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Philip Livestock Auction

Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Oct 6

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Receipts

5,204 head

▲ 3,962 vs last sale 1,242▲ 2,984 vs year ago 2,220 · +134.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's Feeder Cattle Sale consisted almost entirely of Spring Calves contrasting with last weeks Feeder Cattle Offering of almost entirely Yearling Cattle resulting in incomparable classes. Very Good Demand with some new buyers in the seats and Good Demand on the Internet for Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and a set of Replacement Heifers which all sold on an Active Market. Nearly the entire Offering was Home Raised, had Spring and Fall vaccinations and came straight off the cow. Presentation was attractive with calves featuring clean, shiny hair with no tagg, light to moderate flesh, and a favorable weigh-up. The next Sale is October 7, Weigh-up Cow Special, October 13 Special All Breeds Calf Sale with 8,000 Spring Calves on the books.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $462.48/cwt on 2,102 head, down $9.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +3.64 against this barn's trailing median of $458.84.

Average price

$462.48

▼ 9.27 vs prior sale

2,102 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$38.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs SD average

+32.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	465.43	2,557	1,841
Medium and Large 1-2	522	461.27	2,406	114
Large 1	572	426.50	2,441	147

One grade step is worth $38.92/cwt here — about $116 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,102 hd

462.48

—

SD average5 barns · 4,104 hd

456.96

+5.52

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

+32.12

This barn, trailing median8 sales

458.84

+3.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $471.75, low $386.56, median $458.84 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

33 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	664.37/cwt	655.00–670.00	2,206	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	605.03/cwt	585.00–642.50	2,299	108
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	577.43/cwt	552.50–590.00	2,414	211
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,359	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,180	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	517.26/cwt	487.00–550.00	2,462	704
Steers	450–500	Large 1	486	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,333	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	462.82/cwt	457.50–464.00	2,407	109
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	483.75/cwt	470.00–493.50	2,535	944
Steers	500–550	Large 1	534	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,424	53
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,385	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	446.14/cwt	424.00–456.00	2,570	897
Steers	550–600	Large 1	594	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,441	94
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	424.96/cwt	415.00–427.00	2,639	99
Steers	600–650	Large 1	627	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,514	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,670	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	605.74/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,963	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	555.58/cwt	555.00–556.00	1,900	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	526.40/cwt	508.00–550.00	1,963	43
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,857	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	481.85/cwt	470.00–512.00	2,106	161
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,965	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	454.20/cwt	447.00–475.00	2,139	444
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	489	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,137	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	489	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,103	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	415.57/cwt	397.00–436.00	2,178	433
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,050	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	561	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,508	104
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	394.65/cwt	388.00–401.00	2,261	197
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	610	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,242	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,446	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,017	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,898	8
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,076	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	3,029	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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Philip Livestock Auction - Philip, SD

Tue Oct 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 5,204Last week 1,242Year ago 2,220

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	486	480.00	480.00
53	500–550	534	454.00	454.00
94	550–600	594	411.00	411.00
16	600–650	627	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	441	535.00	535.00
9	450–500	474	460.00	460.00
109	500–550	520	457.50–464.00	462.82
5	550–600	558	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	655.00–670.00	664.37
108	350–400	380	585.00–642.50	605.03
211	400–450	418	552.50–590.00	577.43
704	450–500	476	487.00–550.00	517.26
944	500–550	524	470.00–493.50	483.75
897	550–600	576	424.00–456.00	446.14
99	600–650	621	415.00–427.00	424.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	489	437.00	437.00
12	600–650	610	367.50	367.50
19	1050–1100	1,076	281.50	281.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	324	590.00–620.00	605.74
43	350–400	373	508.00–550.00	526.40
161	400–450	437	470.00–512.00	481.85
444	450–500	471	447.00–475.00	454.20
433	500–550	524	397.00–436.00	415.57
197	550–600	573	388.00–401.00	394.65
8	1000–1050	1,017	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	590.00	590.00
21	300–350	342	555.00–556.00	555.58
16	350–400	393	472.50	472.50
10	400–450	444	442.50	442.50
18	550–600	551	372.00	372.00
7	750–800	755	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
104	550–600	561	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	450–500	489	430.00	430.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.