South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 90 priced lines covering 8,989 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,116 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,696 head.

Mon Aug 26, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,116Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,696Last week 846Year ago 0

Compared to the limited test of two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, rebounding slightly following the sharp declines of weeks past. Demand for feeder cattle is moderate as uncertainly in the fed cattle market continues to weigh upon buyers and sellers. Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers fully 1.00 lower, Holstein steers steady to firm. Light to moderate demand for steers and heifers, few packer buyers participating. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	148.00	148.00
4	—	406	157.50	157.50
516	—	918	120.75–136.00	126.62
429	—	870	121.00–133.00	127.63
223	—	775	127.00–140.75	135.53
206	—	830	125.50–136.00	130.76
170	—	979	117.00–132.50	124.26
163	—	732	134.50–141.25	139.05
22	—	522	145.00–157.00	151.02
10	—	629	142.00	142.00
85	—	667	135.00–147.00	141.50
12	—	1,003	125.75	125.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	891	120.50	120.50
21	—	1,150	107.50	107.50
6	—	833	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	663	125.00–140.50	135.46
11	—	829	116.00–121.50	120.01
10	—	630	140.50–141.00	140.65
8	—	919	114.50–121.50	118.89
3	—	950	120.00	120.00
72	—	741	126.50	126.50
7	—	879	125.00	125.00
5	—	298	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,030	106.50–125.25	121.39
44	—	996	117.00	117.00
100	—	1,081	122.75–124.50	123.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	828	138.20	138.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	819	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,249	—	914	131.75–142.10	139.26
1,200	—	974	126.00–143.25	137.29
387	—	787	134.50–150.75	144.15
252	—	881	133.50–145.00	139.38
232	—	831	138.00–145.00	141.54
86	—	743	145.00–152.10	151.41
44	—	671	150.00–160.00	156.22
6	—	424	174.00	174.00
5	—	307	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
774	—	1,036	126.75–135.90	131.41
770	—	1,071	127.00–134.20	131.56
26	—	1,118	120.00–123.25	122.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	830	123.00–135.00	127.25
15	—	928	123.00–127.50	126.01
10	—	745	144.50	144.50
7	—	547	165.00	165.00
5	—	550	166.00	166.00
4	—	490	169.00	169.00
19	—	780	127.00	127.00
7	—	601	147.00	147.00
24	—	680	149.00	149.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,046	115.50–123.00	122.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	723	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	762	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	801	147.00	147.00
4	—	569	165.00	165.00
4	—	418	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	862	130.00–131.00	130.46
13	—	625	143.00	143.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,177	115.10	115.10
9	—	1,077	123.25	123.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,227	78.50–83.00	79.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,450	83.50–90.25	88.06
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,303	106.50–107.00	106.87
42	—	1,388	106.00	106.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,294	107.50	107.50
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,214	105.00	105.00
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,422	106.25–107.50	106.61
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,400	110.00	110.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
337	—	1,433	107.00–109.00	108.01
73	—	1,527	107.00–107.50	107.27
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,156	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,220	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,244	106.50–108.00	107.36
32	—	1,369	108.00	108.00
14	—	1,302	105.00	105.00
10	—	1,344	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,174	57.00–67.00	62.17
29	—	1,235	47.00–61.50	55.52
18	—	1,230	67.00–69.00	67.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,459	67.00–72.50	70.46
10	—	1,603	73.50–79.00	75.81
6	—	1,554	54.00–65.00	57.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,268	63.00–70.50	68.03
5	—	1,240	55.00–63.00	60.52
4	—	1,309	71.00–75.50	72.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	2,103	82.00–90.50	87.39
5	—	2,012	91.00–96.00	92.40
4	—	1,803	76.00–82.00	78.88

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.

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