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Philip Livestock Auction

Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Jan 20

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023

← Dec 2Jan 20Feb 10 →

Receipts

7,014 head

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale not recently reported therefore no market comparison may be made. Very Good Demand for Many Long Strings, Load Lots, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which all sold on a Strong, Active Market. The Offering consisted nearly entirely of Home Raised Cattle with an attractive presentation. Cattle displayed clean, open hair with very little to no tag, weighup was mostly favorable, and Flesh was mostly Light to Moderate with a couple instances of Moderate Plus. The seats were full of buyers and the Internet was active as well. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is February 10. Enjoy the Black Hills Stock Show!

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 $485.52/cwt on 537 head. That ranks 8 of 7 comparable sales and sits +23.04 against this barn's trailing median of $462.48.

Average price

$485.52

537 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$35.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

vs SD average

+20.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	507	502.50	2,548	11thin
Medium and Large 1	561	486.84	2,733	481
Medium and Large 1-2	548	467.23	2,559	45

One grade step is worth $35.27/cwt here — about −$11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale537 hd

485.52

—

SD average7 barns · 3,364 hd

493.97

−8.45

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+20.19

This barn, trailing median7 sales

462.48

+23.04

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

50 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,444	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	583.54/cwt	570.00–622.50	2,562	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,424	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	530.18/cwt	515.00–565.00	2,545	78
Steers	500–550	Large 1	507	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,548	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	520.37/cwt	475.00–545.00	2,706	142
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,571	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	459.05/cwt	440.00–472.50	2,552	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	558	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,957	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	466.84/cwt	440.00–504.00	2,712	307
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	447.70/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,785	122
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	622	420.60/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,616	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,725	34
Steers	650–700	Large 1	674	397.04/cwt	395.00–402.00	2,676	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	410.75/cwt	406.00–412.00	2,785	115
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	421.15/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,893	307
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,753	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	405.00/cwt	382.50–422.50	2,920	631
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	728	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,759	7
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	734	373.64/cwt	373.00–374.00	2,743	58
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	759	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,664	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	381.12/cwt	370.50–395.50	2,950	512
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	777	363.87/cwt	362.50–366.00	2,827	15
Steers	750–800	Medium 1Unweaned	783	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,725	13
Steers	750–800	Large 1	793	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,875	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	376.66/cwt	373.00–382.50	3,055	619
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	826	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,891	67
Steers	800–850	Large 1	846	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	3,071	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	370.25/cwt	370.25–370.25	3,325	141
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	370.25/cwt	370.25–370.25	3,380	349
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,072	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	498.29/cwt	487.50–512.50	2,108	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	462	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,056	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,991	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	488.64/cwt	470.00–507.50	2,326	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	473.03/cwt	437.50–517.00	2,464	157
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	436.85/cwt	421.00–440.00	2,516	345
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,376	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	417.04/cwt	402.50–435.00	2,565	295
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	638	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,488	9
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	643	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,540	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	394.71/cwt	380.50–404.00	2,668	546
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,567	39
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	705	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,580	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	380.35/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,712	470
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	368.45/cwt	348.00–375.00	2,833	213
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,678	63
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,941	78
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,948	431

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	391	625.00	625.00
22	400–450	439	570.00–622.50	583.54
78	450–500	480	515.00–565.00	530.18
142	500–550	520	475.00–545.00	520.37
307	550–600	581	440.00–504.00	466.84
122	600–650	622	440.00–452.50	447.70
307	650–700	687	410.00–432.50	421.15
631	700–750	721	382.50–422.50	405.00
512	750–800	774	370.50–395.50	381.12
619	800–850	811	373.00–382.50	376.66
141	850–900	898	370.25	370.25
349	900–950	913	370.25	370.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	783	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	550–600	558	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	507	502.50	502.50
41	650–700	674	395.00–402.00	397.04
7	750–800	793	362.50	362.50
27	800–850	846	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	512.50	512.50
11	500–550	522	492.50	492.50
34	550–600	556	440.00–472.50	459.05
34	650–700	668	408.00	408.00
43	700–750	715	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
115	650–700	678	406.00–412.00	410.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	700–750	734	373.00–374.00	373.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	750–800	759	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	800–850	826	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	622	412.50–425.00	420.60
7	700–750	728	379.00	379.00
15	750–800	777	362.50–366.00	363.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	474	420.00	420.00
39	650–700	690	372.00	372.00
63	750–800	783	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	643	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	382	542.50	542.50
24	400–450	423	487.50–512.50	498.29
43	450–500	476	470.00–507.50	488.64
157	500–550	521	437.50–517.00	473.03
345	550–600	576	421.00–440.00	436.85
295	600–650	615	402.50–435.00	417.04
546	650–700	676	380.50–404.00	394.71
470	700–750	713	370.00–384.00	380.35
213	750–800	769	348.00–375.00	368.45
78	800–850	808	364.00	364.00
431	850–900	862	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	638	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	462	445.00	445.00
7	700–750	705	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
62	550–600	591	402.00	402.00

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.