Cattle Market Philip Livestock Auction Market Report
Philip, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Tuesday, July 28, 20261,028 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 1,028 | 1,054 | 1,659 |
| Feeder cattle | 1,028 | 1,054 | 1,659 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: The next Feeder Cattle Sale is August 11
- → Feeder heifers: Feeder Heifers
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000–1013 | 1001 | 65 | 302.00–312.00 | $311.07 | $3,114 | — |
| 1079–1080 | 1079 | 84 | 296.50–300.00 | $298.92 | $3,225 | — |
| 1138 | 1138 | 31 | 271.50 | $271.50 | $3,090 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 756 | 756 | 9 | 340.00 | $340.00 | $2,570 | — |
| 915–938 | 922 | 93 | 328.00–336.00 | $333.79 | $3,078 | — |
| 953–968 | 960 | 29 | 310.00–320.00 | $315.13 | $3,025 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 | 512 | 6 | 397.50 | $397.50 | $2,035 | — |
| 578 | 578 | 10 | 380.00 | $380.00 | $2,196 | — |
| 681 | 681 | 5 | 352.50 | $352.50 | $2,401 | — |
| 906–922 | 913 | 28 | 321.00–322.00 | $321.53 | $2,936 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 754 | 754 | 36 | 335.00 | $335.00 | $2,526 | -30.35 |
| 801–838 | 813 | 78 | 324.00–326.00 | $324.33 | $2,637 | — |
| 877–890 | 879 | 81 | 309.50–312.50 | $309.99 | $2,725 | — |
| 901–946 | 921 | 116 | 294.00–309.50 | $308.87 | $2,845 | -31.13 |
| 927 | 927 | 6 | 289.00 | $289.00 | $2,679 | -51.00 |
| 960–971 | 962 | 56 | 289.00–300.00 | $298.02 | $2,867 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550 | 550 | 31 | 393.00 | $393.00 | $2,162 | — |
| 622 | 622 | 11 | 330.00 | $330.00 | $2,053 | -45.00 |
| 671 | 671 | 50 | 368.00 | $368.00 | $2,469 | — |
| 717 | 717 | 18 | 331.00 | $331.00 | $2,373 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1053–1058 | 1053 | 33 | 279.00–280.00 | $279.09 | $2,939 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637 | 637 | 10 | 355.00 | $355.00 | $2,261 | — |
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.
Sale not recently reported due to seasonally low receipts, therefore no market comparison may be made. Good Demand in the seats and on the Internet for Several Load Lots and Many Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Tested Open Heifers which all sold on a Moderate to Active Market during today's Special Anniversary Sale. The Offering was Attractive and varied from Light to Moderate Flesh, with much of the Offering being Home Raised Cattle. All the cattle expressed clean, open hair, mostly with a favorable weighup. Recent Futures volatility and heat in Cattle Feeding Country combined with the announcement of plans for Mexican Cattle to be allowed to enter the country certainly all put pressure on the market, yet many of the buyers left owning some cattle with an instance where multiple loads were offered as buyer's choice with a 25 pound spread in the loads and the buyer took both loads, which I thought was noteworthy. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is August 11, a Yearling Special. Much of the surrounding country is dry so the Barn is expecting to start seeing some Spring Calves offered sometime in September.