Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Feeder Cattle Sale last week, comparisons made to two weeks ago. Feeder Steers under 800 lbs not well tested, 800 to 900 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 900 to 1100 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 750 to 950 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher, 950 to 1100 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Very Good Demand for Several Long String, Load Lots, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Tested Open Heifers which sold on an Active Market. Much of the Supply was very attractive cattle off Grass and carried favorable weighing conditions. Next Feeder Cattle Sale: October 1, Expecting 1,000 Yearlings and 2,000 Spring Calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.94/cwt on 866 head.

Average price

$131.94

866 head · 875 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$10.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	864	132.91	1,149	782
Medium and Large 1-2	676	125.50	848	13thin
Large 1	1,029	122.45	1,260	71

One grade step is worth $10.46/cwt here — about −$111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale866 hd

131.94

—

SD average7 barns · 4,577 hd

130.21

+1.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

22 lots · USDA AMS · Philip Livestock Auction - Philip, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,054	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,281	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,026	122.55/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,257	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	129.82/cwt	128.50–132.00	1,032	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	679	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	900	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	135.75/cwt	134.00–139.50	987	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	137.31/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,042	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	130.80/cwt	126.50–133.25	1,202	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	127.03/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,231	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	137.28/cwt	136.00–138.25	1,126	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	132.86/cwt	129.50–134.50	1,164	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	848	13
Steers	Large 1Full	—	1,029	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,281	59
Steers	Large 1	—	1,073	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,352	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,025	132.69/cwt	127.00–134.25	1,360	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	683	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	915	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	140.35/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,134	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	135.98/cwt	133.00–136.50	1,324	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	141.16/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,242	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	136.90/cwt	132.00–138.50	1,280	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,031	9

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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