Cattle Market Philip Livestock Auction Market Report
Philip, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 20234,179 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 4,179 | 4,764 | 2,123 |
| Feeder cattle | 4,179 | 4,764 | 2,123 |
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417 | 417 | 6 | 225.00 | $225.00 | $938 | -6.56 |
| 506–538 | 525 | 362 | 217.00–240.50 | $232.82 | $1,222 | +35.32 |
| 573–575 | 574 | 191 | 224.00–237.00 | $230.82 | $1,325 | +16.36 |
| 610 | 610 | 19 | 193.00 | $193.00 | $1,177 | -14.28 |
| 616–640 | 630 | 450 | 196.00–213.50 | $206.45 | $1,301 | -0.83 |
| 655 | 655 | 35 | 185.00 | $185.00 | $1,212 | -13.09 |
| 661–690 | 678 | 314 | 192.50–207.00 | $198.86 | $1,348 | +17.79 |
| 708–733 | 718 | 321 | 190.50–193.50 | $192.71 | $1,384 | -4.09 |
| 751 | 751 | 5 | 164.50 | $164.50 | $1,235 | — |
| 819 | 819 | 42 | 173.50 | $173.50 | $1,421 | -6.50 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 384 | 384 | 22 | 219.00 | $219.00 | $841 | — |
| 434 | 434 | 9 | 205.00 | $205.00 | $890 | — |
| 478–497 | 484 | 34 | 211.00–216.00 | $214.34 | $1,037 | — |
| 537 | 537 | 14 | 209.00 | $209.00 | $1,122 | — |
| 615 | 615 | 44 | 192.00 | $192.00 | $1,181 | +2.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 562 | 562 | 16 | 214.00 | $214.00 | $1,203 | +19.00 |
| 779 | 779 | 10 | 165.00 | $165.00 | $1,285 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | 391 | 5 | 202.00 | $202.00 | $790 | +8.00 |
| 406 | 406 | 35 | 205.00 | $205.00 | $832 | -5.25 |
| 459–494 | 489 | 223 | 204.00–214.00 | $210.81 | $1,031 | +9.99 |
| 505–546 | 543 | 102 | 203.00–209.00 | $203.38 | $1,104 | +8.03 |
| 562–595 | 583 | 499 | 190.50–202.50 | $194.96 | $1,137 | +23.46 |
| 600–645 | 621 | 440 | 183.00–195.00 | $187.96 | $1,167 | -7.85 |
| 667–670 | 669 | 117 | 194.00–206.50 | $202.56 | $1,355 | +29.14 |
| 650–690 | 681 | 185 | 179.00–183.50 | $183.08 | $1,247 | +9.66 |
| 744 | 744 | 19 | 168.00 | $168.00 | $1,250 | -1.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602 | 602 | 37 | 174.00 | $174.00 | $1,047 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494 | 494 | 16 | 182.00 | $182.00 | $899 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463 | 463 | 9 | 170.50 | $170.50 | $789 | — |
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.
First sale in several weeks, no recent price comparisons available. Very good demand for this nice offering of long strings and full loads of high quality feeder steers and heifers. Flesh condition is very attractive as the extreme cold weather during the week of Christmas really greened the calves up. The heavy snows received recently should help to fill stock dams when the runoff occurs and get the grass started in the spring as well, this fact has helped to support the market for those light cattle that will run on next summers grass as yearlings. Next feeder cattle auction will be in two weeks, Jan 23, 2023.