Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 450 to 700 40.00 to 55.00 lower, Feeder Heifers 450 to 650 20.00 to 35.00 lower, 950 to 1000 20.00 lower. Moderate to Good Demand in the Seats and Good Demand on the Internet for Several Strings, Many Load Lots, and Many Part Loads and Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Moderate Market at first, transitioning into a bit more Active Market as the sale progressed and the Nearby Futures markets closed only slightly down as opposed to the free fall of the futures market over the last several days. The entire Offering came off grass and carried Light to Moderate Flesh. The presentation was attractive and the weigh-up mostly favorable with a few calves showing some mud and tagg from the moisture over the weekend. Nearly all the Spring Calves were fully vaccinated with both Spring and Fall vaccinations and came straight off the cow. In 16 years of Market Reporting I don't believe I have ever seen a market transition of this magnitude. Everyone from the buyers and sellers to the sale managers hopes this Futures Market will soon find some footing and moderate the swings. The Next Sale is October 29, a Weighup Cow and Bull Special; November 1 is the Annual Stock Cow and Bred Heifer Special; The next Feeder Cattle Sale is November 4, expecting 7,000 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.80/cwt on 2,524 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −26.46 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$438.80

2,524 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$619

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

$128.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.48

vs SD average

+9.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	440.74	2,454	2,434
Medium 1	551	410.00	2,259	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	405.00	2,244	42
Large 1	578	390.00	2,254	13thin
Large 1-2	587	312.50	1,834	17thin

One grade step is worth $128.24/cwt here — about $619 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 sale2,524 hd

438.80

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SD average10 barns · 13,812 hd

469.28

−30.48

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+9.08

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−26.46

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

43 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	600–650	608	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,976	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	415.08/cwt	405.00–442.50	1,747	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	496.29/cwt	492.50–500.00	1,926	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	496.89/cwt	470.00–522.50	2,345	390
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	527.66/cwt	480.00–537.00	2,285	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	418.32/cwt	405.00–442.50	2,209	455
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	348.70/cwt	344.00–352.00	2,197	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	394.63/cwt	362.50–410.00	2,245	576
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	448.78/cwt	420.00–479.00	2,154	446
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	395.81/cwt	370.00–417.50	2,502	1,158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	461.40/cwt	425.00–501.00	2,427	877
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	553.88/cwt	520.00–595.00	2,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	381.36/cwt	362.00–399.00	2,567	646
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	415	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,809	60
Steers	Large 1	550–600	578	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,254	13
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	644	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,174	6
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	536	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,077	7
Steers	Large 1	650–700	694	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,415	8
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	384	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	429.10/cwt	407.00–450.00	2,463	1,557
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,244	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,127	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,137	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,268	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	474	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,185	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	426.43/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,996	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	381.53/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,969	34
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	12
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	480	457.78/cwt	457.50–458.00	2,197	11
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	551	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,259	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	719	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,409	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,985	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,933	9
Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	394	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,359	6
Steers	Large 1	600–650	637	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,249	8
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	587	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,834	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	567	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,800	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	541	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	354	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,487	9

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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