South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 152 priced lines covering 45,851 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 46,250 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 3,840 head.

Mon Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46,250Last week 52,996Year ago 43,153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3,840Last week 1,969Year ago 2,110

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 550 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, instances to 7.00 higher on 400-450 lbs, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00

lower. Heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Moderate to good

demand for calves, good demand remains for yearlings. A large offering of calves, with the largest sales in central and western South Dakota.

Fewer calves coming to town East River as those producers are able to wean and grow their cattle longer and are hoping for an improved

market. The western calves are light in flesh and sold in large strings making them highly desirable but the sheer volume of so many cattle

moving in a short time period has put pressure on the market, as it does every year. The grass yearlings are gone and now just the feedyard

backgrounded cattle remain, which are in a heavier to much heavier flesh condition. Corn price has gotten higher, Live Cattle futures have not

risen as high as hoped, which is causing cattle feeders to rethink their approach to the feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00

lower, except the Breaker cows 10.00 lower, bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	479	141.00	141.00
227	—	1,067	114.35–123.50	115.35
54	—	1,148	113.75	113.75
10	—	378	149.00	149.00
348	—	1,019	115.25–133.00	121.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	741	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	148.00	148.00
14	—	906	119.00	119.00
23	—	526	129.00–136.50	134.84
56	—	483	143.00–146.00	145.05
6	—	593	133.00	133.00
14	—	671	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2,495	—	525	135.50–160.00	148.67
122	—	327	158.00–180.00	165.97
351	—	773	125.50–146.00	139.33
403	—	719	135.00–145.00	139.78
2,690	—	475	137.00–164.00	153.95
772	—	622	129.25–144.50	137.11
885	—	825	121.00–142.00	134.83
2,206	—	571	128.00–153.00	143.66
306	—	673	123.50–145.50	132.96
1,167	—	876	122.50–138.50	128.49
1,028	—	423	141.00–171.00	156.75
639	—	975	114.00–127.50	121.71
592	—	377	150.00–177.00	164.67
1,087	—	930	125.50–136.50	134.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	657	124.00–125.00	124.45
38	—	489	135.00–148.00	142.29
50	—	323	151.00–165.00	156.11
113	—	764	115.00–132.75	126.96
28	—	916	107.75–110.50	108.75
32	—	725	126.00	126.00
72	—	578	124.00–136.50	129.18
28	—	878	119.50–119.75	119.61
144	—	386	140.50–159.00	151.79
41	—	536	131.00–140.75	139.35
39	—	289	152.50–187.50	162.25
56	—	419	125.00–152.00	139.10
23	—	626	125.50–126.00	125.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	133.00	133.00
13	—	612	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	686	140.00	140.00
389	—	519	154.00–157.50	156.11
242	—	573	151.00–178.00	170.78
12	—	413	160.00	160.00
91	—	610	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	914	140.00	140.00
50	—	800	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,002	113.25	113.25
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,039	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	151.00	151.00
15	—	467	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	930	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	772	124.25	124.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	983	104.00	104.00
32	—	431	137.00–137.50	137.09
12	—	365	133.00	133.00
35	—	871	105.00–117.00	112.51
13	—	217	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
358	—	1,063	125.75–133.35	131.10
17	—	418	173.00–174.00	173.29
20	—	638	143.00	143.00
36	—	1,215	121.50	121.50
799	—	1,017	126.85–139.00	134.10
7	—	708	142.50	142.50
226	—	1,113	117.10–125.75	123.06
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,013	115.50	115.50
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,011	138.10	138.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	660	137.00–145.50	142.57
21	—	434	164.00–170.00	166.08
84	—	731	127.00–141.50	138.47
23	—	337	162.00–183.00	175.86
41	—	785	132.00–140.00	134.15
5	—	914	123.50	123.50
122	—	481	153.00–168.00	160.72
23	—	293	165.00–201.00	185.11
175	—	524	142.00–164.00	154.66
62	—	638	130.50–145.00	141.37
19	—	965	110.00–132.25	120.57
30	—	866	121.75–134.00	129.11
119	—	591	121.00–159.00	145.88
21	—	829	135.00	135.00
112	—	375	169.00–184.50	178.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4,476	—	575	141.00–169.00	159.89
598	—	878	136.00–147.75	144.10
1,558	—	669	138.00–157.00	148.43
2,599	—	475	163.00–189.00	176.00
3,679	—	526	148.00–182.00	167.19
97	—	331	182.50–208.00	193.62
1,648	—	928	131.25–146.00	140.03
8	—	286	170.00–193.00	178.98
406	—	837	139.50–148.25	142.41
3,201	—	622	142.50–166.00	154.97
421	—	727	132.00–155.50	144.16
909	—	975	128.50–143.25	136.82
406	—	377	175.00–210.50	191.96
1,320	—	425	172.00–201.00	189.48
466	—	771	135.00–150.25	144.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	733	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
218	—	505	178.00–182.00	181.83
24	—	415	204.50	204.50
95	—	485	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	935	129.00	129.00
11	—	620	145.50	145.50
53	—	856	134.00	134.00
12	—	592	144.50	144.50
20	—	536	158.00–158.50	158.30
7	—	419	166.00	166.00
130	—	690	135.25–143.60	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	883	121.00–131.50	129.22
16	—	987	125.50	125.50
11	—	230	195.00	195.00
10	—	395	135.00	135.00
6	—	780	127.00	127.00
8	—	748	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	144.00	144.00
7	—	828	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	637	146.50–153.00	152.15
11	—	651	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	136.00	136.00
9	—	337	193.00	193.00
10	—	429	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
206	—	1,632	103.00–105.50	103.94
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,369	113.00	113.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,218	114.50–121.00	117.63
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
532	—	1,558	102.00–107.75	104.80
60	—	1,443	102.00–103.50	102.39
581	—	1,464	103.25–107.75	105.88
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,351	106.00–116.00	109.56
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,400	101.00–106.25	104.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,590	60.00–67.00	64.10
27	—	1,506	48.00–59.00	55.55
32	—	1,615	39.00–51.00	44.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,278	30.00–43.00	36.70
27	—	1,055	11.00–41.00	27.57
63	—	1,229	40.00–47.00	43.24
14	—	1,246	47.00–51.50	49.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,356	55.00–58.00	56.89
83	—	1,343	42.00–55.00	49.95
21	—	1,358	36.00–42.00	40.17
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,695	63.50–76.50	69.14
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,338	84.50–86.00	85.59
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,499	85.00–92.50	88.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	2,019	69.00–77.50	74.41
3	—	2,168	79.00–81.00	80.36
21	—	1,759	56.00–77.00	67.72
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,363	99.00–103.50	100.61
920	—	1,356	102.00–106.50	103.95
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,138	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	99.00	99.00

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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