Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 400 to 450 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 450 to 500 Steady, 500 to 550 8.00 higher, 550 to 600 Steady, 600 to 650 10.00 higher, 650 to 700 Steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 400 Steady, 400 to 500 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 600 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Very Good Demand for several Long Strings, Load Lots, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Strong, Active Market. Much of the Offering was weaned for at least 45 days with Spring and Fall vaccinations. This was the final Feeder Cattle Sale of 2021, the Next Feeder Cattle Sale is January 11. Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.01/cwt on 1,833 head.

Average price

$188.01

1,833 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$59.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.23

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	191.60	1,114	1,596
Medium and Large 1-2	510	182.36	930	36
Large 1	602	171.79	1,034	134
Medium and Large 2-3	524	141.00	739	46
Medium and Large 3	455	132.00	601	21

One grade step is worth $59.60/cwt here — about $513 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 sale1,833 hd

188.01

—

SD average9 barns · 20,872 hd

177.78

+10.23

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 1Fleshy	—	506	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	820	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	510	146.85/cwt	145.00–153.00	749	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	193.48/cwt	190.00–199.00	700	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,150	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	458	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	177.35/cwt	173.50–179.25	1,273	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	228.13/cwt	226.00–230.50	849	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,307	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	184.74/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,046	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	207.64/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,015	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	739	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	173.08/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,148	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	199.56/cwt	193.00–208.50	1,056	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	186.03/cwt	179.00–189.25	1,166	395
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	822	6
Steers	Large 1	—	533	183.57/cwt	182.00–184.00	978	23
Steers	Large 1	—	587	175.84/cwt	168.00–178.50	1,032	46
Steers	Large 1	—	657	166.39/cwt	165.50–166.50	1,093	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	230.28/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,013	66
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	173.44/cwt	161.50–180.00	983	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	614	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	197.25/cwt	197.25–197.25	1,164	98
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	584	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	937	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	531	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	464	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	886	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	466	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	722	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	156.47/cwt	154.50–163.00	1,053	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	186.43/cwt	175.00–190.50	776	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	179.54/cwt	171.00–183.00	846	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	176.45/cwt	165.00–183.00	910	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	160.42/cwt	157.00–165.00	990	227

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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