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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.00/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 511 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 334 499 352
Feeder cattle 283 468 307
Slaughter cattle 31 31 30
Replacement cattle 20 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold lower $4-10. Heifers sold lower $3-11. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 262.00 $262.00 $694 —
310–340 323 3 270.00–280.00 $275.10 $889 +3.10
380 380 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,064 -4.20
405–435 420 4 264.00–267.00 $265.48 $1,115 -10.86
450–475 465 3 247.00–250.00 $248.65 $1,156 -14.70
505–530 515 6 242.00–256.00 $248.80 $1,281 -4.86
560–565 563 3 220.00–232.00 $225.67 $1,271 -13.40
625 625 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,344 -14.93
660–680 670 2 226.00–227.00 $226.49 $1,517 -1.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,078 —
461 461 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,208 +4.06
511 511 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,288 +7.00
705 value added 705 8 234.50 $234.50 $1,653 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 205.00 $205.00 $451 —
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 -22.00
405–445 427 3 227.00–246.00 $236.77 $1,011 -8.84
455–480 468 3 195.00–227.00 $210.95 $987 -28.89
505–535 523 3 225.00–233.00 $229.40 $1,200 -5.85
655 655 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,349 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 233.00–234.00 $233.51 $766 -8.15
350–390 364 5 223.00–226.00 $224.63 $818 -11.35
410–425 421 4 225.00–230.00 $227.77 $959 -1.04
450–485 466 6 219.00–227.00 $222.99 $1,039 -3.08
505–515 511 4 206.00–219.00 $213.73 $1,092 -11.85
550–595 566 4 205.00–225.00 $211.34 $1,196 -7.79
610–635 625 3 197.00–206.00 $201.28 $1,258 -15.39
800 800 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 value added 482 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,060 +10.00
511 value added 511 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,175 +1.50
585 value added 585 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,258 —
717 value added 717 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 200.00 $200.00 $530 -10.00
375 375 2 186.00–210.00 $198.00 $742 -20.71
400–445 415 3 200.00–218.00 $211.86 $879 -3.26
455–490 473 4 186.00–210.00 $198.85 $941 -15.63
500–530 516 6 161.00–200.00 $190.08 $981 -27.92
550–565 557 3 181.00–200.00 $188.59 $1,050 -21.41
620 620 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 255.00 $255.00 $688 —
375–395 387 3 265.00–273.00 $269.27 $1,042 +6.16
400–410 405 4 260.00–272.00 $266.03 $1,077 -1.22
455–485 470 2 228.00–234.00 $230.90 $1,085 +4.61
505–535 515 3 225.00–233.00 $228.31 $1,176 +2.61
550–595 568 6 209.00–227.00 $214.07 $1,216 -3.93
605 605 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,131 —
670–690 680 2 190.00–195.00 $192.46 $1,309 —
720–725 723 2 185.00–187.00 $186.00 $1,345 -17.00
775 775 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,449 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 225.00–245.00 $235.10 $607 —
350–375 363 2 215.00–238.00 $226.90 $824 —
410–445 430 3 220.00–229.00 $225.28 $969 -5.13
470–485 479 5 180.00–218.00 $199.29 $955 -24.77
510–520 516 4 200.00–219.00 $213.21 $1,100 -14.29
570 570 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1190 1031 85-90% 6 82.00–95.00 $87.39 $901 —
680–1275 1038 85-90% 12 30.00–75.00 $61.07 $634 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1395 1277 80-85% 6 92.50–100.00 $97.65 $1,247 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1795 1413 4 109.00–120.00 $114.53 $1,618 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
475 475 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 300.00 $300.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–775 748 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 910.00–950.00 $933.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
430–620 503 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 400.00–570.00 $512.45

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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
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1175–1250 1206 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,725.00–1,950.00 $1,855.18 —

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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.