Sale reports / South Dakota / Philip Livestock Auction / 2019-12-17

Philip Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Dec 17
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023
Receipts
2,170 head
1,130 vs last sale 3,300 2,170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 550 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 550 to 650 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 650 to 700 2.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 400 3.00 lower, 400 to 450 Steady, 450 to 650 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 650 to 700 3.00 lower. Good Demand for a smaller offering of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on an Active Market. The majority of the Supply consisted of Spring Calves with Spring and Fall vaccinations and approximately half of the supply was Weaned and half was not. This was the Final Sale of 2019, the next Sale is January 7, Bred Cow and Feeder Cattle Special, January 14 is the next Feeder Cattle Special, expecting 4,000 Head. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.27/cwt on 663 head.
Average price
$158.27
663 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$332
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$19.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.18
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1611158.82970644
Large 11,019139.511,4228thin
Medium and Large 1-2933139.501,30211thin
One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about −$332 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 sale663 hd
158.27
SD average9 barns · 21,899 hd
157.09
+1.18
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

24 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
BullsMedium and Large 1675138.00/cwt138.00–138.0093211
HeifersLarge 11,058138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4603
HeifersLarge 11,027137.41/cwt137.00–138.001,4115
HeifersLarge 1539138.00/cwt138.00–138.007448
HeifersLarge 1630135.31/cwt135.00–135.5085216
HeifersMedium and Large 1376152.00/cwt152.00–152.005725
SteersMedium and Large 1625157.10/cwt153.50–161.00982221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2933139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,30211
SteersLarge 11,019139.51/cwt139.00–140.001,4228
SteersMedium and Large 1977141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3783
SteersMedium and Large 1442175.00/cwt175.00–175.007749
SteersMedium and Large 1486171.19/cwt169.50–172.0083219
HeifersMedium and Large 1529149.07/cwt143.50–150.00789100
HeifersMedium and Large 1568146.53/cwt140.00–151.50832296
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2906130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1789
SteersMedium and Large 1530163.31/cwt161.50–168.0086622
SteersMedium and Large 1565166.87/cwt162.00–172.00943169
SteersMedium and Large 1656151.82/cwt150.00–153.25996201
HeifersMedium and Large 1981135.55/cwt134.00–139.501,3307
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623134.59/cwt134.00–135.5083815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2745131.50/cwt131.50–131.5098023
HeifersMedium and Large 1482150.32/cwt148.00–156.0072527
HeifersMedium and Large 1659135.50/cwt135.50–135.5089331
HeifersMedium and Large 1434153.22/cwt152.00–154.0066542

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.