Sale reports / South Dakota / Philip Livestock Auction / 2023-10-17

Philip Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Oct 17
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023
Receipts
5,753 head
▲ 1,943 vs last sale 3,810▼ 2,173 vs year ago 7,926 · −27.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 350 to 400 6.00 higher, 400 to 500 3.00 lower, 500 to 550 3.00 higher, 550 to 650 7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 400 to 450 8.00 higher, 450 to 500 6.00 lower, 500 to 550 Steady to 3.00 higher, 550 to 650 8.00 higher, 750 to 800 Steady. Very Good Demand for Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, Replacement Heifers, and Tested Open Heifers which all sold on a Strong, Active Market. Lots of rain in the area over the last week created muddy conditions so some of the Offering showed some mud and tag but otherwise the overall weighing conditions were favorable and the presentation was attractive. Nearly the entire Offering was Home Raised, off the cow, and had Spring and Fall vaccinations. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is October 24, Expecting 9,000 Head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $316.88/cwt on 3,373 head.
Average price
$316.88
3,373 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$285
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$38.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+32.71
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2398332.381,32477
Medium and Large 1550316.921,7423,234
Medium and Large 2398305.001,2146thin
Large 1547294.221,61056
One grade step is worth $38.17/cwt here — about −$285 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 sale3,373 hd
316.88
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SD average9 barns · 18,115 hd
284.17
+32.71
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

42 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319350.57/cwt345.00–355.001,11815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372335.80/cwt332.50–340.001,24943
Steers—Medium and Large 1378365.28/cwt356.00–385.001,38140
Steers—Medium and Large 2398305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2146
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full409345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4119
Steers—Medium and Large 1429350.62/cwt336.00–366.001,504273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5297
Steers—Large 1477317.50/cwt316.00–320.001,51413
Steers—Medium and Large 1485339.95/cwt312.00–350.001,649703
Steers—Large 1518295.33/cwt293.00–297.001,53014
Steers—Medium and Large 1529312.08/cwt300.00–319.001,651743
Steers—Medium and Large 1578310.97/cwt300.00–322.251,797965
Steers—Large 1583286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,66724
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned616293.14/cwt288.50–303.001,806106
Steers—Large 1Unweaned639270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned662273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8076
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned671286.75/cwt286.00–287.501,924315
Steers—Medium and Large 1715264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,88814
Steers—Medium and Large 1779255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9866
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy978232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,26960
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312315.00/cwt315.00–315.009839
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321283.00/cwt283.00–283.009087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,12012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2351292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,02535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374310.85/cwt300.00–320.001,16346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419297.43/cwt285.00–305.001,246216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement434344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,493237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2451274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement488340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,659240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488281.35/cwt272.00–288.501,373289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515282.59/cwt273.00–290.001,455451
Heifers—Large 1548262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555283.98/cwt270.50–288.001,576260
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,75569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned656259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1779238.82/cwt238.50–242.501,86037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy927226.25/cwt226.25–226.252,09748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1973218.50/cwt218.50–218.502,1267
Heifers—Large 11,064210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2345
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3424

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.