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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 30
● As filed96 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027
← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 96 priced lines covering 20,894 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 21,566 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,776 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Mar 30, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 21,566Last week 12,115Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,776Last week 1,762Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 850 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 850 lbs 10.00 to 17.00 lower. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 11.00 lower. Light to moderate demand this week, best demand remains on lighter weight cattle that have more time and options before they reach finished weights. Demand on the heavy weight cattle has really slackened as the CME Live Cattle futures have now dropped into the mid 80.00 range. Feeder cattle producers are needing to sell their cattle but with the futures contracts collapsing, and the cash markets following along, they are facing large losses. Cattle feeders have to buy cattle cheaper but when the board drops by the daily limits they simply can't get cattle bought cheap enough. As the market declines cattle that look to have higher feed costs associated with them because of heavier flesh condition, or smaller frame size are being discounted heavily. The market stays pretty active, albeit at lower price levels, for light weight cattle as this supply is always tight up here this time of year. Slaughter cows and bulls were sharply lower this week, 13.00 to 15.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112—476159.00–172.00166.22
28—424169.00–181.00174.70
2,424—879107.25–131.50121.57
1,817—775116.25–142.00133.02
933—825110.25–133.50124.94
3—358186.00186.00
724—976101.75–123.50117.90
1,028—929102.00–127.75118.19
1,028—724115.00–149.50139.06
1,008—678126.50–160.50147.49
750—626134.00–166.00156.14
375—571140.00–172.00159.08
145—524154.50–168.50162.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17—508147.00147.00
12—85888.0088.00
30—78889.0089.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15—645128.00–145.00140.48
109—768114.00–120.00116.39
116—871109.50–119.00112.32
78—844106.75–120.00108.06
46—739124.00–125.00124.18
99—921107.00–110.50109.02
74—683126.00–137.50130.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
89—665154.50154.50
30—701144.25144.25
81—597159.50159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76—680110.00–135.50128.85
33—883102.25–111.00105.40
9—485148.00148.00
12—643136.00136.00
8—503156.00156.00
36—578125.00–142.00136.08
45—792110.00110.00
23—432152.00–156.50154.89
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
552—1,037102.50–117.25108.75
42—1,244104.75–106.75105.95
112—1,116100.00–108.00105.89
113—1,067102.00–110.00106.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,065101.00101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16—681108.50–125.00118.24
15—533125.00–128.00127.04
5—466131.00131.00
6—821107.00107.00
22—568127.00–130.00128.60
15—615121.50–125.00123.82
31—719113.00–120.50116.88
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,188102.00102.00
52—1,06494.25–105.00100.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
80—662148.00148.00
68—825126.00–131.00128.59
336—775119.50–140.50130.16
289—719127.00–147.00136.46
62—8681,060.001,060.00
59—796980.00980.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23—963110.00–112.00111.38
1,052—671115.50–142.50129.89
678—627122.00–149.50137.20
616—774109.00–127.00118.89
561—578130.00–154.00139.30
249—527126.50–155.50144.32
145—473136.00–159.00149.20
36—367159.50–168.00160.26
142—93998.50–111.50107.30
397—877100.00–117.00110.41
1,066—821105.50–124.00112.75
24—408156.00–166.00159.73
771—727107.75–134.00122.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19—75484.0084.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
152—738109.00–115.00110.14
66—88496.00–111.75104.12
39—84192.00–112.00106.47
33—587129.50–133.00130.46
8—666119.50119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82—507169.00169.00
16—357178.00178.00
7—569157.00157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
181—1,55655.00–66.0058.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49—1,20345.00–54.5047.89
16—1,14930.00–48.0040.16
2—1,03854.0054.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
65—1,46448.00–61.0053.61
14—1,54444.00–49.0047.28
2—1,42556.0056.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43—1,30046.00–55.5051.11
8—1,39840.00–46.0043.77
3—1,48955.00–55.5055.35
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
345—1,56099.75–103.75101.38
286—1,41199.75–102.50100.45
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40—1,38295.00–98.0097.36
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
273—1,36697.00–103.0099.82
18—1,45497.0097.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27—1,48479.00–81.0080.23
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20—1,43775.00–78.7576.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,76476.00–77.0076.39
7—2,07682.00–85.0083.46
5—2,23361.00–68.0063.37
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.