South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 106 priced lines covering 30,160 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 29,295 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,945 head.

Mon Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29,295Last week 43,956Year ago 23,334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,945Last week 2,357Year ago 1,576

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, except 450-500 lbs and 550-600 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher, over 750 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower except 900-1000 lbs steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Very good demand for light fleshed cattle for backgrounding, only moderate demand for cattle bound for finishing yards. Cattle feeders backed off the gas this week in their pursuit of feeder cattle as a spring fed cattle rally seems to be withering away. April Live Cattle futures now only at 119.00, which is a now only a 5.00 premium to the current cash market. Large auction receipts again as spring is arriving quickly and calving time as well, cattle producers will need the additional space and time to devote to getting this year’s calf crop on the ground. The artic weather of two weeks ago was replaced with above normal temps which allowed cattle producers to get their cattle shipped to town easily. The market is very active for the cattle that will be backgrounded, either in a yard or on grass, as those cattle are getting tougher to find. There is a plentiful supply of heavier cattle that are heading to yards and are facing a much higher cost of gain as corn is substantially higher than last year, the market is not near as active for these cattle. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2,045	—	823	126.00–142.00	135.31
1,537	—	626	151.00–167.75	160.54
303	—	481	172.00–199.50	185.82
495	—	527	161.00–193.00	177.14
1,936	—	869	122.00–136.25	130.73
2,162	—	723	139.00–154.50	147.54
562	—	572	157.50–183.00	170.52
1,013	—	920	124.00–135.25	129.55
98	—	423	175.00–195.00	186.40
32	—	386	183.00–208.00	200.89
1,653	—	671	142.00–163.00	152.49
1,823	—	774	133.00–147.50	139.84
635	—	966	121.25–133.00	128.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	756	127.00–133.50	132.15
71	—	633	145.00–152.50	150.86
26	—	858	124.25–126.50	126.15
14	—	560	151.00	151.00
26	—	491	160.50–167.00	162.26
44	—	745	126.00–135.50	130.44
49	—	676	135.00–143.00	140.42
60	—	827	123.50–127.00	126.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	584	155.50–159.00	157.78
60	—	682	139.00–149.00	142.05
10	—	782	130.25	130.25
28	—	482	165.00–183.00	175.69
33	—	639	143.75–149.25	146.49
5	—	827	113.00	113.00
5	—	988	113.00	113.00
11	—	504	183.00	183.00
44	—	381	185.00–198.00	189.88
67	—	747	136.75–138.00	136.82
10	—	432	173.00–178.00	175.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,076	118.00–128.50	123.74
284	—	1,026	121.00–128.00	124.28
22	—	1,102	121.25	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
766	—	771	120.50–131.50	125.35
175	—	966	107.00–121.75	117.34
1,183	—	722	123.75–139.50	130.79
217	—	921	115.25–122.75	119.79
728	—	870	117.50–124.75	122.83
1,352	—	576	137.00–151.50	146.59
1,447	—	625	132.50–150.00	141.72
364	—	474	150.00–166.50	159.89
616	—	528	142.00–162.50	151.48
10	—	323	162.50	162.50
192	—	428	152.00–175.00	162.90
63	—	378	159.00–169.00	163.22
688	—	824	118.50–126.25	123.55
1,755	—	675	128.25–147.00	136.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	691	1,200.00	1,200.00
10	—	923	1,100.00	1,100.00
31	—	807	1,035.00–1,080.00	1,047.95
204	—	866	975.00–1,290.00	1,226.29
187	—	772	131.00–147.00	143.15
105	—	713	144.00–146.00	145.46
209	—	682	140.00–157.00	147.36
247	—	731	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,043.00
306	—	775	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,142.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	594	130.00–138.50	137.02
103	—	626	123.00–134.00	127.38
31	—	424	145.00–155.00	147.96
14	—	453	142.00–159.00	148.03
16	—	769	121.25–122.00	121.57
47	—	377	161.00–174.00	165.43
4	—	918	109.00	109.00
74	—	686	121.00–128.00	124.57
67	—	524	123.00–143.00	137.78
4	—	702	121.00	121.00
4	—	891	101.50	101.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	738	126.25	126.25
42	—	629	125.00–132.25	129.82
32	—	531	139.25	139.25
100	—	692	117.00–129.00	127.09
7	—	759	117.75	117.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,229	112.75	112.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	162.75	162.75
48	—	559	155.75	155.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,191	95.50–98.00	97.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	177.00	177.00
8	—	616	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
967	—	1,432	106.00–111.50	108.96
71	—	1,283	104.35–107.75	105.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	1,469	108.00–113.25	110.96
54	—	1,440	105.00	105.00
912	—	1,536	108.50–112.60	111.01
34	—	1,726	108.25	108.25
17	—	1,578	109.00	109.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,372	110.50–116.00	111.90
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,659	105.00	105.00
189	—	1,621	108.00–111.75	110.40
Steers — Choice · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,515	114.00	114.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,632	82.50–90.00	86.11
2	—	1,450	70.00–79.00	75.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,398	46.50–55.00	51.89
8	—	988	30.00–36.50	34.26
15	—	1,334	42.00–47.50	45.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,539	60.00–65.00	62.90
17	—	1,581	56.00–61.50	57.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	61.00	61.00
17	—	1,612	51.50–55.00	52.84
87	—	1,421	54.00–61.50	58.03
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,617	62.50–69.00	66.07
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,444	94.00–99.50	97.29
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,261	76.00	76.00

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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