Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Feeder Cattle Sale last week, comparisons made to 2 weeks ago. Feeder Steers 950 to 1000 3.00 higher, other classes of Feeder Steers not well compared; Feeder Heifers 900 to 950 Steady to 2.00 higher, 950 to 1050 2.00 higher. Good Demand for Several Strings, Load Lots, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Tested Open Heifers which sold on a Moderate to Active Market. Presentation of the cattle was attractive as nearly the entire Offering was off grass and carried Light to Moderate Flesh, most of which carried a favorable weigh-up. Many of the packages were tested open heifers off the keepers and were front end cattle. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is October 6th with 5,500 Spring Calves on the books; October 7 will be a Weigh-up Sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $314.80/cwt on 15 head, down $6.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −37.93 against this barn's trailing median of $352.73.

Average price

$314.80

▼ 6.51 vs prior sale

15 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.61

vs SD average

−7.17 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	732	314.80	2,303	15thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

6 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $413.14, low $314.80, median $352.73 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

314.80

—

SD average6 barns · 1,086 hd

345.41

−30.61

National average135 barns · 5,591 hd

321.97

−7.17

This barn, trailing median6 sales

352.73

−37.93

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

15 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 1-2Full	700–750	708	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,216	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	331.81/cwt	327.00–336.00	3,056	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,001	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	315.87/cwt	303.00–317.50	2,957	383
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	303.91/cwt	300.00–305.50	2,908	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	310.70/cwt	303.00–313.00	2,725	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,168	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	907	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,721	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,003	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,859	8
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,190	56
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,179	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,806	6
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,951	21

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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