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Philip Livestock Auction

Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, May 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023

← Apr 21May 12Jun 2 →

Receipts

2,404 head

▲ 1,050 vs last sale 1,354▲ 2,404 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last Feeder Cattle Sale was 3 Weeks ago, therefore no comparisons may be made. Very Good Demand consisting of many of the Regular Buyers along with Many Ranchers vying for Several Long Strings and Many Part Loads and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Cow/Calf Pairs. Light Fleshed Cattle suitable for Grass sold on a Very Strong, Active Market, Heavier Cattle carrying Moderate to Moderate Plus Flesh sold on a Moderate to Active Market. Next Sale a Special Pair and Bred Cow Sale, No Sale in 2 Weeks due to the Memorial Day Holiday, Sincere Thanks to all of the Soldiers, Veterans, Families, and those who gave their lives Defending our Great Country. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is June 2, Expecting 1500 Head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.20/cwt on 1,004 head.

Average price

$135.20

1,004 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	136.50	913	954
Medium and Large 1-2	628	131.02	823	20
Large 1	1,012	96.75	979	30

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about −$66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,004 hd

135.20

—

SD average8 barns · 7,480 hd

126.92

+8.28

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

Every lot

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	—	Medium and Large 1	484	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	832	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	166.48/cwt	162.50–171.50	894	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	547	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	788	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	167.59/cwt	165.00–170.50	940	73
Steers	—	Large 1	636	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	948	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,018	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	939	18
Steers	—	Large 1	709	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,000	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	145.40/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,038	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	137.32/cwt	132.50–139.25	1,066	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	777	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,006	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	944	114.03/cwt	113.25–114.25	1,076	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,091	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	737	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	160.21/cwt	155.00–164.00	777	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	158.29/cwt	146.50–162.25	828	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	149.46/cwt	145.50–155.50	867	175
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	755	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	147.39/cwt	138.00–150.25	906	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	131.02/cwt	129.00–133.00	823	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	129.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	877	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	127.08/cwt	122.00–130.75	937	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	124.86/cwt	124.25–128.00	940	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	762	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	907	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	949	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	881	105.25/cwt	105.25–105.25	927	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	954	102.75/cwt	102.75–102.75	980	61
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,012	96.75/cwt	96.75–96.75	979	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	752	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	970	11

This sale against other markets

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 May 12, 2020

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

Receipts 2,404Last week 1,354Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	709	141.00	141.00
17	—	636	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	740	130.00	130.00
7	—	777	129.50	129.50
9	—	547	144.00	144.00
14	—	639	134.00	134.00
37	—	944	113.25–114.25	114.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	714	145.00–146.50	145.40
73	—	561	165.00–170.50	167.59
98	—	776	132.50–139.25	137.32
7	—	484	172.00	172.00
9	—	657	155.00	155.00
14	—	970	112.50	112.50
21	—	537	162.50–171.50	166.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	666	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,012	96.75	96.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	762	119.00	119.00
19	—	592	127.50	127.50
25	—	881	105.25	105.25
61	—	954	102.75	102.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	444	166.00	166.00
36	—	677	127.00–132.00	129.47
44	—	615	138.00–150.25	147.39
55	—	853	111.25	111.25
74	—	485	155.00–164.00	160.21
128	—	523	146.50–162.25	158.29
144	—	753	124.25–128.00	124.86
165	—	737	122.00–130.75	127.08
175	—	580	145.50–155.50	149.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	628	129.00–133.00	131.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	752	129.00	129.00

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.