Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale not recently reported due to seasonally low Supply, therefore no market comparison may be made. Good Demand for several load lots and many packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Very Strong, Active Market. The heavier cattle carried Moderate Flesh while the lighter cattle carried Light to Moderate Flesh, well suited for grass. The next Feeder Cattle sale is May 23.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.23/cwt on 625 head.

Average price

$237.23

625 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$520

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

$54.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.68

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	354	265.00	938	9thin
Medium and Large 1	694	237.08	1,645	605
Medium and Large 2	534	232.50	1,242	6thin
Large 1-2	691	211.00	1,458	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.00/cwt here — about −$520 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 sale625 hd

237.23

—

SD average6 barns · 9,171 hd

221.55

+15.68

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

27 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	—	452	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,209	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	206.04/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,407	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	259.38/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,585	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	255.37/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,489	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	254.91/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,677	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	534	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	473	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,230	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,427	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,384	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,215	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	192.66/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,884	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	276.15/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,408	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	197.76/cwt	192.00–198.50	1,693	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	201.27/cwt	199.50–203.00	1,634	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	256.17/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,312	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,449	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,449	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	938	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	284.93/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,208	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	953	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,176	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	937	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	209.81/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,517	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	269.19/cwt	268.00–272.50	1,295	38
Steers	Large 1-2	—	691	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,458	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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