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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 28, 2023

227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 227 456 193
Feeder cattle 195 391 168
Slaughter cattle 21 48 13
Replacement cattle 11 17 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows steady bulls 5 to 10 higher feeder steers \heifers 6 to 20 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 433 4 208.00–227.00 $216.47 $937 +37.47
495 495 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,064 +25.00
515–545 528 3 201.00–207.00 $203.28 $1,073 +13.75
560–565 563 3 198.00–214.00 $207.66 $1,169 —
620 620 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,184 —
655 655 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,144 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 155.00 $155.00 $744 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 3 193.00–204.00 $200.03 $664 +18.56
350–390 381 5 195.00–201.00 $198.17 $755 +26.10
405–440 424 8 176.00–199.00 $186.37 $790 +15.53
465–485 478 4 171.00–183.00 $175.81 $840 +4.59
500–545 526 7 160.00–176.00 $167.10 $879 -7.89
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 -5.39
470–490 477 3 157.00–167.00 $161.31 $769 +5.31
520 520 1 150.00 $150.00 $780 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 3 212.00–231.00 $222.52 $518 —
255 255 1 253.00 $253.00 $645 —
300–340 320 5 225.00–248.00 $234.99 $752 +24.32
350–369 360 2 206.00–221.00 $213.30 $768 +15.81
400–445 421 7 201.00–231.00 $220.57 $929 +13.57
475–480 477 3 225.00–229.00 $226.33 $1,080 +47.33
500–505 503 2 203.00–232.00 $217.57 $1,094 +44.62
555–585 572 3 160.00–177.00 $171.20 $979 +12.24
680–695 688 2 162.00–174.00 $168.07 $1,156 —
700 700 2 150.00–175.00 $162.50 $1,138 —
765 765 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 202.00 $202.00 $515 —
535 535 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,033 +33.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1190 968 85-90% 13 40.00–77.50 $60.83 $589 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1265 1213 80-85% 2 77.50–80.00 $78.70 $955 -0.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1950 1752 3 105.00–110.00 $106.86 $1,872 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2065 1685 2 100.00–102.50 $101.53 $1,711 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1435 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 820.00–1,160.00 $1,021.93
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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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
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 970.00 $970.00 —

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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.