Sale reports / South Dakota / Philip Livestock Auction / 2025-10-14

Philip Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Oct 14
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023
Receipts
7,995 head
5,775 vs last sale 2,220 422 vs year ago 7,573 · +5.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 400 to 450 20.00 to 30.00 higher, 450 to 600 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 600 to 650 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 450 to 650 10.00 to 20.00 higher, 900 to 1000 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very Good Demand in the seats and on the Internet for Several Long Strings, Many Load Lots, and Many Part Loads and Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which all sold on a Very Active Market that gained Strength throughout the Sale. Nearly the entire Offering came off grass and carried Light to Moderate Flesh. The presentation was very attractive with clean, open haired cattle with no tagg and a favorable weighup; nearly all the Spring Calves were fully vaccinated with both Spring and Fall shots. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is October 21, expecting 5,500 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $509.95/cwt on 2,225 head. That ranks 5 of 4 comparable sales and sits +44.69 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.
Average price
$509.95
2,225 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$590
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$67.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.57
vs SD average
+40.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554512.712,8411,984
Medium and Large 1-2522499.382,606129
Medium 1554476.352,63897
Large 1560465.002,6046thin
Medium and Large 2-3506445.002,2529thin
One grade step is worth $67.71/cwt here — about $590 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales
510464418373median 465.2601/2002/1002/2407/2807/28
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 sale2,225 hd
509.95
SD average5 barns · 5,601 hd
497.39
+12.57
National average176 barns · 29,227 hd
469.04
+40.91
This barn, trailing median4 sales
465.26
+44.69
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

48 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
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,028324.50/cwt324.50–324.503,33613
HeifersLarge 1550–600569417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,37617
HeifersLarge 1450–500473455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,15221
SteersLarge 1550–600560465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,6046
SteersLarge 1450–500484515.57/cwt515.00–516.002,49543
SteersLarge 1350–400373605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,2575
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000988330.11/cwt329.50–333.003,26135
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900877340.46/cwt339.50–341.002,98614
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573444.79/cwt420.00–456.002,549561
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300286700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,00210
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331673.20/cwt660.00–700.002,22812
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400393567.60/cwt540.00–580.002,23158
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950916336.65/cwt335.50–339.003,08482
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426527.74/cwt495.00–580.002,248245
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550535461.68/cwt430.00–477.002,470352
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427613.67/cwt585.00–645.002,620128
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479559.18/cwt540.00–602.002,678679
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481485.21/cwt450.00–506.002,334589
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700670392.36/cwt390.00–395.002,629148
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650619425.40/cwt407.50–430.002,633449
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524531.42/cwt502.50–557.002,785825
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600576500.54/cwt485.00–520.002,8831,127
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370640.06/cwt620.00–670.002,36862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450442447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,97810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550544387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,10815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400369512.87/cwt510.00–520.001,89222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650613382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,3455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650603425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,56311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512505.86/cwt490.00–511.002,59099
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,6975
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650625455.77/cwt431.00–474.002,8491,016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433550.47/cwt537.50–562.502,38426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600554478.00/cwt478.00–478.002,64830
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550506445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2529
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450433520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,2526
SteersMedium and Large 3-4600–650633162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0298
SteersMedium 1500–550547482.55/cwt475.00–496.002,64053
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600571460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,62723
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550543457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,4829
SteersMedium and Large 1Full950–1000959342.00/cwt342.00–342.003,2808
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750712411.08/cwt392.00–419.002,927176
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700665446.64/cwt408.00–458.502,970513
SteersLarge 1Unweaned600–650614424.80/cwt424.00–425.002,60826
SteersMedium 1550–600562468.88/cwt455.00–475.002,63544
HeifersMedium 1550–600563415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3368
HeifersMedium 1500–550545412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,24814
HeifersMedium 1400–450441475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,09521
SteersMedium 1450–500497490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,4359

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.