Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago Feeder Steers 450 to 500 10.00 higher, 550 to 650 Steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 450 to 500 10.00 lower, 500 to 550 10.00 higher, 550 to 600 Steady to 5.00 higher, 600 to 650 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good Demand in the seats and on the Internet for Several Strings and Load Lots, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on an Active Market. Today's Weaned Calf Special featured several loads and packages of weaned calves but the majority was straight off the cow. Flesh conditions mostly ranged from Light to Moderate Plus with many of the cattle being clean and open haired. Nearly the entire Offering was Home Raised and had both Spring and Fall Vaccinations. Next Week Features a Bred Cow Sale, Two Weeks has a few calves and Bred Cows, December 20th is the Schaack Ranch Maternal Gems Female Sale. Likely the next reported Feeder Cattle Sale will Be January 6. Merry Christmas and Have a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $442.00/cwt on 493 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −23.27 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$442.00

493 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$74.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs SD average

+12.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	445.47	2,561	470
Medium 1	583	371.00	2,163	23

One grade step is worth $74.47/cwt here — about $399 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 sale493 hd

442.00

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SD average2 barns · 605 hd

435.40

+6.60

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

+12.85

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

−23.27

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

28 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	450–500	459	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,744	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	381.82/cwt	375.00–386.00	2,711	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	400.58/cwt	379.00–403.50	2,644	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	628	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,041	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	659	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	445.47/cwt	435.00–456.00	2,561	470
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	402.42/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,588	302
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,558	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,457	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	494.74/cwt	487.50–497.50	2,355	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	722	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,527	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	620	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,548	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	388.33/cwt	350.00–398.00	2,419	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	301.06/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,598	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	388.87/cwt	365.00–399.00	2,185	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	413.09/cwt	401.00–414.00	2,189	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	396.45/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,923	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	433	384.64/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,665	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	839	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,139	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	5
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	583	371.00/cwt	355.00–389.00	2,163	23
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	521	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,824	14
Steers	Medium 1Full	400–450	421	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,772	5

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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