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Philip Livestock Auction

Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 28

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023

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Receipts

5,225 head

▲ 635 vs last sale 4,590▲ 5,225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 350 to 600 Steady, 600 to 750 Steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 450 to 500 4.00 lower, 500 to 600 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 600 to 650 4.00 higher. Very Good Demand in the seats for Several Long Strings, Load Lots, and Packages which sold on an Active Market. The entire Offering was Home Raised, had Spring and Fall vaccinations, and came straight off the cow. Recent moisture resulted in several consignment cancellations and created muddy pens at the Barn with overnight cattle displaying quite a bit of mud some with a touch of stress, cattle that came in day of sale were largely clean and open haired with an attractive presentation. Clean or muddy, the cattle were well received by the buyers. The next Sale is October 28, Weigh-up Cow Special; November 3, Spring Calf and Yearling Special with 100 Yearlings and 8,000 Spring Calves on the Books. Don't forget to Vote on Election Day!

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 $464.53/cwt on 1,730 head, up $1.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +5.69 against this barn's trailing median of $458.84.

Average price

$464.53

▲ 1.04 vs prior sale

1,730 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$77.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs SD average

+29.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	465.41	2,563	1,666
Medium 1	515	455.00	2,343	21
Medium and Large 1-2	527	447.86	2,360	34
Medium and Large 2	575	387.50	2,228	9thin

One grade step is worth $77.91/cwt here — about $335 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 sale1,730 hd

464.53

—

SD average11 barns · 11,406 hd

464.38

+0.15

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

+29.38

This barn, trailing median8 sales

458.84

+5.69

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

27 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,325	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	557.36/cwt	539.00–580.00	2,363	266
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	535.39/cwt	530.00–542.50	2,286	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	508.66/cwt	477.00–535.00	2,411	476
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	491	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,234	5
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	515	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,343	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	485.32/cwt	459.00–509.00	2,524	755
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	447.86/cwt	446.00–450.00	2,360	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,228	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	448.91/cwt	440.00–461.50	2,586	911
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	439.14/cwt	422.00–456.00	2,701	532
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	399.21/cwt	399.00–400.00	2,563	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,789	92
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,926	89
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,857	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	477.44/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,814	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	506.00/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,963	75
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2Full	426	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,938	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	503.17/cwt	472.00–512.00	2,184	217
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	448.82/cwt	444.00–467.50	2,123	321
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	482	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,386	123
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	509	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,469	108
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	428.88/cwt	415.00–459.00	2,273	631
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,137	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	422.46/cwt	390.00–428.00	2,362	157
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,261	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,459	92

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

Wed Oct 28, 2026

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

Receipts 5,225Last week 4,590Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	394	590.00	590.00
266	400–450	424	539.00–580.00	557.36
476	450–500	474	477.00–535.00	508.66
755	500–550	520	459.00–509.00	485.32
911	550–600	576	440.00–461.50	448.91
532	600–650	615	422.00–456.00	439.14
92	650–700	661	422.00	422.00
89	700–750	705	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	515	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	427	530.00–542.50	535.39
34	500–550	527	446.00–450.00	447.86
28	600–650	642	399.00–400.00	399.21
8	800–850	828	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	575	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	350–400	388	500.00–555.00	506.00
217	400–450	434	472.00–512.00	503.17
321	450–500	473	444.00–467.50	448.82
631	500–550	530	415.00–459.00	428.88
157	550–600	559	390.00–428.00	422.46
92	600–650	629	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	380	460.00–490.00	477.44
32	500–550	537	398.00	398.00
9	600–650	603	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
123	450–500	482	495.00	495.00
108	500–550	509	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	426	455.00	455.00

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.