Sale reports / South Dakota / Philip Livestock Auction / 2021-04-20

Philip Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Apr 20
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023
Receipts
2,427 head
590 vs last sale 1,837 1,073 vs year ago 1,354 · +79.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder Steers under 650 Steady, 650 to 700 Steady to 1.00 lower, 700 to 800 4.00 to 6.00 lower, Feeder Heifers 550 to 600 Steady, 600 to 650 Steady to 1.00 lower, 650 to 800 Steady. Good Demand for Several Long Strings, Pot Loads, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which sold on a Moderate to Active Market. Much of the Supply carried Light Flesh with a favorable weigh-up. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is May 11.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.68/cwt on 1,091 head.
Average price
$139.68
1,091 head · 688 lb average
Value per head Derived
$962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.59
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485146.8071323
Medium and Large 1698139.879761,032
Medium and Large 2518135.006999thin
Medium and Large 2-3547128.0070027
One grade step is worth $18.80/cwt here — about $13 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 sale1,091 hd
139.68
SD average6 barns · 6,477 hd
135.09
+4.59
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

29 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
SteersMedium and Large 1Full530174.65/cwt174.50–175.0092639
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full629136.00/cwt136.00–136.008555
HeifersMedium and Large 1646141.00/cwt141.00–141.0091131
HeifersMedium and Large 1801128.25/cwt128.25–128.251,02742
HeifersMedium and Large 1490159.04/cwt152.00–161.50779120
HeifersMedium and Large 1589151.31/cwt148.00–158.00891121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement891130.99/cwt129.00–133.001,167118
SteersMedium and Large 1642166.01/cwt165.50–169.501,066106
HeifersMedium and Large 1725134.81/cwt132.75–139.25977266
HeifersMedium and Large 1676141.12/cwt139.50–149.00954130
HeifersMedium and Large 1766132.93/cwt131.00–136.001,018170
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565164.00/cwt164.00–164.0092714
SteersMedium and Large 1732146.37/cwt145.50–154.001,071173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420172.00/cwt172.00–172.007226
HeifersMedium and Large 1891125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,11412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0329
SteersMedium and Large 1677157.20/cwt156.25–159.001,064182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2404155.00/cwt155.00–155.0062610
HeifersMedium and Large 1400162.00/cwt162.00–162.0064817
HeifersMedium and Large 2518135.00/cwt135.00–135.006999
SteersMedium and Large 1551178.00/cwt178.00–178.0098116
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006147
SteersMedium and Large 1764140.82/cwt140.50–141.501,076112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3626128.50/cwt128.50–128.5080428
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570128.00/cwt128.00–128.0073020
SteersMedium and Large 2-3487137.00/cwt137.00–137.0066725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2548140.50/cwt140.50–140.5077013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527162.47/cwt162.00–163.0085613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2644148.00/cwt148.00–148.0095315

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.