Sale reports / South Dakota / Philip Livestock Auction / 2019-12-03

Philip Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Dec 3
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023
Receipts
2,653 head
2,162 vs last sale 4,815 2,653 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Feeder Cattle Sale last week, comparisons made to two weeks ago. Feeder Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 lower, 500 to 550 lbs 1.00 higher, 550 to 650 lbs Steady, 650 to 700 lbs 4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 650 lbs sold Steady, 650 to 700 lbs 2.00 lower, 800 to 850 lbs 4.00 higher. Good Demand for Several Load Lots and Many Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Moderate to Active Market. The Supply consisted of a mixture of both Weaned and Unweaned Spring Calves, most of which had Spring and Fall Vaccinations, there were several packages that only had Spring Vaccinations that certainly sold on a weaker market. There were many cancellations for today's Sale due to the Weather, many have rescheduled for next week. Next Feeder Cattle Sale December 10, Expecting 4,000 Feeders and 1,000 Bred Cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.06/cwt on 1,511 head.
Average price
$161.06
1,511 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$970
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$19.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.06
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1602161.839741,416
Medium and Large 1-2586152.7589565
Large 1658142.8293930
One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $35 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 sale1,511 hd
161.06
SD average2 barns · 2,362 hd
160.99
+0.06
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

25 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsLarge 1572130.00/cwt130.00–130.0074414
BullsLarge 1533157.00/cwt157.00–157.0083718
BullsLarge 1-2437156.00/cwt156.00–156.0068211
BullsMedium and Large 1703141.00/cwt141.00–141.009916
HeifersLarge 1565135.50/cwt135.50–135.507665
HeifersLarge 1454145.80/cwt143.50–146.5066235
HeifersLarge 1-2386143.00/cwt143.00–143.005527
HeifersMedium and Large 1662132.25/cwt132.00–132.5087514
HeifersMedium and Large 1807145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,17429
HeifersMedium and Large 1432158.19/cwt158.00–158.5068334
HeifersMedium and Large 1528143.95/cwt143.00–148.5076067
HeifersMedium and Large 1572142.48/cwt137.50–144.50815101
HeifersMedium and Large 1492151.28/cwt147.00–153.00744111
HeifersMedium and Large 1621141.73/cwt139.00–144.00880140
SteersLarge 1Full601141.00/cwt141.00–141.008477
SteersLarge 1675143.37/cwt143.00–143.5096823
SteersMedium and Large 1847150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2715
SteersMedium and Large 1384182.16/cwt179.00–186.0069920
SteersMedium and Large 1790145.88/cwt145.75–146.501,15263
SteersMedium and Large 1534170.15/cwt168.00–176.00909134
SteersMedium and Large 1484177.20/cwt172.00–183.00858202
SteersMedium and Large 1574163.70/cwt161.00–167.50940253
SteersMedium and Large 1671155.50/cwt149.00–159.501,043271
SteersMedium and Large 1629156.86/cwt149.75–159.00987468
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586152.75/cwt152.75–152.7589565

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.