Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 450 to 550 4.00 to 8.00 higher, 550 to 600 4.00 higher, 600 to 700 8.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 450 to 550 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 600 to 650 5.00 higher, 850 to 900 Steady. Very Good Demand for Several Long Strings and Many Load Lots and Packages which sold on a Strong, Active Market. There were lots of buyers in the seats consisting of the regular crown in addition to several order buyers and farmer feeders who do not regularly attend. Nearly the entire Offering consisted of Spring Born Calves coming straight off the cow, carrying Light to Moderate Flesh, were clean, open haired cattle and had both Spring and Fall vaccinations. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is October 22, Expecting 5,500 Head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.62/cwt on 2,319 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −151.64 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$313.62

2,319 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$33.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs SD average

+14.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	314.88	1,746	2,199
Large 1	579	291.45	1,687	109
Large 1-2	547	281.00	1,537	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.88/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale2,319 hd

313.62

—

SD average6 barns · 6,029 hd

318.03

−4.41

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

+14.29

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−151.64

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

39 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	550–600	594	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	295.82/cwt	287.50–304.00	1,293	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,084	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	396.43/cwt	390.00–409.00	1,491	58
Steers	Large 1	400–450	430	348.03/cwt	336.00–355.00	1,497	50
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,241	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,641	10
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	294.54/cwt	282.50–299.00	1,944	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	309.50/cwt	298.50–318.00	1,777	1,204
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	289.51/cwt	287.00–290.50	1,708	48
Steers	Large 1	550–600	579	291.45/cwt	276.00–298.00	1,687	109
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,533	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	297.46/cwt	287.00–307.50	1,847	948
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	342.41/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,609	702
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	547	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	327.75/cwt	309.00–339.00	1,429	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	236.58/cwt	230.00–238.00	2,037	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	269.37/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,522	17
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	367	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,369	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	323.01/cwt	308.00–333.00	1,705	947
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	373.67/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,584	395
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	395.24/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,308	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	561	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	512	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,306	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	336.43/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,467	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	320.88/cwt	318.00–322.50	1,502	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	412.74/cwt	402.50–417.00	1,391	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	291.48/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,530	701
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,322	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	282.53/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,619	632
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,662	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	350.85/cwt	322.00–360.00	1,330	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	308.51/cwt	293.00–317.00	1,444	171
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	531	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,444	6
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	483	281.99/cwt	281.00–283.00	1,362	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	7

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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