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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 350 to 450 15.00 to 20.00 higher, 450 to 550 10.00 to 15.00 lower, 550 to 700 5.00 to 10.00 lower, Feeder Heifers under 450 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 450 to 600 Steady to 5.00 lower, 600 to 650 10.00 higher. Good Demand in the seats and on the internet for Several Long Strings and Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which sold on an Active Market. Nearly the entire Offering came off grass and straight off the cow and carried Light to Moderate Flesh. All the Spring Calves were fully vaccinated with shots both Spring and Fall. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is November 18.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.95/cwt on 2,278 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −14.31 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$450.95

2,278 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$49.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.14

vs SD average

+26.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	454.19	2,528	2,024
Medium 1	540	439.94	2,376	86
Medium and Large 1-2	544	425.39	2,315	86
Medium 1-2	532	425.00	2,261	20
Large 1	577	404.38	2,334	62

One grade step is worth $49.81/cwt here — about $193 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 sale2,278 hd

450.95

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SD average9 barns · 10,701 hd

437.81

+13.14

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+26.08

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−14.31

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

33 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	450–500	493	404.83/cwt	396.00–417.50	1,996	88
Steers	Large 1	550–600	590	398.49/cwt	386.00–411.00	2,351	52
Steers	Large 1	450–500	498	472.48/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,353	14
Steers	Large 1	500–550	511	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,223	10
Steers	Large 1	600–650	620	379.08/cwt	367.50–386.00	2,350	48
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	416.02/cwt	394.00–437.50	2,625	907
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	390.08/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,411	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	424.02/cwt	390.00–449.00	2,235	444
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	439.27/cwt	419.00–465.00	2,530	1,319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	449.46/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,157	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	536.89/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,314	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	507.80/cwt	490.00–542.50	2,417	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	389.13/cwt	387.50–392.00	2,584	391
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	482.11/cwt	450.00–509.50	2,507	705
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	407.51/cwt	380.00–429.00	2,294	553
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,214	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,331	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	484.66/cwt	477.00–490.00	2,137	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	451.24/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,963	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	508	486.99/cwt	472.50–492.50	2,474	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	598.14/cwt	595.00–610.00	2,339	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	437.87/cwt	435.00–439.00	1,913	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	428.57/cwt	422.50–431.00	2,310	69
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	603	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,243	47
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	540	439.94/cwt	437.50–452.50	2,376	86
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	416	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,049	28
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	532	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,261	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	493.81/cwt	487.50–512.50	1,946	70

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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