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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 25, 2023

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 805 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.00/cwt ≈ $1,116/hd at 600 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.00/cwt ≈ $890/hd at 432 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 434 301
Feeder cattle 353 387 219
Slaughter cattle 29 36 49
Replacement cattle 39 11 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 3 higher feeder steers \heifers steady to 5 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 237.00 $237.00 $818 —
353–380 358 8 223.00–247.00 $237.07 $849 -16.69
415–445 434 4 210.00–228.00 $219.10 $951 -22.22
460–495 478 2 212.00–215.00 $213.55 $1,021 -20.93
505–520 513 4 200.00–213.00 $205.03 $1,052 -12.20
605–620 613 2 180.00–194.00 $186.91 $1,146 —
690 690 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
864 864 4 176.50 $176.50 $1,525 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 187.00 $187.00 $626 —
505–525 515 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,004 +14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 218.00 $218.00 $839 —
432 432 14 206.00 $206.00 $890 —
451 451 4 215.00 $215.00 $970 —
600 600 24 186.00 $186.00 $1,116 —
805 805 34 179.00 $179.00 $1,441 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 219.00 $219.00 $624 -8.07
340 340 2 216.00–220.00 $218.00 $741 -2.28
350–385 366 5 199.00–221.00 $211.17 $773 -2.25
415 415 1 205.00 $205.00 $851 -0.60
470–495 482 8 190.00–205.00 $199.54 $962 -1.68
525–530 528 2 192.00–203.00 $197.47 $1,043 +9.47
555 555 1 165.00 $165.00 $916 —
625–640 633 2 170.00–175.00 $172.47 $1,092 -2.53
690 690 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 195.00 $195.00 $322 —
235 235 1 182.50 $182.50 $429 —
315 315 1 195.00 $195.00 $614 -10.00
355–395 374 4 140.00–196.00 $173.55 $649 -7.90
450 450 1 166.00 $166.00 $747 —
505–520 513 2 152.00–188.00 $170.26 $873 -7.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 246.00 $246.00 $627 -16.83
360–390 370 4 224.00–234.00 $229.07 $848 -6.20
425 425 1 209.00 $209.00 $888 -9.00
495 495 1 199.00 $199.00 $985 -31.00
530 530 1 176.00 $176.00 $933 -20.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 180.00 $180.00 $513 —
380 380 1 208.00 $208.00 $790 —
475 475 1 201.00 $201.00 $955 —
505 505 1 190.00 $190.00 $960 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1420 1048 85-90% 12 55.00–85.00 $77.38 $811 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1280 1065 80-85% 8 85.00–100.00 $94.58 $1,007 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1845 1720 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,978 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,826 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
850–1075 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00–1,000.00 $957.25
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,290.00 $1,290.00
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00

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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
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1090–1315 1228 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,380.00 $1,279.81 —
1070–1405 1229 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,070.00–1,500.00 $1,335.83 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00 —

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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.