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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 22
● As filed148 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027
← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 148 priced lines covering 42,415 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 43,956 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,357 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 22, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 43,956Last week 24,196Year ago 27,785
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,357Last week 1,689Year ago 1,557

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, except 600-650 lbs 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower, except 500-550 lbs 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Good demand for light weight and fleshed cattle that will be backgrounded, demand moderate for cattle bound for finishing yards. The CME Live Cattle futures added pressure to the market as losses were posted almost every day. Cash fed cattle continue to disappoint as cattle feeders aren’t able to get the leverage they need to drive the cash market higher. Large feeder cattle offerings were the norm this week as the weather warmed, 75 degrees warmer than last week’s -25 overnight lows. Feeder cattle producers were able to get their stock shipped to town easily and were ready to sell them, especially for those who will begin calving soon. The market remains the most active for cattle that fit backgrounding programs as supplies of these cattle are much more limited. Spring is just around the corner which is also helping to push demand for cattle that will run on grass as yearlings. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 lower, bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6—841115.00115.00
7—724135.00135.00
9—644155.00155.00
11—481180.00180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,028—522165.00–189.50178.98
2,254—873127.50–141.70134.60
3,149—768128.50–156.50145.81
1,138—574159.00–180.00169.36
2,817—727138.50–158.00148.07
267—472174.00–198.00183.80
28—372195.00–200.00196.75
999—969121.50–132.00127.71
260—427175.00–205.00188.26
1,041—921124.00–134.35129.88
2,404—824128.00–147.75137.44
3,377—670138.50–165.00153.98
2,242—628149.00–172.50162.29
3—338222.50222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17—525155.00–159.00156.83
261—764123.50–136.50133.95
92—580156.00–159.00157.90
163—888117.00–129.25127.22
126—739133.00–141.50136.22
126—829121.50–131.50127.70
12—696143.50143.50
58—945122.50–124.00123.61
50—624144.00–147.50145.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21—385168.00–207.00180.46
22—795128.00128.00
25—880118.50–124.00122.91
43—577147.50–164.00157.14
52—725134.25–140.50137.61
70—627130.00–154.25147.83
109—484139.50–173.00155.62
28—536164.00–173.00166.01
6—290187.00187.00
28—325190.00–210.00202.23
34—429174.00–184.00181.19
163—672139.50–151.50148.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
29—929131.50131.50
18—796137.50137.50
80—826140.75140.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
81—669164.50164.50
122—602170.00–171.00170.71
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48—725139.00139.00
17—1,309116.50116.50
399—1,020121.50–131.00126.72
189—1,076119.00–126.75124.65
67—1,106119.50–122.75122.26
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—700124.00124.00
5—393160.00160.00
6—653146.00146.00
5—512168.00168.00
21—485136.00–168.00154.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6—672131.00131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45—596134.00134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52—381167.00–184.00173.38
487—478147.00–167.00159.12
215—427152.00–176.00167.68
1,256—874120.75–129.00124.82
1,446—623132.00–152.00143.50
31—332184.00–191.00184.85
1,949—576140.00–160.75148.40
2,188—675127.00–145.75137.85
877—524141.00–161.50152.81
63—8231,060.001,060.00
245—924115.00–128.00122.50
172—967110.50–127.50123.04
2,046—722122.50–142.00134.73
1,139—775121.00–133.50128.76
703—820122.50–137.50126.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
83—675113.50–128.00122.80
13—590136.50136.50
76—773115.00–125.00120.13
42—546141.00–144.00142.35
46—620128.50–133.00131.05
79—722118.50–124.50121.51
7—981115.50115.50
15—805114.00114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7—401150.00150.00
26—691128.50128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
61—8741,425.001,425.00
34—8171,075.00–1,175.001,103.93
64—564890.00890.00
51—7211,050.00–1,075.001,054.90
305—807129.00–150.00145.16
171—615151.00–162.00155.29
409—716142.75–166.50153.75
152—663145.00–150.50147.83
919—779133.00–153.50139.80
51—7841,360.001,360.00
213—678925.00–985.00943.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18—682124.50–129.50125.56
43—777113.00–125.00116.60
3—805120.00120.00
17—734120.00–123.50122.66
129—570131.00–151.00137.38
47—386163.50–180.00173.95
7—974117.00117.00
36—615124.00–138.00133.66
71—425146.00–164.50155.47
9—331169.00–176.00172.79
55—477140.00–150.00146.11
3—278180.00180.00
28—516140.00–159.50145.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
80—776130.35130.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34—454166.00166.00
92—600152.00152.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,002108.50108.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61—1,020111.00–114.00112.27
6—1,121106.50106.50
59—1,202103.50103.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39—427136.00–155.00144.74
5—543136.50136.50
9—709121.00121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6—742134.00134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—386150.00150.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14—386134.00134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85—687123.00–134.50133.97
8—793119.50119.50
5—504152.00152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—603141.00141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,10365.0065.00
11—1,22163.5063.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32—1,53896.50–98.5097.55
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32—1,47486.00–94.0090.63
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45—1,325114.50–117.75116.11
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
365—1,563110.00–112.10111.70
34—1,729110.75110.75
5—1,498109.00109.00
118—1,474111.00–114.00113.21
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
540—1,654109.00–114.00112.06
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27—1,592116.25–117.25117.07
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,241109.00109.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
258—1,375110.00–114.50110.70
11—1,370109.00109.00
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,458118.75118.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,57680.00–88.0085.16
12—1,97082.00–93.0088.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65—1,32352.00–58.0054.83
30—1,09141.00–51.0048.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,43353.00–57.5055.45
8—1,32063.50–65.0064.02
96—1,41058.00–63.0060.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63—1,52357.00–64.0061.98
5—1,61171.0071.00
115—1,48763.00–70.0066.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
101—1,62264.00–76.5070.51
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.