Sale reports / South Dakota / Philip Livestock Auction / 2025-09-09

Philip Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Sep 9
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023
Receipts
943 head
716 vs last sale 1,659 131 vs year ago 1,074 · 12.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale not recently reported due to seasonally low receipts, therefore no market comparison may be made. Good Demand in the seats and on the internet for Several Stings, Part Loads and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Tested Open Heifers which sold on a Moderate to Active Market. The entire Offering came off grass and carried Light to Moderate Flesh, with a nice presentation. Today's Supply included the first of the much anticipated Spring Calf Offering and was very well received. The Next Feeder Cattle Sales are September 23 & 30 (expecting just packages on both sales). The Next expected Reported Sale is October 7th, Yearling and Spring Calf Special.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb steers averaged $515.00/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits 9.29 against this barn's trailing median of $524.29.
Average price
$515.00
29 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,137
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+36.30
vs SD average
+60.09 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1415515.002,13729
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale29 hd
515.00
SD average3 barns · 87 hd
478.70
+36.30
National average171 barns · 8,808 hd
454.91
+60.09
This barn, trailing median2 sales
524.29
−9.29
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

17 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950948341.00/cwt341.00–341.003,23354
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900895345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,08877
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000970341.22/cwt335.00–347.003,310520
SteersMedium and Large 1Full850–900862332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,86621
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700667377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,5183
HeifersLarge 11050–11001,063302.00/cwt302.00–302.003,2103
HeifersMedium 1900–950946318.00/cwt318.00–318.003,0086
HeifersMedium 1800–850846330.50/cwt330.50–330.502,79610
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6724
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000980318.80/cwt315.00–326.503,12460
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950920329.48/cwt327.50–330.503,03184
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700659377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4886
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421437.41/cwt435.00–440.001,84142
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850843346.70/cwt343.00–350.502,92343
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900871332.13/cwt324.00–335.502,89345
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,13729
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350303515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5606

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.