Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 400 to 450 Steady, 450 to 550 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 550 to 650 Steady, other classes of Feeder Steers not well compared; Feeder Heifers under 500 Steady to 2.00 higher, 500 to 600 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 800 to 850 3.00 higher, other classes of Feeder Heifers not well compared. Very Good Demand for Several Long Strings, and Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Strong, Active Market. The vast majority of the Offering was Spring born calves carrying Light to Moderate Flesh and had both Spring and Fall vaccinations. Much of the Offering were clean open haired cattle with a very attractive presentation. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is November 5th, expecting 5,500 Spring Calves. Remember to Vote on Election Day!

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.84/cwt on 2,874 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −142.42 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$322.84

2,874 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$24.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs SD average

+22.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	323.26	1,775	2,822
Large 1	585	302.00	1,767	24
Medium and Large 1-2	535	298.75	1,598	28

One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale2,874 hd

322.84

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SD average11 barns · 12,107 hd

320.05

+2.79

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

+22.15

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−142.42

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

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	6
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	582	272.63/cwt	270.50–279.00	1,587	79
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	918	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	2,137	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	291.85/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,620	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	353.76/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,546	20
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	652	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,819	20
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	287.48/cwt	277.00–289.50	1,817	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	294.75/cwt	291.00–297.50	1,945	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	300.78/cwt	292.00–308.50	1,889	669
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,183	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	314.29/cwt	306.00–324.50	1,798	1,499
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	298.75/cwt	298.00–299.00	1,598	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	371.26/cwt	345.00–387.50	1,415	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	311	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	980	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,290	53
Steers	Large 1	450–500	477	326.58/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,558	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	408.70/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,341	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	390.36/cwt	382.00–410.00	1,511	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	374.62/cwt	357.50–402.00	1,611	606
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	354.76/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,682	837
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	334.13/cwt	307.00–346.00	1,744	1,301
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	482	284.66/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,372	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	311	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	746	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,120	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	273.30/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,697	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	592	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,723	22
Steers	Large 1	550–600	585	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,767	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,129	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,162	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	6
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	520	284.24/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,478	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	351.49/cwt	331.00–367.50	1,290	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	307.19/cwt	298.00–314.00	1,471	352
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	326.91/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,389	485
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	282.20/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,318	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	2,058	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	299.40/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,599	499

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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