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Philip Livestock Auction

Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Feb 25

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023

← Feb 11Feb 25Mar 18 →

Receipts

2,165 head

▼ 467 vs last sale 2,632▼ 617 vs year ago 2,782 · −22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago Feeder Steers under 550 Steady, 550 to 600 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 600 to 700 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 700 to 800 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 800 to 850 4.00 higher, 850 to 900 6.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 600 mostly Steady, 600 to 650 4.00 higher, 650 to 800 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Very Good Demand for several Load Lots and Many Part Loads and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market. Much of the Offering was Home Raised, carried Light to Moderate Flesh, were Vaccinated both Spring and Fall and had been weaned for a long time. There were numerous buyers competing for several sets of High Quality Replacement Heifers. Today's Feeder Cattle Sale was held in conjunction with a Premier Angus Seed Stock Sale featuring several sets of Highly Reputable Replacement Heifers which are denoted in this report as being sold by the Head. This was a very snappy sale from the weigh-ups, through the Feeder Cattle, and on through the Bull Sale with a Very Strong Market enjoyed by the producers who brought cattle to sell as well as strong optimism from the buyers who are all vying for possession. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 18th.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.12/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −78.43 against this barn's trailing median of $412.55.

Average price

$334.12

105 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.79

vs SD average

+27.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	334.12	1,781	105

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale105 hd

334.12

—

SD average6 barns · 1,287 hd

318.33

+15.79

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

+27.11

This barn, trailing median8 sales

412.55

−78.43

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.26, low $350.00, median $412.55 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

29 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,809	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,013	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	360.37/cwt	357.00–364.00	2,069	21
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	599	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,902	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,131	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,132	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,175	39
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	739	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,143	62
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	292.74/cwt	285.00–296.00	2,275	203
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	280.36/cwt	278.00–281.50	2,349	157
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,383	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	368.58/cwt	362.50–382.50	1,548	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	338.60/cwt	338.50–340.00	1,771	71
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	324.76/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,799	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	298.74/cwt	297.50–301.00	1,900	102
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	644	324.04/cwt	316.00–337.50	2,087	149
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	663	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,115	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	290.64/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,971	172
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,037	56
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	718	302.60/cwt	301.00–308.00	2,173	215
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	280.57/cwt	278.00–282.00	2,132	132
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	764	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,292	78
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	787	2,709.11/head	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,709	119
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,041	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	803	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	53
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	857	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	57
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,948	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,903	7

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 Feb 25, 2025

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

Receipts 2,165Last week 2,632Year ago 2,782

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	752	259.00	259.00
7	800–850	803	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	420	362.50–382.50	368.58
5	450–500	473	385.00	385.00
71	500–550	523	338.50–340.00	338.60
34	550–600	554	324.00–325.00	324.76
102	600–650	636	297.50–301.00	298.74
172	650–700	678	279.00–297.00	290.64
56	700–750	700	291.00	291.00
132	750–800	760	278.00–282.00	280.57
6	800–850	802	254.50	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
149	600–650	644	316.00–337.50	324.04
6	650–700	663	319.00	319.00
215	700–750	718	301.00–308.00	302.60
119	750–800	787	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,709.11
78	750–800	764	300.00	300.00
53	800–850	803	2,300.00	2,300.00
57	850–900	857	2,775.00	2,775.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	455	397.50	397.50
13	500–550	544	370.00	370.00
21	550–600	574	357.00–364.00	360.37
40	600–650	638	334.00	334.00
19	650–700	691	308.50	308.50
39	700–750	730	298.00	298.00
203	750–800	777	285.00–296.00	292.74
157	800–850	838	278.00–281.50	280.36
17	850–900	854	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	599	317.50	317.50
62	700–750	739	290.00	290.00

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.