South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 104 priced lines covering 41,093 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 40,071 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 4,761 head.

Mon Nov 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40,071Last week 52,846Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4,761Last week 2,145Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steer calves steady to 1.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, instances to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for steer and heifer calves in central and western auction markets as the offering remains very large of long strings of very high quality calves, light to moderate demand in the eastern markets as fewer calves being offered as those producers wean and sell closer to and after the start of the new year. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers as the cash fed cattle sits at 115.00 plus and the CME Live Cattle contracts are signaling to cattle feeders that there is an opportunity to sell fat cattle profitably during those coming months. As the supply of yearlings tightens there is still just as many buyers who want to buy more yearlings which is creating a very active market. Farmer feeders are making progress with their corn harvest and are showing more interest in placing calves in their yards as their feed supply looks to be plentiful.

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	613	130.00–142.00	132.19
56	—	386	136.00–160.00	147.47
94	—	477	133.00–147.00	140.12
29	—	574	130.00–135.00	133.00
9	—	348	144.00	144.00
63	—	421	132.00–151.00	140.21
5	—	994	120.50	120.50
14	—	942	131.25	131.25
36	—	519	128.00–135.00	130.62
35	—	656	130.00–131.00	130.71
62	—	761	130.00–137.00	135.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	294	142.50	142.50
1,526	—	476	132.00–166.50	151.38
1,490	—	621	127.00–148.25	140.78
824	—	983	130.00–144.00	140.49
974	—	818	135.50–152.25	144.54
612	—	884	135.00–141.25	138.50
27	—	320	140.00–160.00	149.98
2,724	—	526	129.50–155.00	146.48
2,261	—	571	126.00–150.50	142.61
554	—	924	131.00–141.50	138.29
189	—	770	136.00–145.00	140.41
220	—	379	143.00–172.00	155.37
499	—	722	134.50–147.25	142.76
685	—	666	129.00–147.00	140.35
803	—	427	142.00–171.00	156.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	449	172.00	172.00
40	—	510	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	716	125.00–134.00	129.67
6	—	757	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,119	126.50	126.50
154	—	1,026	128.00–135.00	134.11
51	—	1,070	122.50–130.00	127.05
9	—	1,175	110.00–113.00	111.33
11	—	525	135.50–138.00	136.82
34	—	495	136.00–138.50	137.55
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,075	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	530	150.00–152.00	150.73
308	—	576	149.00–156.50	149.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	720	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	132.00	132.00
7	—	426	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	664	140.00–145.00	142.15
5	—	544	149.00	149.00
33	—	649	141.00	141.00
34	—	936	135.00	135.00
9	—	565	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
498	—	824	144.50–154.25	151.02
5,193	—	577	141.50–166.75	158.24
4,405	—	625	140.00–163.00	154.42
3,344	—	524	147.00–176.50	164.86
1,957	—	479	155.50–189.00	174.68
1,948	—	671	140.25–161.50	153.82
1,556	—	927	137.00–155.00	149.72
529	—	429	171.50–191.50	180.90
503	—	722	140.00–157.00	151.56
183	—	372	182.00–201.00	188.56
139	—	762	135.50–155.00	150.72
924	—	875	140.00–155.50	151.01
48	—	339	182.00–197.00	189.92
713	—	981	137.50–150.00	146.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	483	134.00–147.00	145.60
5	—	532	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	568	138.00–146.50	141.07
9	—	1,157	118.50	118.50
31	—	1,069	125.25–142.25	135.70
148	—	1,141	130.00–137.00	136.44
1,086	—	1,019	134.50–149.00	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	512	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	580	131.00–148.75	145.66
84	—	530	141.00–153.50	145.08
64	—	427	168.00–181.00	171.84
13	—	925	130.25–137.00	131.83
5	—	701	143.00	143.00
12	—	795	133.50–141.00	139.15
27	—	973	111.00–136.00	130.85
86	—	480	141.00–160.00	153.22
10	—	334	186.00–189.00	187.17
14	—	384	174.00–190.00	182.95
61	—	623	141.00–150.00	145.73
47	—	872	144.50–145.75	144.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
240	—	873	156.75	156.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	514	155.50–159.00	157.06
17	—	639	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
633	—	1,359	110.00–116.00	112.05
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,135	115.50	115.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,191	44.00–54.00	48.86
32	—	1,194	35.00–47.50	41.49
1	—	1,245	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,643	50.00–60.00	54.83
16	—	1,519	58.00–68.00	63.85
13	—	1,547	66.00–72.50	69.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,299	48.00–59.00	53.81
16	—	1,292	46.50–50.50	48.70
5	—	1,334	59.00–62.00	60.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,852	75.00–86.00	81.84
4	—	1,930	80.00–86.00	81.61
7	—	1,713	64.00–77.50	72.73
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
302	—	1,437	111.50–116.00	113.27
370	—	1,552	108.00–114.50	111.64
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,227	119.75–124.00	121.11
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	1,387	110.00–118.50	113.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,424	90.50–95.00	92.40
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	89.00	89.00

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.

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