Philip Livestock Auction Market Report

Philip, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 29, 2025

1,242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.31/cwt ≈ $2,714/hd at 824 lb · 179 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.23/cwt ≈ $2,464/hd at 684 lb · 142 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $354.11/cwt ≈ $2,712/hd at 766 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,242	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
609–638	633	22	400.00–401.00	$400.18	$2,533	+49.12
651–676	664	10	390.00–407.50	$398.59	$2,647	+67.85
732–748	736	22	363.00–367.00	$366.08	$2,694	—
752–790	766	92	351.00–359.00	$354.11	$2,712	—
823–848	829	16	350.00–351.00	$350.74	$2,908	+44.66
878	878	73	345.00–347.00	$346.86	$3,045	+89.86
915–946	929	87	324.00–336.25	$332.89	$3,093	+67.89

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016	1016	24	307.50	$307.50	$3,124	—
1069–1082	1076	111	306.50–315.00	$310.61	$3,342	—
1133	1133	31	296.50	$296.50	$3,359	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–644	627	23	362.50–366.00	$364.53	$2,286	—
746	746	12	359.00	$359.00	$2,678	—
768	768	26	337.00	$337.00	$2,588	—
957	957	5	300.00	$300.00	$2,871	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	7	421.00	$421.00	$1,815	—
485	485	7	367.50	$367.50	$1,782	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–583	568	52	379.00–380.50	$379.83	$2,157	+51.04
619–642	635	23	359.00–361.00	$359.59	$2,283	+44.09
656–695	684	142	348.00–368.00	$360.23	$2,464	—
745	745	45	345.50	$345.50	$2,574	—
769–797	793	41	333.00–343.00	$334.80	$2,655	+53.84
808–848	824	179	319.50–335.50	$329.31	$2,714	—
862–895	891	64	321.50–323.00	$321.66	$2,866	—
952	952	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	7	387.50	$387.50	$1,469	—
437	437	10	421.00	$421.00	$1,840	+31.00
529–530	529	32	362.50–392.00	$382.77	$2,025	—
598	598	4	355.00	$355.00	$2,123	—
680	680	17	339.00	$339.00	$2,305	—
700–730	711	16	321.00–330.00	$326.54	$2,322	—
842	842	12	308.00–313.00	$310.50	$2,614	—
940	940	11	293.00	$293.00	$2,754	—
979	979	5	286.00	$286.00	$2,800	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	4	280.00	$280.00	$2,884	—
1098	1098	5	274.00	$274.00	$3,009	—

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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.