Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Feeder Cattle Sale last week, comparisons will be made to two weeks ago. Feeder Steers 600 to 700 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 700 to 800 2.00 lower, 800 to 900 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 500 to 600 Steady to 2.00 higher, 600 to 700 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 700 to 750 3.00 lower. Very Good Demand for Several Strings, and Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market. Today's Sale started off with the Deep Creek Angus Bull Sale which packed the house and saw a Premium set of 85 Yearling Bulls average $17,155.00/head. The Bull Sale also featured several sets of customer Replacement Heifers - 245 Yearling, open Replacement Heifers averaged $3,456.00/head (noted in the report in the "Per Unit" transactions). Today's Offering consisted nearly entirely of Home Raised Cattle which had been weaned a long time and had 2 to 3 rounds of vaccinations. The open winter conditions have allowed may Producers to graze pastures with protein supplements and limited feeding, allowing for many of the Cattle to carry Light to Moderate Flesh, those cattle coming out of the lots vary from mostly Light to Moderate Flesh with instances of Moderate Plus to Fleshy. Overall the Offering was very attractive and was met with Strong Buyer acceptance. No Sale Next Week, March 10 is a Stock Cow Special, the next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 17.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $447.30/cwt on 116 head, down $8.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +4.21 against this barn's trailing median of $443.09.

Average price

$447.30

▼ 8.68 vs prior sale

116 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$48.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.88

vs SD average

+16.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	450.71	2,581	105
Medium and Large 1-2	545	425.00	2,316	6thin
Large 1	595	402.50	2,395	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.21/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $455.98, low $393.00, median $443.09 across 5 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 sale116 hd

447.30

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SD average6 barns · 1,729 hd

440.42

+6.88

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

+16.89

This barn, trailing median5 sales

443.09

+4.21

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

38 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 1Fleshy	600–650	639	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,518	45
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	595	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,395	5
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	621	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,329	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	446.49/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,398	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	3,205	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	382.52/cwt	377.00–391.00	2,995	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,853	79
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	453	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	435.18/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,903	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	377.09/cwt	376.00–378.50	3,164	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	405.95/cwt	389.00–418.00	2,923	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	773	3,329.35/head	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,329	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	424.61/cwt	407.00–445.00	2,667	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	3,135	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	452.75/cwt	444.00–467.50	2,852	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	846	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	759	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	3,256	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	835	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	58
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	656	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,608	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	874	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	384.23/cwt	369.00–392.50	2,778	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,664	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	809	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,236	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	721	417.58/cwt	400.00–439.00	3,011	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	451.70/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,624	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,510	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	2,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	380.99/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,614	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	365.75/cwt	360.00–369.50	2,805	54

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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