Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 400 to 550 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 550 to 600 5.00 to 6.00 higher, 600 to 650 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 650 to 700 6.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 400 to 500 5.00 to 7.00 higher, 500 to 550 10.00 to 12.00 higher, 550 to 600 6.00 to 8.00 higher, 600 to 650 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Very Good Demand for Many Long Strings, Load Lots, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market. Nearly all of the Offering was Home Raised, fully vaccinated, straight off the cow, and carried light to moderate flesh with favorable weighing conditions. The Next Sale is November 4: Weighup Cow Special; November 7: Bred Cow Special, expecting 2,100 Head; November 10: Spring Calf Special, expecting 11,000 Head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.74/cwt on 5,577 head.

Average price

$159.74

5,577 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$612

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$40.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	160.56	935	5,325
Medium and Large 1-2	460	157.51	724	35
Large 1	556	150.68	838	59
Medium and Large 2	378	141.88	536	112
Medium and Large 2-3	333	123.00	410	18thin
Medium 2-3	269	120.00	323	28

One grade step is worth $40.56/cwt here — about $612 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 sale5,577 hd

159.74

—

SD average11 barns · 26,940 hd

154.36

+5.38

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

37 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
Steers	Large 1	—	590	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	870	24
Steers	Large 1	—	533	152.86/cwt	152.50–154.00	815	35
Heifers	Large 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	19
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	269	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	323	28
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	259	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	275	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.18/cwt	139.50–149.50	846	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.11/cwt	168.00–178.75	832	458
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	159.03/cwt	151.00–167.50	910	1,292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.40/cwt	154.00–170.75	870	1,090
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	555	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	150.44/cwt	147.50–151.75	1,083	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	154.29/cwt	145.50–159.00	969	1,220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	696	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	187.26/cwt	178.00–190.75	816	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	736	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,197	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	152.42/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,020	713
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	475	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.56/cwt	155.00–167.00	716	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.58/cwt	144.00–156.75	800	276
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	133.35/cwt	133.25–134.50	939	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	410	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	525	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.06/cwt	140.00–147.00	746	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	626	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	141.59/cwt	134.50–144.00	876	473
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	137.56/cwt	133.25–142.00	927	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.43/cwt	147.00–156.50	738	300

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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