Philip feeder cattle auction results
Philip Livestock Auction, Philip, South Dakota, reported receipts of 1,326 head of feeder cattle selling on Sept. 29, compared to 1,722 head on Sept. 15 and 2,984 head a year ago, according to the USDA-South Dakota Department of Agriculture Market News, Worthing, South Dakota.
Comparisons were made to two weeks ago. The feeder steers weighing 700 to 750 pounds were selling $3 higher, those 800 to 850 pounds were steady to $1 lower, those 850 to 900 pounds were steady to $1 higher and those 900 to 1,000 pounds were selling $1 to $2 lower. The feeder heifers weighing 700 to 750 pounds were selling $2 higher, those 750 to 800 pounds were selling $2 lower, those 800 to 850 pounds were steady and those 850 to 1,000 pounds were steady to $2 lower. There was good demand for several loads and part loads and many packages of feeder steers, feeder heifers and tested open heifers that were selling on a moderate market. All of the offering was off grass and carried light to moderate flesh conditions with average weighing conditions. The supply included 100% feeder cattle with 29% steers and 71% was heifers. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 94%.
Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 30 head, 702 to 734 lbs., 148.00 to 151.75 (150.73); 5 head, 746 lbs., 141.00 full; 75 head, 817 to 838 lbs., 141.50 to 143.75 (142.60); 31 head, 853 to 885 lbs., 136.00 to 143.00 (139.10); 42 head, 903 to 946 lbs., 131.50 to 138.75 (133.29); 9 head, 959 lbs., 135.25. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 5 head, 572 lbs., 160.50; 5 head, 622 lbs., 145.50; 23 head, 673 lbs., 142.00. Medium and large frame 2, 5 head, 564 lbs., 142.00; 11 head, 725 lbs., 132.50. Medium and large frame 2 to 3, 22 head, 352 lbs., 130.00. Large frame 1, 8 head, 667 lbs., 150.00.
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 82 head, 704 to 739 lbs., 139.50 to 144.00 (141.81); 80 head, 754 to 798 lbs., 134.00 to 140.50 (137.38); 117 head, 814 to 846 lbs., 133.00 to 135.75 (134.88); 79 head, 869 to 897 lbs., 132.25 to 133.50 (132.39); 165 head, 905 to 945 lbs., 127.00 to 133.00 (130.76); 22 head, 967 to 992 lbs., 125.25 to 128.00 (126.90). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 6 head, 633 lbs., 144.00; 62 head, 796 lbs., 131.50; 17 head, 831 to 833 lbs., 125.00 to 129.00 (127.82). Medium and large frame 2 to 3, 20 head, 310 lbs., 117.00. Large frame 1, 13 head, 1003 to 1006 lbs., 125.00 to 127.00 (126.39); 11 head, 1130 lbs., 122.50.