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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 264 244
Feeder cattle 171 207 169
Slaughter cattle 50 29 22
Replacement cattle 12 28 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers steady to 4 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 250.00 $250.00 $600 —
375–395 383 4 240.00–253.00 $245.92 $942 +4.92
400–445 419 4 224.00–254.00 $237.77 $996 +17.77
485 485 2 205.00–225.00 $215.00 $1,043 —
525 525 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,034 +15.02
555 555 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,215 +39.00
605 605 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,083 —
855 855 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 208.00 $208.00 $801 +17.00
415–433 429 5 205.00–218.00 $207.51 $890 —
500 500 1 170.00 $170.00 $850 —
575 575 1 145.00 $145.00 $834 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 3 209.00–211.00 $210.31 $694 —
350–365 358 2 210.00 $210.00 $752 +14.22
405–415 409 6 177.00–186.00 $184.51 $755 -3.02
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 -30.90
500–505 503 3 160.00–171.00 $164.67 $828 -13.81
595 595 1 166.00 $166.00 $988 -3.50
640 640 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 205.00 $205.00 $430 —
340–345 343 3 185.00–189.00 $187.34 $643 —
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 —
410 410 1 160.00 $160.00 $656 +6.52
455–490 472 5 140.00–168.00 $155.66 $735 +2.38
560–575 568 2 163.00–170.00 $166.55 $946 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 252.00–260.00 $255.94 $832 +11.98
405–415 410 2 180.00–201.00 $190.37 $781 -34.72
535–540 538 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 200.00 $200.00 $510 —
325 325 1 181.00 $181.00 $588 -34.00
595 595 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,053 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1250 968 85-90% 18 53.00–77.00 $68.26 $661 -1.98
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 82.50 $82.50 $982 —
950–1510 1201 80-85% 17 79.50–95.00 $88.18 $1,059 -2.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1860 1567 5 110.00–117.50 $113.89 $1,785 +3.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
1335 1335 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
770 770 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 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
1160 1160 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.