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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 18
● As filed141 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027
← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 141 priced lines covering 36,983 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 38,170 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,881 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 18, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 38,170Last week 30,411Year ago 20,159
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,881Last week 2,916Year ago 1,226

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Good to very good demand for all weights of feeder cattle this week as the CME Live Cattle futures finally had a good week and made nice gains. The closely watched contract month of April closed above 122.00 on Friday which gave cattle feeders a boost in their optimism level. The weather has been very mild, and rather dry, which is allowing cattle to stay clean and really look attractive. Cattle have had to spend very little of their energy to maintain their body temps which is allowing them to easily gain pounds and flesh condition. Buyers are very critical of too much flesh however, as corn futures are at 5.00 plus which translates into costs of gain of about 1.00 per pound. Cash fed cattle traded up to 110.00, which is below breakeven cost for many cattle, but with the outlook of higher prices in the coming months cattle feeders were willing to chase the market higher to get cattle bought. Very large offerings in the state’s auction markets again this week, which allows for plenty of selection. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16—651146.00146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62—530120.00–139.00132.46
17—97396.2596.25
26—728120.50–124.50123.26
15—942104.50104.50
35—438145.50–156.00149.44
185—578126.00–139.00134.21
82—376134.00–170.00156.35
8—344164.00164.00
74—669122.00–132.00126.46
21—470131.00–144.00137.82
73—624126.00126.00
9—853114.00114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11—957114.00–122.50118.64
229—370165.00–181.00170.90
389—881116.00–123.85121.82
705—766120.00–132.25126.88
921—479145.00–165.50157.51
995—829118.00–126.50124.65
203—936112.00–124.60120.48
1,456—531142.00–162.00154.09
26—318170.00–182.00174.89
2,111—628130.00–148.00139.21
561—428149.00–177.00162.37
1,667—573136.00–159.50148.43
1,202—724123.50–139.00130.04
1,349—672126.00–141.00134.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
65—639126.00–131.00129.14
34—872113.50–123.50121.55
35—518130.00–144.00137.86
27—741116.00–128.00120.37
13—490138.00–142.50139.71
57—768111.50–126.00122.15
18—686124.50–126.00124.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
569—669140.50–179.00154.32
101—767145.50–163.00157.75
268—722137.50–172.00158.41
223—626148.00–156.00152.12
64—541159.50159.50
32—801128.35128.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28—626150.00150.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44—1,232108.50108.50
82—1,272103.50103.50
4—1,018114.50114.50
51—1,175117.25117.25
78—716123.50–125.50125.32
9—598138.00138.00
4—1,111111.75111.75
5—644129.50129.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,15296.5096.50
104—1,08191.25–97.5091.49
8—574131.50131.50
15—1,009109.50109.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—583118.00118.00
17—530139.00139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
32—560126.00126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—535113.00113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24—574144.50–158.00153.36
129—627139.00–150.50147.21
32—493165.00–173.00167.78
107—872122.00–129.50127.55
30—534151.00–163.00159.89
92—833120.00–125.50123.39
57—740123.00–130.50125.10
74—791126.50–131.75131.35
15—678131.00131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15—537158.00158.00
5—756136.00136.00
9—606146.00146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
544—921122.00–135.50131.16
150—377177.00–215.00195.90
550—476168.00–190.00182.97
11—335200.00200.00
3,029—724132.00–155.50144.86
2,968—628142.00–163.50155.68
284—975120.00–131.25127.02
2,736—770130.00–154.00141.97
2,504—677135.00–157.50149.86
751—522158.00–184.50174.81
1,520—572150.00–174.00164.24
1,879—827125.50–145.50134.60
228—432171.00–196.00187.14
1,534—879123.75–137.25133.77
37—1,007124.75124.75
11—283213.00213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31—879122.00122.00
168—519145.00–161.00154.44
6—259202.00202.00
140—585133.00–158.50145.97
29—317173.00–202.00186.16
35—733130.00–133.25130.63
5—981116.00116.00
28—761121.00–135.00128.40
130—623128.50–144.00140.24
47—482156.00–174.00164.85
49—672126.00–144.00130.17
22—379163.00–186.00171.05
55—431153.00–173.00164.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40—701145.10145.10
24—699151.50151.50
18—510184.00184.00
84—443192.00192.00
22—553168.00168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
128—490190.50190.50
104—568182.00182.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25—907127.25127.25
5—544159.00159.00
138—1,022117.25–126.25122.84
10—767128.50–133.50131.03
5—1,096119.50119.50
144—1,118119.25–122.25121.31
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8—823121.00121.00
4—580130.00130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,086108.00108.00
9—671137.00137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—671121.00121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,326101.00101.00
8—1,530103.00–106.00104.49
269—1,415102.00–107.00104.97
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12—1,142107.75107.75
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,664103.00–104.50103.95
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,134100.00100.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27—1,253108.50–109.50109.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
191—1,452106.00–111.00107.77
491—1,563104.50–111.00106.94
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,718103.00–104.00103.56
108—1,631106.00–108.50106.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,84083.00–88.0086.89
7—2,13777.00–83.0079.79
10—1,90365.00–79.0075.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
63—1,58562.50–72.0066.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
158—1,36244.00–63.0056.08
10—1,22660.00–62.0061.57
32—1,49150.00–62.0052.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,25143.00–46.0044.27
47—1,32845.00–52.5049.92
1—1,21054.5054.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
77—1,58748.50–67.0062.02
16—1,71551.00–59.0054.82
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,34183.50–88.2584.54
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43—1,47087.00–93.5090.55
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.