Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 500 to 600 lbs Steady to 2.00 higher, 600 to 650 lbs Steady to 2.00 lower, 650 to 750 lbs Steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 450 lbs Steady, 450 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 600 to 750 lbs Steady. Very Good Demand for Many Long Strings, Load Lots, and Many Many Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Mostly Moderate to Active Market with instances of a Very Active Market on several Strings of very attractive Cattle. Nearly all of the Supply consisted of Spring Calves, Unweaned, Off Grass, in Light to Moderate Flesh Conditions, with Spring and Fall Vaccinations. Next Feeder Cattle Sale November 12, Expecting 10,000 Head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.23/cwt on 7,474 head.

Average price

$160.23

7,474 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$451

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	160.47	948	7,327
Medium and Large 1-2	529	148.65	787	143
Large 1	1,076	130.00	1,399	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.47/cwt here — about −$451 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 sale7,474 hd

160.23

—

SD average12 barns · 34,592 hd

155.70

+4.52

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

33 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	Medium and Large 1	—	854	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,133	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	172.70/cwt	165.50–175.00	642	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	139.08/cwt	139.00–139.50	1,010	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	164.15/cwt	150.00–169.75	696	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.07/cwt	142.00–160.00	730	390
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	141.26/cwt	139.50–142.75	935	417
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.57/cwt	139.00–150.00	824	455
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.58/cwt	136.00–146.50	888	596
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	148.63/cwt	144.00–151.75	786	885
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	564	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	871	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	541	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,011	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	138.36/cwt	138.00–138.50	743	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	71
Steers	Large 1	—	1,076	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	144.65/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,124	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.90/cwt	183.00–190.00	786	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	197.52/cwt	193.00–201.50	772	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	152.33/cwt	146.50–152.75	1,120	508
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	178.15/cwt	164.00–189.50	850	785
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	153.63/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,029	1,051
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	166.32/cwt	154.50–171.25	878	1,196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	153.51/cwt	143.50–157.50	964	1,307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	158.68/cwt	150.50–166.50	922	2,311
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	772	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	754	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,062	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	149.11/cwt	146.50–157.00	771	90

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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