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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 7
● As filed145 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027
← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 145 priced lines covering 37,527 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 38,758 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,397 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 7, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 38,758Last week 23,056Year ago 46,822
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,397Last week 2,115Year ago 2,395

Compared to last week: Steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, instances to 5.00 higher on 450-500 lbs, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, yearling heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, instances to 10.00 lower on 900-950 lbs. Good demand remains for steer and heifer calves but concern is building as the futures contracts falter and corn prices much higher than last year. The calves are very eye appealing as the mild, dry weather continues which is allowing cattle to stay clean and bloomy. Quite a few weaned calves in the offering, but still a good amount of calves coming right off the cow as the open weather has allowed cattle to remain turned out and grazing corn stalk fields. Good demand for yearlings, as supply is limited, but there was much pressure on the market as the cash fed cattle market moved lower and the futures contracts remain lower than projected breakeven prices. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28—775132.00–135.00133.59
103—673136.00–147.00141.58
41—858133.00133.00
61—623149.00–151.50150.24
10—527150.00150.00
20—475172.00172.00
18—573150.00–153.50151.78
36—838126.00–130.00129.66
45—727135.00–138.50137.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49—579144.50–151.00149.08
31—770125.00–141.00134.21
6—249223.00223.00
9—266157.50–180.00164.92
42—312167.50–175.00171.14
26—843128.00–131.00130.07
39—633137.00–150.50143.12
25—479159.00–167.00163.60
176—540147.50–163.25158.65
87—423144.00–176.00162.48
53—890121.00–131.50126.45
37—368168.00–184.00178.09
35—667123.00–140.00138.18
19—736125.50–134.00128.39
103—909121.00–128.75128.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
118—961127.75127.75
25—610126.00–134.50132.72
145—930126.25–128.00126.88
9—750132.00132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71—647151.50151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15—859135.50135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,710—926129.50–143.50138.99
586—772131.00–147.25137.94
2,752—577146.00–172.00164.27
1,468—481163.00–191.00181.53
2,480—621146.00–168.75159.74
1,197—432177.00–206.00190.82
312—380178.00–210.00192.73
1,226—872134.00–142.00136.87
829—723135.00–153.50146.46
94—330178.00–212.50190.14
15—291187.50–230.00198.06
1,267—674139.50–164.00151.27
2,380—528163.00–184.50174.70
380—823130.00–143.00136.93
2,070—977128.35–140.00135.64
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
226—1,106119.00–133.75129.63
91—1,150112.75–132.00130.09
547—1,024123.60–139.50133.52
27—1,264111.25111.25
491—1,070122.00–134.75130.67
30—1,367109.50109.50
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
359—1,038126.00–128.00126.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
140—728159.00159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46—515191.50191.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
84—476189.50189.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—598125.00125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—959111.00111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32—777113.00–131.00124.01
9—978110.00110.00
28—638116.00–128.50125.63
17—287165.00–172.50167.30
27—725118.00–121.00119.53
18—483148.00148.00
38—576129.50–138.50133.03
101—530134.00–144.50140.21
16—333143.00–159.00152.25
92—379140.00–161.00152.77
27—420134.00–146.00140.12
22—684115.00–132.50124.67
30—907115.25–117.00116.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17—578137.50137.50
82—718138.00138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
42—670116.00–126.50122.77
9—738122.00122.00
33—567125.00–134.00127.94
124—835121.50–129.25127.09
11—543136.50136.50
5—424145.00145.00
64—904121.00121.00
14—612128.50–131.00129.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8—599115.00115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
58—599141.50141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,505—570130.00–155.50146.73
110—321155.00–172.50166.00
643—879114.00–133.50125.92
366—382150.00–171.00163.12
677—627131.75–148.00140.21
25—270152.50–185.00164.26
423—821117.00–137.25131.42
1,033—425150.00–171.00160.65
420—722125.50–140.25133.75
570—676129.00–139.50135.60
491—933114.00–135.75124.64
1,032—976117.00–133.00126.44
1,996—523137.50–162.50151.42
1,217—473142.00–166.00156.67
367—770124.00–140.00132.52
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,078105.00105.00
8—1,032105.00105.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,141104.00104.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46—1,084108.75–119.25112.07
36—1,124102.00–114.35110.86
26—1,174107.00–109.50108.07
100—1,254101.50–105.50103.27
261—1,024120.10–128.50123.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14—700103.50103.50
7—461125.00125.00
8—596106.00106.00
11—880110.00110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
214—788139.25139.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
61—495166.00166.00
275—519166.00–196.25180.60
115—575156.00–172.00169.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7—401165.00165.00
5—462163.00163.00
8—659120.00120.00
79—717127.00–137.00136.21
18—603146.00146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,38898.0098.00
394—1,36198.50–103.50100.65
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
54—1,209104.25–104.60104.50
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,083115.00115.00
51—1,210106.50–115.00112.48
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
120—1,356102.00–110.25106.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
105—1,53598.00–99.5098.96
7—1,73098.7598.75
415—1,554100.00–103.25102.14
178—1,442102.00–105.25103.31
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39—1,38898.0098.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
272—1,636100.25–102.50101.47
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41—1,414102.50–105.50103.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12—1,27439.00–48.0042.39
70—1,37946.00–59.0053.95
12—1,33356.00–66.0059.32
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
44—1,69561.00–67.5063.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64—1,24944.00–51.5047.15
10—1,26251.00–53.0051.61
53—1,19132.00–47.0041.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32—1,52741.00–57.0053.24
50—1,52352.00–64.0058.41
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35—1,51885.00–86.5086.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25—1,74969.00–79.0075.37
2—1,93381.0081.00
1—2,35071.0071.00
7—1,80965.00–73.5071.17
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.