Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 600 10.00 to 15.00 lower, 600 to 700 8.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 400 to 450 10.00 to 12.00 lower, 450 to 550 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 550 to 600 10.00 to 15.00 lower, 950 to 1000 Steady, other classes not well compared. Good Demand in the seats and Moderate Demand on the Internet for Many Load Lots and Many Part Loads and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Tested Open Heifers which sold on a Moderate Market initially then transitioned into an Active Market as the sale progressed. 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 weigh-up; nearly all the Spring Calves were fully vaccinated with both Spring and Fall Shots. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is October 28, expecting 8,000 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $493.55/cwt on 1,213 head. That ranks 4 of 4 comparable sales and sits +28.29 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$493.55

1,213 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.49

vs SD average

+35.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	496.01	2,737	1,122
Medium 1	518	477.50	2,473	9thin
Large 1	562	462.03	2,597	25
Medium and Large 1-2	579	461.60	2,673	57

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $64 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 sale1,213 hd

493.55

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SD average7 barns · 6,095 hd

501.04

−7.49

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

+35.41

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

+28.29

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

30 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	Large 1	600–650	637	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,389	16
Steers	Large 1	550–600	598	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,676	11
Steers	Large 1	500–550	534	473.45/cwt	464.00–482.50	2,528	14
Steers	Large 1	650–700	680	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,856	16
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	518	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,473	9
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	450.69/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,348	580
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	483.11/cwt	457.50–495.50	2,773	581
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	3,207	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	550.86/cwt	550.00–552.50	2,099	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	467.32/cwt	444.00–484.50	2,879	758
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	609.18/cwt	600.00–615.00	2,266	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	3,047	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	455.15/cwt	438.00–465.50	2,999	347
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	554.08/cwt	524.50–594.00	2,604	432
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	509.86/cwt	489.00–540.00	2,692	541
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	577.24/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,211	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	520.16/cwt	517.50–525.00	2,247	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	481.58/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,297	426
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	511.08/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,515	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	461.60/cwt	461.50–462.50	2,673	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	865	6
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	388	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,027	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	589	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	395.43/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,452	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	351.23/cwt	350.50–353.50	2,898	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	521.78/cwt	497.50–545.00	2,228	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	423.65/cwt	404.00–444.00	2,428	234

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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