Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder Steers under 550 3.00 to 4.00 lower, 550 to 600 Steady, 600 to 700 Steady to 3.00 lower, 700 to 750 Steady, Feeder Heifers 400 to 450 2.00 higher, 500 to 550 Steady, 550 to 600 2.00 lower, 600 to 700 Steady, 700 to 750 3.00 higher, 750 to 800 Steady, 800 to 850 3.00 lower. Good Demand for a Long String, Several Load Lots, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which sold on an Active Market. Much of the Offering carried Light to Moderate Flesh and were fully vaccinated. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 23, Expecting 2,000 Head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.50/cwt on 1,494 head.

Average price

$144.50

1,494 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$24.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.47

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	155.78	793	64
Medium and Large 1	653	144.14	942	1,403
Large 1-2	543	140.67	763	15thin
Large 1	676	131.75	891	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.03/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale1,494 hd

144.50

—

SD average7 barns · 12,857 hd

135.03

+9.47

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

35 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	—	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	713	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	923	6
Steers	Large 1	—	973	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,192	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	442	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	690	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	593	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	449	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	145.77/cwt	141.00–149.00	902	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	171.68/cwt	171.50–172.00	879	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	155.75/cwt	153.50–156.50	1,054	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	789	140.02/cwt	136.50–143.25	1,105	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,017	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,027	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	152.37/cwt	147.50–154.00	881	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	162.60/cwt	157.00–166.50	836	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	135.86/cwt	135.75–136.00	971	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,045	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	776	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	790	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	894	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	173.08/cwt	172.00–173.50	760	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	766	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	157.63/cwt	152.00–163.00	921	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	661	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	869	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,134	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	791	121.42/cwt	120.50–122.00	960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	141.12/cwt	140.75–142.75	929	403
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	464	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	862	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,099	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	693	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	131.54/cwt	130.50–132.50	966	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	832	8

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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