Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 450 Steady, 450 to 500 Steady to 3.00 higher, 500 to 550 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 550 to 600 Steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 400 Steady, 400 to 450 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 450 to 550 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 550 to 600 7.00 higher. Very Good Demand for several Long Strings and Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which all sold on a Strong, Active Market that gained strength throughout the sale. Nearly the entire Offering consisted of Home Raised, Spring born Calves coming straight off the cow and off grass. All Calves carried Light to Moderate Flesh with a clean, open haired, attractive presentation, and had both Spring and Fall vaccinations. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is November 19, expecting 1,000 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.66/cwt on 1,961 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −141.60 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$323.66

1,961 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$22.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs SD average

+18.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	324.28	1,808	1,906
Medium 1	586	304.00	1,781	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	522	302.00	1,576	49

One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about $232 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 sale1,961 hd

323.66

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SD average9 barns · 7,176 hd

322.09

+1.58

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+18.22

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−141.60

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

32 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	500–550	524	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,528	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	526	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,436	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	487	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,403	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	313.08/cwt	295.00–323.00	1,625	614
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	290.27/cwt	282.00–298.50	1,657	685
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,373	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	400.61/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,310	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	318.25/cwt	308.00–326.50	1,827	1,281
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,401	9
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	683	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,827	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	336.64/cwt	320.00–351.00	1,764	625
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	600–650	639	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	323.80/cwt	311.00–332.00	1,554	391
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	384.33/cwt	360.00–402.00	1,626	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	303.85/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,920	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	730	265.34/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,937	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,576	49
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	586	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	335.01/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,437	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	357.14/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,132	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	282.38/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,364	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	413.03/cwt	404.00–422.50	1,532	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,246	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,716	14
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	669	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,632	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	355.39/cwt	346.00–366.00	1,347	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	356.85/cwt	347.00–368.00	1,706	402
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	342.12/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,516	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,967	10
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	499	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,060	8

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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