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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 20, 2022

90 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 90 268 0
Feeder cattle 82 245 0
Slaughter cattle 5 20 0
Replacement cattle 3 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

not enough to get a market

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 3 186.00–189.00 $187.35 $680 -17.34
455–475 465 2 170.00–193.00 $181.25 $843 -12.04
510–535 523 2 171.00–187.00 $178.81 $935 -7.49
555–560 557 3 179.00–184.00 $182.32 $1,016 +6.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 175.00 $175.00 $578 -8.05
370 370 1 175.00 $175.00 $648 -0.68
405–445 425 2 157.00–167.00 $161.76 $687 -11.83
450–455 453 3 140.00–164.00 $148.94 $675 -16.83
510–515 513 2 130.00–140.00 $135.02 $693 -18.43
570–575 573 2 140.00–147.00 $143.52 $822 -6.59
605 605 1 121.00 $121.00 $732 -22.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 136.00 $136.00 $333 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 191.00 $191.00 $630 —
360 360 1 187.00 $187.00 $673 -11.41
420 420 1 188.00 $188.00 $790 +13.00
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 +10.14
500–545 523 2 151.00–162.00 $156.74 $820 -7.28
570 570 1 144.00 $144.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 170.00 $170.00 $323 —
320 320 1 187.00 $187.00 $598 —
355 355 1 129.00 $129.00 $458 —
470–485 478 2 135.00 $135.00 $645 —
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–820 810 85-90% 2 15.00–19.00 $16.98 $138 -14.79
990 990 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $544 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1315 1185 80-85% 2 64.00–77.00 $71.21 $844 +4.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1605 1493 2 82.50–85.00 $83.66 $1,249 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
1245–1390 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 860.00–940.00 $897.80

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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.