Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 450 Steady to 4.00 higher, 450 to 500 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 500 to 600 6.00 to 8.00 lower, 600 to 650 2.00 lower, 650 to 700 Steady to 4.00 lower, Feeder Heifers under 400 6.00 lower, 400 to 500 8.00 to 10.00 lower, 500 to 550 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 550 to 600 Steady, 600 to 650 3.00 lower. Very Good Demand for several long strings and many load lots and packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Moderate to Active Market. Much of the Offering was Home Raised, had Spring and Fall Vaccinations, and carried Light to Moderate Flesh. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is November 16, Regular Cattle Sale and Spring Calf Special, Expecting 1,000 Head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.55/cwt on 3,490 head.

Average price

$175.55

3,490 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$15.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	175.93	982	3,326
Medium and Large 1-2	475	170.33	808	104
Large 1	551	164.81	908	48
Medium and Large 2	372	160.00	594	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $388 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 sale3,490 hd

175.55

—

SD average10 barns · 31,667 hd

172.95

+2.60

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

36 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	Medium and Large 1Full	—	536	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	713	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	856	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	148.18/cwt	148.00–148.50	1,390	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,244	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	162.63/cwt	159.00–170.00	686	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	204.67/cwt	191.00–216.00	868	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	168.70/cwt	154.25–175.50	1,110	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	189.92/cwt	178.50–195.25	915	467
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	168.45/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,043	482
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	176.44/cwt	168.00–185.50	930	851
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	792	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	171.23/cwt	164.00–177.50	986	1,035
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	684	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	843	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	160.84/cwt	152.50–169.00	758	568
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	539	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	911	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	574	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	878	9
Steers	Large 1	—	690	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,032	6
Steers	Large 1	—	531	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	887	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	147.92/cwt	146.25–148.50	1,435	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.96/cwt	149.00–156.00	799	673
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	154.46/cwt	151.00–157.50	867	709
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	176.42/cwt	173.50–183.00	681	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	147.07/cwt	141.00–150.00	913	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	645	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	762	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	742	27

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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