
560–590 573 3 132.00–142.00 $137.72 $789 -9.28
610 610 1 133.00 $133.00 $811 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 167.00 $167.00 $334 —
350–370 362 3 125.00–170.00 $144.56 $523 —
400 400 1 135.00 $135.00 $540 —
495 495 2 127.00–154.00 $140.50 $695 —
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 —
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1255 1040 85-90% 4 33.00–62.50 $52.39 $545 -10.95
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1295 1151 80-85% 4 72.00–75.00 $72.89 $839 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1960 1712 3 85.00–87.00 $85.61 $1,466 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,068 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–1015 763 (<2 yrs)Open 5 620.00–760.00 $722.75
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 640.00 $640.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 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
910–1095 994 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,010.00–1,160.00 $1,085.16 —
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.