Philip Livestock Auction Market Report

Philip, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

8,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.92/cwt +4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 522 lb · 975 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.65/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 522 lb · 837 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.29/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 576 lb · 667 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,227	5,442	7,138
Feeder cattle	8,227	5,442	7,138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 400 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 400 to 500 5.00 to 7.00 higher, 500 to 600 Steady, 600 to 650 3.00 higher, over 650 not well compared, Feeder Heifers under 400 8.00 higher, 400 to 450 Steady, 450 to 500 4.00 higher, 500 to 550 Steady, 550 to 600 Steady to 2.00 lower, 600 to 650 Steady, over 650 not well compared. Good Demand for Several Long Long Strings and Many Load Lots of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on an Active to Very Active Market. Each time buyers were given the option to purchase multiple loads of the same sort of cattle they exercised that option. Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers sold on a Moderate Market. Nearly the entire offering was off grass and carried Light to Moderate Flesh with a favorable weigh-up and clean, open haired calves. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is October 19, Expecting 10,000 Head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	6	216.00	$216.00	$728	+7.31
354–399	373	124	203.00–230.00	$219.80	$820	+22.39
400–444	425	464	193.00–222.00	$215.14	$914	+9.39
453–490	473	525	187.00–207.50	$195.50	$925	+5.06
510–515 fancy	512	208	202.00	$202.00	$1,034	—
500–548	525	767	173.00–194.00	$185.37	$973	+0.96
554–594	576	667	170.00–186.00	$176.29	$1,015	-2.11
600–649	620	623	165.00–178.00	$172.69	$1,071	+2.83
651–691	675	196	165.00–169.00	$167.90	$1,133	—
682	682	12	150.50	$150.50	$1,026	—
708	708	84	167.50	$167.50	$1,186	—
935	935	14	155.00	$155.00	$1,449	-6.93

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528–539	533	44	166.00–170.00	$167.93	$895	-6.01
562–586	576	140	155.00–168.00	$163.34	$941	+5.34
664–678	673	13	147.00–151.50	$149.79	$1,008	—
830	830	11	148.00	$148.00	$1,228	—
988	988	20	141.00	$141.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	9	210.00	$210.00	$617	—
368	368	17	191.00	$191.00	$703	-2.00
480–495	485	36	170.50–172.00	$171.05	$830	—
507–533	522	29	165.00–172.00	$167.81	$876	-2.57
763	763	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,213	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521–540	525	59	154.50–160.00	$158.85	$834	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471–477	474	11	162.00	$162.00	$768	—
580	580	10	150.00	$150.00	$870	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	5	155.00	$155.00	$657	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	5	184.00	$184.00	$638	—
365–389	373	80	185.00–196.00	$190.08	$709	+11.92
400	400	120	195.50	$195.50	$782	+19.70
401–444	430	218	166.00–180.00	$173.41	$746	-2.39
451–492	469	284	161.00–179.00	$167.44	$785	+3.30
471–476	473	207	197.00–207.00	$202.00	$955	+37.86
500–548	522	837	152.00–165.50	$159.65	$833	-0.78
550–599	575	326	147.50–158.50	$155.72	$895	-0.63
605–630	618	98	143.00–150.00	$148.37	$917	-3.63
736–740	738	224	160.25–161.25	$160.61	$1,185	—
794	794	60	156.50	$156.50	$1,243	—
822–848	837	653	152.00–154.50	$153.24	$1,283	+6.49
856–894	872	330	146.00–153.00	$152.14	$1,327	—
945	945	5	133.00	$133.00	$1,257	-12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	6	160.00	$160.00	$493	—
444–448	447	29	157.50–158.00	$157.64	$705	—
464–491	482	101	145.00–156.50	$150.44	$725	—
520	520	20	150.00	$150.00	$780	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	13	163.00	$163.00	$693	+3.00
461	461	11	156.00	$156.00	$719	—
686	686	7	142.00	$142.00	$974	—
809	809	56	149.00	$149.00	$1,205	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	5	158.00	$158.00	$613	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.