Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 400 to 450 Steady to 3.00 higher, 450 to 550 Steady, 550 to 700 Steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 400 to 550 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 550 to 600 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 800 to 850 2.00 higher. Good Demand for Several Long Strings and Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market. The Offering consisted largely of reputation, high quality calves in a very attractive presentation. The Entire Offering consisted of Home Raised Cattle with Spring and Fall vaccinations and no tagg. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is November 12, expecting 6,000 Head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.01/cwt on 1,464 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −140.25 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$325.01

1,464 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.82

vs SD average

+23.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	325.01	1,796	1,464

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1,464 hd

325.01

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SD average10 barns · 9,202 hd

318.19

+6.82

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

+23.16

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−140.25

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

34 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 1Full	600–650	648	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,724	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	285.60/cwt	275.50–290.50	1,608	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	329.06/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,392	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	305.69/cwt	293.00–321.00	1,473	198
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	998	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	297.95/cwt	293.00–300.50	2,029	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	301.68/cwt	288.00–312.50	1,889	595
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	381.91/cwt	342.00–390.00	1,390	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	331.50/cwt	313.00–344.00	1,774	885
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	357.68/cwt	341.00–364.00	1,692	307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	315.35/cwt	304.00–327.50	1,829	566
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	667	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,861	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	708	278.31/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,970	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,538	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	299.75/cwt	288.00–318.00	1,574	314
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,794	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	379.51/cwt	363.00–399.00	1,624	243
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	543	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,651	13
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	815	237.70/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,937	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,071	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	493	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	994	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,192	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	424	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,480	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	520	321.93/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,674	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	639	272.85/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,744	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	331.31/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,093	16

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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