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Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS Market Report

Philadelphia, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 30, 2024

109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 109 351 301
Feeder cattle 78 314 249
Slaughter cattle 15 21 20
Replacement cattle 16 16 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week it was a much smaller run not enough calves to call a trend. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $9 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 360.00 $360.00 $900 +35.00
395 395 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,481 +13.86
415 415 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,515 +25.24
450–485 462 3 292.50–307.50 $301.81 $1,394 -35.60
535 535 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,471 -14.97
555 555 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,415 +2.51
605 605 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,452 -10.00
680 680 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,513 -40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 345.00–355.00 $350.14 $1,278 +30.14
445 445 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,468 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,525 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,052 +20.00
360 360 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,026 -16.43
420 420 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,102 -12.44
475 475 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,116 -15.64
515 515 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,300 +9.23
555 555 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,346 —
630 630 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,433 -11.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 260.00–285.00 $272.59 $908 —
415–430 423 2 242.50–245.00 $243.77 $1,031 -10.70
545 545 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,281 +8.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,358 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 339 4 365.00–375.00 $369.96 $1,254 +4.96
350–375 363 3 365.00–370.00 $366.67 $1,331 +26.67
425 425 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,445 +38.16
480 480 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,308 -19.32
505–525 515 3 262.50–267.50 $265.87 $1,369 -1.14
550–555 553 2 255.00–265.00 $259.98 $1,438 +2.65
640 640 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,552 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 312.50–335.00 $323.07 $1,205 +8.14
585 585 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,433 +6.22

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–935 835 85-90% 3 92.00–100.00 $94.99 $793 —
1020–1255 1104 85-90% 7 109.00–126.00 $117.48 $1,297 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1915 1915 80-85% 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,355 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1835 1835 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,679 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1086 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1115–1175 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,548.62

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 +325.00
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 -500.00
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 -300.00
1110–1560 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,670.00–2,300.00 $1,952.16 —

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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.