Philip Livestock Auction Market Report

Philip, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

6,627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $374.06/cwt ≈ $3,039/hd at 812 lb · 686 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $404.71/cwt +24.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,918/hd at 721 lb · 638 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $394.71/cwt +30.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,668/hd at 676 lb · 546 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	6,627	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	9	625.00	$625.00	$2,444	+100.00
415–448	439	22	570.00–622.50	$583.54	$2,562	+163.54
454–498	480	78	515.00–565.00	$530.18	$2,545	+35.44
502–549	520	142	475.00–545.00	$520.37	$2,706	—
558 thin fleshed	558	32	530.00	$530.00	$2,957	—
557–597	581	307	440.00–504.00	$466.84	$2,712	+21.37
609–634	622	122	440.00–452.50	$447.70	$2,785	+45.28
621–623	622	17	412.50–425.00	$420.60	$2,616	+18.18
651–686 unweaned	678	115	406.00–412.00	$410.75	$2,785	—
655–699	687	307	410.00–432.50	$421.15	$2,893	+20.57
705–745	721	631	382.50–422.50	$405.00	$2,920	+23.18
728	728	7	379.00	$379.00	$2,759	-2.82
750–796	774	512	370.50–395.50	$381.12	$2,950	+32.12
761–787	777	15	362.50–366.00	$363.87	$2,827	+14.87
801–825	811	619	373.00–382.50	$376.66	$3,055	—
826	826	67	350.00	$350.00	$2,891	—
896–899	898	141	370.25	$370.25	$3,325	+69.19
901–917	913	349	370.25	$370.25	$3,380	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	6	512.50	$512.50	$2,424	—
522	522	11	492.50	$492.50	$2,571	—
554–559	556	34	440.00–472.50	$459.05	$2,552	—
668	668	34	408.00	$408.00	$2,725	—
715	715	43	385.00	$385.00	$2,753	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	11	502.50	$502.50	$2,548	—
670–676	674	41	395.00–402.00	$397.04	$2,676	—
793	793	7	362.50	$362.50	$2,875	—
846	846	27	363.00	$363.00	$3,071	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
731–740	734	58	373.00–374.00	$373.64	$2,743	—
783 unweaned	783	13	348.00	$348.00	$2,725	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
759	759	16	351.00	$351.00	$2,664	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	14	542.50	$542.50	$2,072	—
408–436	423	24	487.50–512.50	$498.29	$2,108	+113.65
451–493	476	43	470.00–507.50	$488.64	$2,326	+92.19
510–543	521	157	437.50–517.00	$473.03	$2,464	+59.94
557–599	576	345	421.00–440.00	$436.85	$2,516	+47.98
591 unweaned	591	62	402.00	$402.00	$2,376	—
601–639	615	295	402.50–435.00	$417.04	$2,565	+6.04
638	638	9	390.00	$390.00	$2,488	+65.00
656–698	676	546	380.50–404.00	$394.71	$2,668	+30.71
703–742	713	470	370.00–384.00	$380.35	$2,712	—
752–799	769	213	348.00–375.00	$368.45	$2,833	—
808	808	78	364.00	$364.00	$2,941	+109.00
851–882	862	431	342.00	$342.00	$2,948	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	5	460.00	$460.00	$2,047	—
474	474	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,991	+40.00
690	690	39	372.00	$372.00	$2,567	—
783	783	63	342.00	$342.00	$2,678	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	19	395.00	$395.00	$2,540	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	9	445.00	$445.00	$2,056	—
705	705	7	366.00	$366.00	$2,580	—

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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.