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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 8
● As filed135 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027
← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 135 priced lines covering 29,531 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 31,010 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,846 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Mar 8, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 31,010Last week 29,295Year ago 21,578
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,846Last week 2,945Year ago 1,405

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, except 450-500 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, except 500-550 lbs 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Good demand for light weight cattle to background, very good demand for replacement quality heifers, only moderate demand for cattle bound for finishing yards. A large offering in the auctions again this week as producers work to get their yards emptied out before new crop calves start hitting the ground. April CME Live Cattle futures continued to disappoint as it stubbornly stays below 120.00, which is a key figure as many outgoing fed cattle were bought last year with a 120.00 breakeven. Cattle feeders watch the April contract very closely as that is normally the high of the year, when supplies of market ready cattle are the tightest. Feed cost are much higher now and concern of more losses is weighing on the feeder cattle market. Flesh condition is of utmost importance, especially in a challenging market, buyers are willing to give much more for a green one than for one that has been pushed too hard. The market is very active on cattle that will graze on grass as yearlings as turnout time is only two months away. The supply of these light cattle is very tight and when numbers of them show up in town the competition is fierce. A much greater supply of heavier, backgrounded steers and heifers exist. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,626—668123.50–143.00137.05
993—574136.50–157.50149.07
1,355—720124.75–140.50132.55
1,585—623132.00–149.25142.79
453—875119.50–126.25123.30
1,041—522141.00–169.00158.52
667—773120.00–133.00126.49
741—829119.75–134.75124.43
7—340173.00173.00
23—957115.00–115.50115.11
339—422149.00–175.00165.31
34—378145.00–167.00159.80
514—480148.00–166.00159.28
305—933115.00–123.00119.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
129—632148.00–156.00154.36
388—776132.00–149.00142.03
46—692935.00935.00
217—7691,020.00–1,125.001,077.79
35—907130.00130.00
28—875131.50131.50
305—684144.00–162.00153.04
258—725136.00–163.00148.20
115—829134.00–155.00140.38
34—8601,130.001,130.00
55—8121,085.001,085.00
42—746985.00–1,150.001,107.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15—930105.25105.25
18—599137.00137.00
38—688118.00–119.00118.21
6—449161.00161.00
38—709122.00–122.50122.26
7—497142.50142.50
25—774118.00–122.00119.82
10—544130.00130.00
33—822115.00–116.75115.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
36—769120.00–121.00120.29
5—587134.00134.00
38—743126.00126.00
6—661132.50132.50
6—865122.00122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35—374149.00–175.00161.29
78—724115.00–123.50121.47
10—836118.25118.25
26—664123.00–125.00124.14
8—754117.00117.00
92—517134.00–154.00145.74
10—636127.00–127.50127.30
20—411141.00–157.50151.72
112—572132.00–142.00138.23
20—322166.00–178.00173.48
54—484137.00–160.00154.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17—553160.00160.00
80—603148.00148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
209—823134.00134.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,170104.50–106.50105.59
6—713129.50129.50
94—1,085106.25–113.75112.33
62—1,032106.00–113.50108.44
188—1,115100.50–113.75113.39
6—639134.00134.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—593133.00133.00
5—442156.00156.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9—787116.00116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15—419120.00120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16—32699.0099.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6—511180.00180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
158—430180.00–202.00189.51
653—972117.00–128.75125.13
2,105—769131.50–147.00138.86
10—393186.00–200.00190.25
1,666—820123.00–142.25133.36
762—569160.00–184.00173.82
525—525164.50–190.50177.60
211—484168.00–192.00182.32
793—633146.00–169.00157.78
13—334195.00–200.00197.64
1,480—916121.00–133.50129.23
1,219—875122.50–135.25130.99
1,988—724133.00–157.00146.99
1,462—669139.00–163.25153.00
12—281211.00211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6—693144.00144.00
68—869130.50130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
140—769160.00160.00
171—925131.50131.50
80—702167.00167.00
128—812137.00–143.00139.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35—456169.50169.50
48—530159.50159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—540152.50152.50
84—770127.50–129.75129.40
13—862127.50127.50
16—478167.50–168.50168.05
15—731133.00133.00
10—651139.00139.00
18—639146.50146.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79—1,158118.00118.00
112—1,119118.25118.25
307—1,026117.25–125.60123.61
5—1,213112.25112.25
14—1,298113.00113.00
68—1,076114.00–120.60119.82
7—973122.50122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—474185.00185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19—294182.00182.00
38—629138.50–139.00138.78
56—373183.00–183.50183.47
31—776130.00–130.50130.05
156—584137.50–169.75159.64
68—715127.50–132.50131.08
49—683133.00–146.50136.84
9—311184.00184.00
67—484155.00–180.00169.91
159—537149.50–168.00163.43
103—439153.00–179.00169.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—447151.00151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14—435174.00–179.00175.41
5—347201.00201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
82—1,25840.00–55.5051.01
6—1,13521.00–37.0023.46
16—1,17135.00–43.0037.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,67253.00–55.0053.98
74—1,43153.50–61.7557.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,72557.00–59.0058.07
85—1,55660.00–67.0063.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
182—1,389107.00–111.00109.67
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40—1,293106.25–107.00106.55
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
472—1,481108.00–112.00110.89
141—1,537109.00–111.00110.56
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
156—1,647109.25–110.10109.88
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,337107.00107.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
125—1,50491.00–97.0093.39
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19—1,40790.0090.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,88581.50–88.0084.37
6—1,60855.00–75.0065.35
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.