Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 450 Steady, 450 to 500 5.00 to 7.00 higher, 500 to 600 Steady, 600 to 650 4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 450 to 600 Steady, other classes of Feeder Heifers were lightly tested. Moderate to Good Demand for several Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Strong, Active Market. 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, were clean, open haired cattle, and had Spring and Fall vaccinations. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is a Weaned Calf Special December 3rd, expecting 2,000 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.08/cwt on 414 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −139.19 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$326.08

414 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

vs SD average

+16.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	326.47	1,786	409
Large 1	593	294.00	1,743	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.47/cwt here — about $42 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 sale414 hd

326.08

—

SD average8 barns · 6,460 hd

323.21

+2.86

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+16.82

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−139.19

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

28 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 1Unweaned	700–750	708	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,848	6
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,036	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,331	9
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	596	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,603	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,231	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,353	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	1,953	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,135	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	324.56/cwt	323.00–326.00	1,808	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	362.67/cwt	355.00–375.50	1,748	236
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,820	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	408.75/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,516	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	677	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	382.74/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,650	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	671	278.56/cwt	278.00–279.00	1,869	14
Steers	Large 1	550–600	593	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	478	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	322.96/cwt	321.00–326.00	1,541	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	328.54/cwt	321.00–336.00	1,761	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,378	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	297.45/cwt	293.00–299.00	1,698	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	310.76/cwt	302.00–321.00	1,594	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	350–400	356	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,463	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	250–300	299	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	777	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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