Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last Feeder Cattle Sale was three weeks ago, therefore no market comparison will be made. Good Demand for Several Load Lots and Several Part Loads and Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which Sold on a Moderate to Active Market. Today's Offering consisted mostly of Home Raised Cattle, most of which were fully vaccinated and weaned a long time. Significant movement in the futures market over the last several days sure had an impact on the Market. High quality cattle carrying light Flesh sold on an Active Market while Cattle with a little less frame or a little more flesh sold on a Slow to Moderate Market. Moisture is still needed over a large part of the area and will be something to pay attention to in the coming weeks. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is April 29.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.20/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −121.06 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$344.20

91 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$40.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.56

vs SD average

−10.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	352.78	1,964	71
Medium and Large 2	511	317.50	1,622	5thin
Medium 1	591	312.50	1,847	15thin

One grade step is worth $40.28/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale91 hd

344.20

—

SD average4 barns · 478 hd

367.77

−23.56

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−10.10

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−121.06

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

21 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 1-2	400–450	431	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	328.79/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,937	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	280.96/cwt	268.50–282.00	2,200	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	363.35/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,700	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	340.51/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,808	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	351.06/cwt	333.00–357.00	2,141	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	306.08/cwt	296.00–307.00	2,547	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	315.50/cwt	306.00–318.00	1,959	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	596	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,937	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,912	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	369.21/cwt	360.00–384.00	1,949	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	850	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,185	27
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	591	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,847	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,528	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	330.74/cwt	323.00–334.00	2,246	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,496	132

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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