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South Dakota feeder cattle prices

USDA auction weighted averages · $/cwt · week of Sep 28 – Oct 4 · Plains region

Summary

Week of Sep 28

South Dakota steers sold lower in the classes that carried real volume. The busiest, 900 lb + at 4,576 head, averaged $317.05/cwt, down $1.25 on the week and down $21.23 on the year.

Steers

9,988 head
Week of Sep 28 · change vs week of Sep 21 · year-ago vs week of Sep 29, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb583.51−17.91−3.22—4044
400–500 lb511.39−6.58−19.982,3011,2714
500–600 lb451.14−12.06−26.282,4811,9974
600–700 lb397.81−13.62−16.342,5862824
700–800 lb357.75−7.58−29.372,6831285
800–900 lb348.17−3.61−17.202,9591,3304
900 lb +317.05−1.25−21.23—4,5766
$/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

Heifers

6,739 head
Week of Sep 28 · change vs week of Sep 21 · year-ago vs week of Sep 29, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb499.82−44.42−25.32—4534
400–500 lb465.51−1.69+6.892,0959114
500–600 lb405.48−4.73−11.402,2306904
600–700 lb361.85+20.93−14.362,3521434
700–800 lb348.75+2.61−6.242,6163226
800–900 lb322.77−1.88−21.112,7449356
900 lb +303.94+13.66−10.26—3,2856
$/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

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