Philip Livestock Auction Market Report

Philip, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 7, 2025

2,017 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $518.26/cwt ≈ $2,690/hd at 519 lb · 378 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $447.62/cwt ≈ $2,722/hd at 608 lb · 225 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.49/cwt +12.36 vs last sale · ≈ $3,028/hd at 879 lb · 215 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,017	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	9	570.00	$570.00	$1,989	—
377–397	382	43	550.00–555.00	$551.33	$2,106	—
405–444	419	110	568.00–600.00	$589.87	$2,472	+74.87
456–499	493	129	546.00–577.50	$549.84	$2,711	—
500–549	519	378	495.00–533.50	$518.26	$2,690	—
561–571	567	139	470.00–502.50	$484.08	$2,745	—
601–628 unweaned	608	225	420.00–470.00	$447.62	$2,722	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444–446	446	59	535.00–560.00	$540.91	$2,412	—
492	492	6	527.50	$527.50	$2,595	—
561–587	579	19	452.50–455.00	$453.27	$2,624	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	12	515.00	$515.00	$2,379	—
582	582	9	360.00	$360.00	$2,095	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645 unweaned	645	8	407.00	$407.00	$2,625	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–380	372	23	570.00–585.00	$577.01	$2,146	—
400–439	416	47	517.50–575.00	$545.71	$2,270	+108.30
454–466	457	31	485.00–487.50	$486.92	$2,225	—
515–545	539	69	425.00–447.50	$429.96	$2,317	—
584–599	597	58	402.00–407.50	$406.66	$2,428	—
603–643 unweaned	627	23	387.50–392.50	$390.36	$2,448	—
771	771	15	357.00	$357.00	$2,752	—
810–818	814	107	352.50–355.50	$354.03	$2,882	+7.33
861–890	879	215	331.00–347.50	$344.49	$3,028	+12.36
907–948	919	70	321.00–331.00	$326.24	$2,998	-3.24
963–995	990	35	318.00–320.00	$318.29	$3,151	-0.51

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	24	440.00	$440.00	$2,103	—
594	594	5	390.00	$390.00	$2,317	—
1005–1034	1016	55	311.00–315.00	$314.48	$3,195	—
1033	1033	6	308.00	$308.00	$3,182	—
1064–1080	1075	34	308.00–311.00	$310.38	$3,337	+8.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543–545	545	43	410.00–412.00	$411.72	$2,244	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
736	736	6	347.50	$347.50	$2,558	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,907	—

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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.