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Philip Livestock Auction

Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Mar 18

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023

← Feb 25Mar 18Apr 8 →

Receipts

3,006 head

▲ 841 vs last sale 2,165▲ 1,864 vs year ago 1,142 · +163.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last Feeder Cattle Sale was three weeks ago, therefore no market comparison may be made. Very Good Demand from many Order Buyers as well as private Operators and a couple Seedstock Producers (seeking to place Bull Sale customer cattle) 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. Today's Offering consisted of both Home Raised and Procured Cattle, many of which were fully vaccinated, weaned a long time, and carried light to moderate flesh. There were sure some instances of cattle showing some flesh and some tagg. Several sets of Replacement Heifers and many cattle suitable for grass experienced strong demand despite the lack of precipitation so far this Spring and Winter over a broad range of Western South Dakota. It will be interesting to keep tabs on the grass development as the Spring progresses. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is April 8th.

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 $341.86/cwt on 506 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −70.69 against this barn's trailing median of $412.55.

Average price

$341.86

506 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.16

vs SD average

+27.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	342.32	1,908	494
Medium and Large 1-2	576	323.00	1,860	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale506 hd

341.86

—

SD average6 barns · 1,890 hd

330.70

+11.16

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

+27.28

This barn, trailing median8 sales

412.55

−70.69

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

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

43 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,843	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,508	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,911	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,916	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	348.60/cwt	335.00–356.00	2,004	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	383.31/cwt	379.00–384.00	2,262	109
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	318.45/cwt	312.50–321.00	2,000	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	335.22/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,129	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	337.18/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,219	82
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	667	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,068	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,100	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	335.97/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,402	398
Steers	700–750	Large 1	737	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,237	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,274	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	280.45/cwt	280.00–281.00	2,202	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	305.50/cwt	297.00–306.25	2,410	84
Steers	800–850	Large 1	813	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,276	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	295.81/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,429	87
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	829	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,180	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,520	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	279.22/cwt	277.50–282.00	2,535	112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,435	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	383.61/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,603	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	439	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,295	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	381.73/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,802	79
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	350.76/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,663	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	344.83/cwt	335.00–354.00	1,800	114
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	341.57/cwt	319.00–346.00	1,940	380
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,860	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	317.28/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,993	226
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	297.43/cwt	289.50–308.00	2,005	114
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	677	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,929	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	289.26/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,042	286
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,108	109
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	787	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,369	80
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,914	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	799	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,982	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	814	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,994	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	823	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,222	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	250.74/cwt	249.00–252.00	2,084	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	250.28/cwt	246.00–254.00	2,150	76
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,014	8

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 Mar 18, 2025

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

Receipts 3,006Last week 2,165Year ago 1,142

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	677	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	800–850	814	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	677	285.00	285.00
4	750–800	799	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	400–450	418	377.50–390.00	383.61
79	450–500	472	380.00–390.00	381.73
114	500–550	522	335.00–354.00	344.83
380	550–600	568	319.00–346.00	341.57
226	600–650	628	306.00–324.00	317.28
114	650–700	674	289.50–308.00	297.43
286	700–750	706	285.00–292.50	289.26
109	750–800	753	280.00	280.00
17	800–850	831	249.00–252.00	250.74
76	850–900	859	246.00–254.00	250.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
80	750–800	787	301.00	301.00
75	800–850	823	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	390.00	390.00
14	450–500	474	345.00–355.00	350.76
12	550–600	576	323.00	323.00
9	750–800	791	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	439	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	511	375.00	375.00
27	550–600	575	335.00–356.00	348.60
19	600–650	628	312.50–321.00	318.45
6	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
21	700–750	707	297.00	297.00
11	750–800	785	280.00–281.00	280.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	444	415.00	415.00
9	450–500	487	392.50	392.50
109	550–600	590	379.00–384.00	383.31
30	600–650	635	331.00–340.00	335.22
82	650–700	658	336.00–338.00	337.18
398	700–750	715	325.00–342.50	335.97
84	750–800	789	297.00–306.25	305.50
87	800–850	821	295.00–297.00	295.81
15	850–900	889	283.50	283.50
112	900–950	908	277.50–282.00	279.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	464	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	667	310.00	310.00
29	750–800	780	291.50	291.50
5	800–850	829	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	700–750	737	303.50	303.50
5	800–850	813	280.00	280.00

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.