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Philip Livestock Auction

Name: Philip Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Philip, South Dakota · Tue, Nov 3

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2023

← Oct 28Nov 3latest

Receipts

3,812 head

▼ 1,413 vs last sale 5,225▼ 2,891 vs year ago 6,703 · −43.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 400 to 500 Steady to 5.00 lower, 500 to 650 10.00 to 15.00 lower, Feeder Heifers 450 to 500 10.00 higher, 500 to 600 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Good Demand in the seats and Low Demand on the Internet for Several Load Lots, Part Loads and Packages which sold on a Moderate to Active Market. Lots of movement in the Cattle Futures have buyers apprehensive but not sidelined. Nearly the Entire Offering was Home Raised with Spring and Fall Vaccinations and carried Light to Moderate Flesh. Much of the Offering was straight off the Cow with the exception of 2 Consignments of Spring Calves that have been weaned since August. Another round of moisture yesterday resulted in more calves displaying mud and tagg as well as several thousand calves postponing to a later sale. The Next Sale is November 4th: Weighup Cow Special; November 7th: Special Stock Cow and Bred Heifer Sale; November 10th: All Breeds Calf Sale, Expecting 8,000 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 $440.25/cwt on 1,520 head, down $24.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −18.59 against this barn's trailing median of $458.84.

Average price

$440.25

▼ 24.28 vs prior sale

1,520 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$55.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.02

vs SD average

+32.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	443.33	2,494	1,317
Medium and Large 1-2	539	426.01	2,294	162
Large 1	586	405.00	2,373	24
Medium and Large 2	556	387.50	2,155	17thin

One grade step is worth $55.83/cwt here — about $340 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 sale1,520 hd

440.25

—

SD average9 barns · 10,853 hd

454.28

−14.02

National average43 barns · 4,657 hd

408.07

+32.18

This barn, trailing median8 sales

458.84

−18.59

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $471.75, low $386.56, median $458.84 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

30 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,069	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,185	25
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	522.19/cwt	520.00–527.50	2,068	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	518.38/cwt	516.00–521.00	2,156	57
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,064	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	531.97/cwt	527.50–542.50	2,319	50
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	506.30/cwt	490.00–523.00	2,364	198
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	458.47/cwt	445.00–482.50	2,251	140
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	485.10/cwt	470.00–488.50	2,450	249
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	433.15/cwt	429.00–440.00	2,296	111
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,155	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	410.46/cwt	380.00–414.00	2,286	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	433.59/cwt	419.00–452.50	2,497	1,068
Steers	550–600	Large 1	586	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,373	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	417.85/cwt	405.00–419.00	2,532	243
Steers	600–650	Large 1	619	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,368	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	630	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,363	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,777	47
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	453.57/cwt	432.50–477.50	1,905	69
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	461.69/cwt	450.00–478.00	2,184	309
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,776	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	371.17/cwt	355.00–386.00	1,963	75
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	408.53/cwt	393.00–434.50	2,173	406
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	386.05/cwt	363.00–408.00	2,173	212
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,054	8
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	642	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,080	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,558	19
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	304.85/cwt	304.00–305.00	2,832	76
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,920	20

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 3, 2026

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

Receipts 3,812Last week 5,225Year ago 6,703

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	400–450	420	432.50–477.50	453.57
309	450–500	473	450.00–478.00	461.69
406	500–550	532	393.00–434.50	408.53
212	550–600	563	363.00–408.00	386.05
76	900–950	929	304.00–305.00	304.85
20	950–1000	980	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	350–400	394	451.00	451.00
75	500–550	529	355.00–386.00	371.17
8	550–600	569	361.00	361.00
19	850–900	873	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	642	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	440	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	492.50	492.50
17	550–600	556	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	331	625.00	625.00
25	350–400	380	575.00	575.00
50	400–450	436	527.50–542.50	531.97
198	450–500	467	490.00–523.00	506.30
249	500–550	505	470.00–488.50	485.10
1,068	550–600	576	419.00–452.50	433.59
243	600–650	606	405.00–419.00	417.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	396	520.00–527.50	522.19
57	400–450	416	516.00–521.00	518.38
140	450–500	491	445.00–482.50	458.47
111	500–550	530	429.00–440.00	433.15
51	550–600	557	380.00–414.00	410.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	630	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	586	405.00	405.00
8	600–650	619	382.50	382.50

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.