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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.50/cwt ≈ $1,130/hd at 687 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 451 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 285 338
Feeder cattle 295 245 270
Slaughter cattle 39 25 37
Replacement cattle 10 15 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 8 higher feeder steers \heifers 7 to 20 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 211.00 $211.00 $454 —
295 295 1 231.00 $231.00 $681 +13.03
420 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 -1.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 197.00 $197.00 $404 —
345 345 1 215.00 $215.00 $742 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 16 175.50 $175.50 $792 +0.50
687 687 76 164.50 $164.50 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 185.00 $185.00 $546 +21.21
315 315 1 180.00 $180.00 $567 +11.77
530 530 1 162.00 $162.00 $859 -1.39
550–565 558 2 163.00 $163.00 $910 +25.00
725 725 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 162.00 $162.00 $559 —
517 517 3 147.00 $147.00 $760 +30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 375 4 190.00–219.00 $203.18 $762 +12.02
485 485 1 170.00 $170.00 $824 -17.00
505–510 508 2 178.00–190.00 $184.03 $935 -9.97
585–595 590 2 165.00–174.00 $169.54 $1,000 —
605 605 1 165.00 $165.00 $998 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 195.00 $195.00 $634 +10.00
650 650 1 150.00 $150.00 $975 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $225 —
610–1335 1004 85-90% 11 30.00–70.00 $51.20 $514 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1500 1256 80-85% 9 70.00–81.00 $75.42 $947 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1790 1550 2 105.00–110.00 $107.89 $1,672 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,645 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–1450 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 810.00–1,370.00 $1,112.56
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00 —

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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.