Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last Feeder Cattle Sale was three weeks ago, therefore no market comparison may be made. Very Good Demand for Several Load Lots and Many Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Strong, Active Market. There were several new buyers in attendance and nearly all buyers got something bought. The entire Offering was Home Raised and carried Light to Moderate Flesh, with the vast majority suitable for grass. Much of the area has experienced unseasonably warm, dry weather and the cattle were clean and open haired with a very attractive presentation. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is April 16.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $330.58/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −134.68 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$330.58

98 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$21.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.99

vs SD average

+12.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	332.56	1,856	89
Medium and Large 1-2	524	311.00	1,630	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.56/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.22, low $386.56, median $465.26 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale98 hd

330.58

—

SD average6 barns · 1,539 hd

335.57

−4.99

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

+12.29

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−134.68

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

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	Large 1	700–750	700	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,722	5
Steers	Large 1	600–650	648	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,879	28
Steers	Large 1	750–800	775	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,031	73
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	528	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,579	6
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	737	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	309.38/cwt	298.00–311.00	1,958	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	280.70/cwt	280.50–283.00	1,813	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,921	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	275.42/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,829	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	303.16/cwt	302.00–303.50	1,761	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	286.71/cwt	270.00–292.00	2,093	269
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	258.75/cwt	258.75–258.75	2,150	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,821	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	320.28/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,390	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	307.18/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,607	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	348.92/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,821	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	334.66/cwt	324.50–337.00	1,958	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	308.61/cwt	287.00–320.00	2,052	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,244	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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