Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last reported sale was three weeks ago, therefore no market comparison may be made. Very Good Demand for Several Strings, Load Lots, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which all sold on a Strong, Active Market throughout the entire sale. The Offering consisted nearly entirely of Home Raised Cattle which had been weaned a long time. Cattle displayed clean, open hair with no tagg and flesh was mostly Light to Moderate, with a few instances of Moderate Plus Flesh. Several sets of Replacement Heifers commanded Strong Demand and sold on a Very Active Market, outselling their steer mates in several instances. The Next Sale is a Bred Cow Sale and Stout Charolais Bull Sale. February 28 is a Feeder Cattle Sale with the Deep Creek Bull Sale offering a Premium set of Angus Bulls and Reputation Replacement Heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $496.22/cwt on 153 head, up $10.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 4 comparable sales and sits +30.96 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$496.22

▲ 10.70 vs prior sale

153 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$53.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs SD average

+17.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	499.36	2,692	144
Medium and Large 1-2	596	446.00	2,658	9thin

One grade step is worth $53.36/cwt here — about $34 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 sale153 hd

496.22

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SD average5 barns · 892 hd

494.66

+1.56

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+17.83

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

+30.96

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

32 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	684	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,544	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	442.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,270	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	802	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,967	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	626	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	676	442.18/cwt	442.00–442.50	2,989	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,701	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	644	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,911	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	770	422.09/cwt	412.50–427.50	3,250	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	399.30/cwt	394.00–419.00	2,955	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,739	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	465.00/cwt	445.00–468.00	2,409	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,858	28
Steers	Large 1	600–650	626	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	353.62/cwt	353.25–354.00	3,225	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	449.31/cwt	440.00–458.00	2,813	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	380.22/cwt	375.00–381.00	3,106	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	393.85/cwt	376.00–410.00	2,623	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	418.49/cwt	400.00–434.00	2,599	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	462.89/cwt	462.50–463.00	2,759	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	504.57/cwt	495.00–506.00	2,679	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	361.98/cwt	355.25–368.00	3,156	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,342	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	387.54/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,988	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	424.57/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,866	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	454.33/cwt	435.00–461.00	2,549	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	643	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	693	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	722	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	794	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,680	14

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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