South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 15
● As filed121 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 121 priced lines covering 8,999 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,528 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,182 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 15, 2019
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 9,528Last week 8,077Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,182Last week 1,768Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 900 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 900 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs steady, 650-900 lbs 5.00 to 12.00 higher, over 900 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Demand good early week but turned more moderate by late week as the CME Live Cattle futures refused to follow the cash market higher and instead moved lower along with the Feeder Cattle contracts. Cattle feeders secured a major victory in the fed market last week when they held out for higher money. But the futures contracts would not support this new found optimism. Corn was lower for the week but local producers can see the unplanted acres and the uneven stands and are skeptical that traders in Chicago have a better feel for the upcoming harvest than they do. Because of these factors cattle feeders backed off somewhat in their pursuit for feeder cattle as the week progressed. Flesh was a major price determining factor, even more so than usual. As costs of gain have increased dramatically, and the fear of corn going much higher, along with outgoing fed cattle losing money cattle feeders are hesitant to get stuck with a load of cattle that look to be inefficient gainers. Packers had to pony up and give steady money this week but the lack of a rally in the futures market is keeping a brake on the feeder market. Slaughter cows steady, bulls sold with a steady to lower undertone compared to last week's very light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—61199.0099.00
9—866107.00107.00
9—977105.50105.50
12—1,01187.50–95.5092.86
12—1,104100.50100.50
14—80981.00–92.0088.87
21—48975.0075.00
24—92595.00–110.5097.77
26—409111.00111.00
3—762101.00101.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13—32155.0055.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26—617169.00–173.00170.35
174—762142.00–163.00159.06
81—728150.00–162.00158.96
22—663167.00–175.50170.37
41—581163.00–182.50173.04
62—860134.00–140.00137.66
168—822137.00–145.00142.06
233—967127.00–139.75133.84
694—930130.50–141.25137.13
8—439184.00184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
169—923140.25–142.85141.71
363—876146.50–147.10146.80
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
137—1,169115.10–118.00116.87
552—1,015119.50–134.00130.93
626—1,080116.50–124.50120.04
7—1,129116.00116.00
Steers — Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
54—1,202113.00113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18—726137.00137.00
23—920124.00124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15—971125.50125.50
14—576156.00–159.00157.47
6—678155.00155.00
6—539153.00153.00
10—870121.00–139.50128.30
12—615152.00–162.00155.43
5—846133.50133.50
37—711152.50152.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—643110.00110.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33—984122.00–122.50122.29
9—877127.00127.00
9—514152.00152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16—630166.00166.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28—1,241112.75112.75
54—1,016117.00–120.50118.96
65—1,062118.50–120.50119.69
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,200112.00112.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,07055.0055.00
11—88056.5056.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11—98060.0060.00
84—45358.0058.00
92—51442.0042.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
182—1,073105.00–116.25113.36
130—1,009113.00–122.00116.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80—585143.50–153.00149.63
129—689134.00–155.00150.63
213—764127.00–140.00135.75
305—959112.50–123.50117.99
412—823126.00–137.50131.09
731—925117.00–126.00122.44
469—881124.25–131.00128.42
73—637134.00–147.50144.61
11—508147.00–155.00152.01
17—425151.00151.00
297—724138.50–155.00150.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—872106.00–119.00113.26
22—622137.50–143.00140.28
38—916106.50–116.50113.11
45—693124.00–133.00131.82
28—759115.00115.00
8—578142.00142.00
5—802116.50116.50
34—738121.00–135.00129.58
8—427155.00155.00
4—506153.00153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14—846118.00118.00
9—717107.50107.50
5—544122.00122.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43—1,00990.00–100.0095.44
40—91890.50–99.5092.29
27—56961.00–63.0061.58
25—616104.50–117.00106.27
25—46551.0051.00
21—88180.00–96.5090.27
19—33361.0061.00
18—743108.00108.00
18—39071.0071.00
13—772106.00–112.50110.06
9—80083.2583.25
5—1,13781.0081.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62—946119.75119.75
29—877119.75119.75
78—963110.25–118.00114.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25—609156.50156.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32—1,165109.75109.75
57—1,079112.00112.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,025110.00110.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12—739130.00–137.00134.08
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—606105.00105.00
24—857107.00107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,27967.00–69.5067.83
40—1,27555.00–64.5059.89
8—1,33852.00–53.5053.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29—1,17553.00–57.0055.53
22—1,08745.00–52.0049.51
5—1,14660.00–62.0061.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32—1,55351.00–62.5054.10
26—1,50163.00–71.5066.44
14—1,67471.00–78.0073.60
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41—1,334115.25115.25
89—1,220113.00–115.00113.98
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,062111.00111.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,528114.50–115.00114.75
428—1,400114.25–116.25115.35
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
71—1,223113.00–114.00113.31
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64—1,293112.00–114.50113.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1—2,37575.5075.50
15—1,91380.00–87.0081.93
7—1,65072.00–78.0073.96
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34—1,38282.00–87.5084.59
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,26081.0081.00
Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.
Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the South Dakota barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.