Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last Feeder Cattle sale was 3 weeks ago therefore no comparison may be made. Good Demand for many load lots and several packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which sold on a Very Strong Market. Nearly the entire Offering was Home Raised, very attractive, unweaned, had Spring and Fall vaccinations, and carried light to moderate flesh. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is December 7, Weaned Calf Special, Expecting 3,500 Head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.31/cwt on 1,140 head.

Average price

$190.31

1,140 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.49

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	190.96	1,051	1,097
Medium and Large 1-2	463	188.93	874	18thin
Large 1	667	163.00	1,087	25

One grade step is worth $27.96/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale1,140 hd

190.31

—

SD average2 barns · 2,301 hd

176.82

+13.49

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

25 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 1	—	910	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,392	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	165.13/cwt	164.50–166.00	1,044	48
Steers	Large 1	—	768	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,229	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,321	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	1,034	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	207.28/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,005	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	218.59/cwt	218.00–221.00	964	113
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	494	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	795	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	173.35/cwt	172.00–173.50	1,146	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.18/cwt	171.00–172.25	820	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	187.75/cwt	183.00–193.00	884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	763	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	441	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	847	5
Steers	Large 1	—	503	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	920	6
Steers	Large 1	—	663	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,014	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	164.01/cwt	160.00–165.50	856	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	182.30/cwt	170.50–188.25	1,054	460
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	162.21/cwt	153.00–165.00	915	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	634	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,068	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	691	9

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.

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