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Philip Livestock Auction

Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Nov 4

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Receipts

6,703 head

▼ 996 vs last sale 7,699▲ 1,815 vs year ago 4,888 · +37.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 400 to 500 5.00 to 15.00 higher, 500 to 700 15.00 to 20.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 500 to 650 5.00 to 15.00 higher, 650 to 700 20.00 higher. Good Demand for Several Long Strings and Many Load Lots, Part Loads, and Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Moderate Market at first but Strengthened to an Active to Very Active Market as the sale progressed, despite the Futures Contracts Closing significantly lower after yesterday's Close in the Green. Overall there was a much more optimistic attitude by both buyers and sellers as compared to last week. The entire Offering came off grass and straight off the cow and carried Light to Moderate Flesh. The presentation was very attractive with many reputation cattle in the Offering. All the Spring Calves were fully vaccinated with shots both Spring and Fall. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is November 11, expecting 7,000 head.

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 $455.88/cwt on 1,531 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −6.60 against this barn's trailing median of $462.48.

Average price

$455.88

1,531 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$717

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$97.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.08

vs SD average

+36.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	462.57	2,585	1,337
Medium 1	517	437.50	2,262	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	432.90	2,234	72
Large 1-2	556	412.81	2,296	34
Large 1	574	402.23	2,308	37
Medium and Large 2-3	512	365.00	1,869	40

One grade step is worth $97.57/cwt here — about $717 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 sale1,531 hd

455.88

—

SD average10 barns · 9,183 hd

463.96

−8.08

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

+36.78

This barn, trailing median7 sales

462.48

−6.60

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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $471.75, low $386.56, median $462.48 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

41 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,823	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	547.09/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,008	52
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	418	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,923	10
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	431	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,047	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,864	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	515.06/cwt	485.00–555.00	2,256	61
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	526.70/cwt	472.50–549.00	2,439	273
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	475	416.27/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,977	25
Steers	450–500	Large 1	495	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,289	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,869	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	432.90/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,234	72
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	517	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,262	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	498.09/cwt	458.00–516.00	2,610	421
Steers	500–550	Large 1	526	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,301	8
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	549	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,265	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	446.24/cwt	422.50–470.00	2,566	916
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	584	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,418	7
Steers	550–600	Large 1	587	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,304	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	427.31/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,641	735
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	414.91/cwt	390.00–430.50	2,780	694
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,281	25
Steers	650–700	Large 1	691	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,419	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	403.38/cwt	391.00–413.00	2,904	416
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	833	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,916	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,748	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	482.16/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,880	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,805	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	471.45/cwt	425.00–493.00	2,079	343
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	456.60/cwt	421.00–481.00	2,201	339
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	517	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,425	100
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	423.33/cwt	392.50–452.50	2,206	338
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	410.69/cwt	376.00–425.00	2,320	631
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	590	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,024	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	352.52/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,186	51
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	621	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,956	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	627	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,715	95
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	647	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,281	5
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	378.69/cwt	362.50–381.00	2,537	288

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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Receipts 6,703Last week 7,699Year ago 4,888

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	590	343.00	343.00
12	650–700	650	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	350–400	390	470.00–505.00	482.16
343	400–450	441	425.00–493.00	471.45
339	450–500	482	421.00–481.00	456.60
338	500–550	521	392.50–452.50	423.33
631	550–600	565	376.00–425.00	410.69
51	600–650	620	340.00–372.50	352.52
288	650–700	670	362.50–381.00	378.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
100	500–550	517	469.00	469.00
95	600–650	627	433.00	433.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	368	475.00	475.00
8	400–450	401	450.00	450.00
38	450–500	480	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	621	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	647	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	495	462.50	462.50
8	500–550	526	437.50	437.50
29	550–600	587	392.50	392.50
15	650–700	691	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	350–400	367	515.00–550.00	547.09
61	400–450	438	485.00–555.00	515.06
273	450–500	463	472.50–549.00	526.70
421	500–550	524	458.00–516.00	498.09
916	550–600	575	422.50–470.00	446.24
735	600–650	618	395.00–445.00	427.31
694	650–700	670	390.00–430.50	414.91
416	700–750	720	391.00–413.00	403.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	344	530.00	530.00
10	400–450	431	432.50	432.50
72	500–550	516	427.50–435.00	432.90
25	650–700	671	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
40	500–550	512	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	475.00	475.00
11	500–550	517	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	418	460.00	460.00
8	800–850	833	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	475	410.00–427.50	416.27
27	500–550	549	412.50	412.50
7	550–600	584	414.00	414.00

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.