Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago Feeder Steers under 550 Steady, 550 to 600 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 600 to 700 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 700 to 800 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 800 to 850 4.00 higher, 850 to 900 6.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 600 mostly Steady, 600 to 650 4.00 higher, 650 to 800 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Very Good Demand for several Load Lots and Many Part Loads and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market. Much of the Offering was Home Raised, carried Light to Moderate Flesh, were Vaccinated both Spring and Fall and had been weaned for a long time. There were numerous buyers competing for several sets of High Quality Replacement Heifers. Today's Feeder Cattle Sale was held in conjunction with a Premier Angus Seed Stock Sale featuring several sets of Highly Reputable Replacement Heifers which are denoted in this report as being sold by the Head. This was a very snappy sale from the weigh-ups, through the Feeder Cattle, and on through the Bull Sale with a Very Strong Market enjoyed by the producers who brought cattle to sell as well as strong optimism from the buyers who are all vying for possession. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 18th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.12/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −108.97 against this barn's trailing median of $443.09.

Average price

$334.12

105 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.79

vs SD average

+27.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	334.12	1,781	105

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $455.98, low $393.00, median $443.09 across 5 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 sale105 hd

334.12

—

SD average6 barns · 1,287 hd

318.33

+15.79

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

+27.11

This barn, trailing median5 sales

443.09

−108.97

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

29 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	800–850	803	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,903	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	324.76/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,799	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	338.60/cwt	338.50–340.00	1,771	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	298.74/cwt	297.50–301.00	1,900	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	280.57/cwt	278.00–282.00	2,132	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	280.36/cwt	278.00–281.50	2,349	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	360.37/cwt	357.00–364.00	2,069	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,175	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	292.74/cwt	285.00–296.00	2,275	203
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	599	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,013	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,383	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,132	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,131	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	803	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	787	2,709.11/head	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,709	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	857	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	663	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	290.64/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,971	172
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	739	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,143	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	368.58/cwt	362.50–382.50	1,548	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,037	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	764	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,292	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	718	302.60/cwt	301.00–308.00	2,173	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	644	324.04/cwt	316.00–337.50	2,087	149

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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