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Philip Livestock Auction

Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Feb 24

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023

← Feb 10Feb 24Mar 17 →

Receipts

2,292 head

▼ 460 vs last sale 2,752▲ 127 vs year ago 2,165 · +5.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Feeder Cattle Sale last week, comparisons will be made to two weeks ago. Feeder Steers 600 to 700 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 700 to 800 2.00 lower, 800 to 900 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 500 to 600 Steady to 2.00 higher, 600 to 700 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 700 to 750 3.00 lower. Very Good Demand for Several Strings, and Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market. Today's Sale started off with the Deep Creek Angus Bull Sale which packed the house and saw a Premium set of 85 Yearling Bulls average $17,155.00/head. The Bull Sale also featured several sets of customer Replacement Heifers - 245 Yearling, open Replacement Heifers averaged $3,456.00/head (noted in the report in the "Per Unit" transactions). Today's Offering consisted nearly entirely of Home Raised Cattle which had been weaned a long time and had 2 to 3 rounds of vaccinations. The open winter conditions have allowed may Producers to graze pastures with protein supplements and limited feeding, allowing for many of the Cattle to carry Light to Moderate Flesh, those cattle coming out of the lots vary from mostly Light to Moderate Flesh with instances of Moderate Plus to Fleshy. Overall the Offering was very attractive and was met with Strong Buyer acceptance. No Sale Next Week, March 10 is a Stock Cow Special, the next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 17.

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 $447.30/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 9 of 8 comparable sales and sits +34.75 against this barn's trailing median of $412.55.

Average price

$447.30

116 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$48.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.88

vs SD average

+16.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	450.71	2,581	105
Medium and Large 1-2	545	425.00	2,316	6thin
Large 1	595	402.50	2,395	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.21/cwt here — about $186 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 sale116 hd

447.30

—

SD average6 barns · 1,729 hd

440.42

+6.88

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

+16.89

This barn, trailing median8 sales

412.55

+34.75

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

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,392	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	453	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,106	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,496	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	452.75/cwt	444.00–467.50	2,852	25
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	656	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,608	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	435.18/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,903	64
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	405.95/cwt	389.00–418.00	2,923	127
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,853	79
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	382.52/cwt	377.00–391.00	2,995	170
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,876	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	377.09/cwt	376.00–378.50	3,164	251
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	846	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,961	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	3,205	140
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	3,135	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	2,247	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,269	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	446.49/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,398	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	451.70/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,624	85
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	595	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,395	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	621	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,329	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	424.61/cwt	407.00–445.00	2,667	219
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,510	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	639	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,518	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	380.99/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,614	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	721	417.58/cwt	400.00–439.00	3,011	227
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	384.23/cwt	369.00–392.50	2,778	81
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,588	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	759	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	3,256	76
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	365.75/cwt	360.00–369.50	2,805	54
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	773	3,329.35/head	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,329	130
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,664	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,724	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	809	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,236	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	835	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	58
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	874	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	57
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,926	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,007	6

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 24, 2026

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

Receipts 2,292Last week 2,752Year ago 2,165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	600–650	639	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	595	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	621	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	457.50	457.50
6	500–550	545	425.00	425.00
14	600–650	637	394.00	394.00
5	700–750	748	346.00	346.00
20	750–800	793	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	597.50	597.50
20	500–550	537	445.00–450.00	446.49
85	550–600	581	422.50–455.00	451.70
219	600–650	628	407.00–445.00	424.61
23	650–700	686	380.00–382.50	380.99
81	700–750	723	369.00–392.50	384.23
54	750–800	767	360.00–369.50	365.75
7	800–850	807	337.50	337.50
9	900–950	947	309.00	309.00
6	950–1000	973	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
227	700–750	721	400.00–439.00	417.58
130	750–800	773	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,329.35
76	750–800	759	429.00	429.00
58	800–850	835	3,600.00	3,600.00
75	800–850	809	400.00	400.00
57	850–900	874	3,600.00	3,600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	397	602.50	602.50
25	600–650	630	444.00–467.50	452.75
64	650–700	667	420.00–437.50	435.18
127	700–750	720	389.00–418.00	405.95
170	750–800	783	377.00–391.00	382.52
251	800–850	839	376.00–378.50	377.09
140	850–900	864	371.00	371.00
7	900–950	906	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	700–750	745	383.00	383.00
5	750–800	790	364.00	364.00
6	800–850	846	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	453	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	656	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	561	445.00	445.00

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.