Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 400 to 500 5.00 to 15.00 higher, 500 to 700 15.00 to 20.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 500 to 650 5.00 to 15.00 higher, 650 to 700 20.00 higher. Good Demand for Several Long Strings and Many Load Lots, Part Loads, and Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Moderate Market at first but Strengthened to an Active to Very Active Market as the sale progressed, despite the Futures Contracts Closing significantly lower after yesterday's Close in the Green. Overall there was a much more optimistic attitude by both buyers and sellers as compared to last week. The entire Offering came off grass and straight off the cow and carried Light to Moderate Flesh. The presentation was very attractive with many reputation cattle in the Offering. All the Spring Calves were fully vaccinated with shots both Spring and Fall. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is November 11, expecting 7,000 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.88/cwt on 1,531 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −9.38 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$455.88

1,531 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$717

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$97.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.08

vs SD average

+36.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	462.57	2,585	1,337
Medium 1	517	437.50	2,262	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	432.90	2,234	72
Large 1-2	556	412.81	2,296	34
Large 1	574	402.23	2,308	37
Medium and Large 2-3	512	365.00	1,869	40

One grade step is worth $97.57/cwt here — about $717 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale1,531 hd

455.88

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SD average10 barns · 9,183 hd

463.96

−8.08

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

+36.78

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−9.38

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

41 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	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	12
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	590	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,024	14
Steers	Large 1	550–600	587	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,304	29
Steers	Large 1	650–700	691	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,419	15
Steers	Large 1	500–550	526	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,301	8
Steers	Large 1	450–500	495	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,289	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	378.69/cwt	362.50–381.00	2,537	288
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	471.45/cwt	425.00–493.00	2,079	343
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	423.33/cwt	392.50–452.50	2,206	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	446.24/cwt	422.50–470.00	2,566	916
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	456.60/cwt	421.00–481.00	2,201	339
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	517	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,425	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	414.91/cwt	390.00–430.50	2,780	694
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	498.09/cwt	458.00–516.00	2,610	421
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	515.06/cwt	485.00–555.00	2,256	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	352.52/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,186	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,281	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	526.70/cwt	472.50–549.00	2,439	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	432.90/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,234	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	403.38/cwt	391.00–413.00	2,904	416
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	547.09/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,008	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,869	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	427.31/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,641	735
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	431	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	833	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	418	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	482.16/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,880	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	627	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,715	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	410.69/cwt	376.00–425.00	2,320	631
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	621	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,956	18
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	416.27/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,977	25
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	584	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,418	7
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	549	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,265	27
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	647	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,281	5
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	517	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,262	11

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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