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Philip Livestock Auction

Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Oct 20

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 28 →

Receipts

4,590 head

▼ 3,529 vs last sale 8,119▼ 307 vs year ago 4,897 · −6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 500 Steady, 500 to 550 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 550 to 600 5.00 higher, 600 to 650 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 650 to 700 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 400 to 450 Steady, 450 to 500 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 450 to 650 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Good Demand in the seats and on the Internet for Many Load Lots, Part Loads, and Packages which sold on a Moderate to Active Market. 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, mostly Light to Moderate Flesh, and a favorable weigh-up. The Next Sale is October 21, Weigh-Up Cow Special; Next Feeder Cattle Sale October 27 Spring Calf and Yearling Special with 7,000 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 $463.50/cwt on 1,551 head, up $8.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 8 comparable sales and sits +4.66 against this barn's trailing median of $458.84.

Average price

$463.50

▲ 8.30 vs prior sale

1,551 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$105.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.79

vs SD average

+24.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	465.30	2,574	1,447
Medium 1	544	442.38	2,407	99
Medium and Large 2-3	523	360.00	1,883	5thin

One grade step is worth $105.30/cwt here — about $691 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale1,551 hd

463.50

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SD average6 barns · 7,990 hd

456.71

+6.79

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

+24.23

This barn, trailing median8 sales

458.84

+4.66

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

31 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,863	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	596.73/cwt	587.50–612.50	2,309	61
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	539.37/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,368	95
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	503.20/cwt	487.00–528.00	2,425	245
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	462.14/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,260	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	493	474.63/cwt	467.50–479.00	2,340	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,883	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	483.32/cwt	462.50–508.00	2,547	673
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	529	448.16/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,371	65
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	573	431.34/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,472	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	449.63/cwt	430.50–461.00	2,590	774
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	434.48/cwt	409.50–454.00	2,681	964
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	416.29/cwt	406.00–419.00	2,768	238
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,822	92
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	1,827	24
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,695	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,892	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	478.96/cwt	470.00–493.00	2,103	73
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,165	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	488	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,011	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	458.72/cwt	443.50–481.00	2,243	314
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	396.06/cwt	385.00–406.00	2,040	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	523	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,019	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	421.70/cwt	407.00–435.00	2,269	285
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	396.55/cwt	396.00–405.00	2,252	93
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	585	372.19/cwt	367.50–374.00	2,177	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	377.32/cwt	376.00–387.00	2,404	118
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	663	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,354	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,039	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	3,003	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,808	12

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 20, 2026

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

Receipts 4,590Last week 8,119Year ago 4,897

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	311	587.50	587.50
73	400–450	439	470.00–493.00	478.96
314	450–500	489	443.50–481.00	458.72
285	500–550	538	407.00–435.00	421.70
93	550–600	568	396.00–405.00	396.55
118	600–650	637	376.00–387.00	377.32
5	1000–1050	1,039	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	520.00	520.00
12	350–400	388	487.50	487.50
10	450–500	479	452.00	452.00
15	500–550	515	385.00–406.00	396.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	488	412.00	412.00
13	500–550	523	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	585	367.50–374.00	372.19
8	650–700	663	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	739	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	493	467.50–479.00	474.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
65	500–550	529	445.00–455.00	448.16
34	550–600	573	422.50–435.00	431.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	489	450.00–467.50	462.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	680.00	680.00
61	350–400	387	587.50–612.50	596.73
95	400–450	439	520.00–565.00	539.37
245	450–500	482	487.00–528.00	503.20
673	500–550	527	462.50–508.00	483.32
774	550–600	576	430.50–461.00	449.63
964	600–650	617	409.50–454.00	434.48
238	650–700	665	406.00–419.00	416.29
92	700–750	702	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	360.00	360.00

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.