Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The most recent Feeder Cattle sale was three weeks ago, therefore no market comparison may be made. Good Demand both in the seats and on the internet for Several Load Lots and Several Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and a Package of Replacement Heifers which all sold on a Moderate to Active Market. Today's Offering consisted entirely of Home Raised Cattle which had been weaned a long time, and had multiple rounds of vaccinations. The presentation was attractive displaying clean, open haired cattle carrying Light to Moderate Flesh, with mostly favorable weigh-up conditions. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is April 7. Have a Great Easter Celebration!

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $490.00/cwt on 5 head, up $45.00 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 4 comparable sales and sits +24.74 against this barn's trailing median of $465.26.

Average price

$490.00

▲ 45.00 vs prior sale

5 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.00

vs SD average

+17.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	490.00	2,548	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale5 hd

490.00

—

SD average7 barns · 598 hd

489.00

+1.00

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+17.88

This barn, trailing median4 sales

465.26

+24.74

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

16 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	423.01/cwt	420.50–425.50	2,940	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	415.99/cwt	414.50–417.50	2,983	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	397.20/cwt	390.00–398.00	3,023	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,860	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,784	56
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	698	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,841	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	908	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,087	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	374.34/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,710	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	355.22/cwt	354.00–358.00	2,980	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	365.35/cwt	365.00–368.00	2,791	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,495	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	422.04/cwt	416.00–431.00	2,486	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	401.42/cwt	397.00–410.00	2,501	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,692	19

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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