South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 110 priced lines covering 27,938 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 29,985 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,551 head.

Mon Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29,985Last week 9,676Year ago 12,115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,551Last week 652Year ago 1,762

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 700-850 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 850 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00. Good to very good demand for feeder cattle, best demand is centered on those light weight, light fleshed cattle to make yearlings out of whether they are backgrounded on grass or grown in a feedyard. CME Live Cattle futures made some gains this week, April up 1.70 to finally get back to the 120.00 level, which helped to support the feeder market at the auctions. Turn out time is quickly arriving, although West River, SD is in need of good spring moisture as dams are nearly empty and the soil profile is pretty dry. The supply of lightweight cattle is tight which is keeping that market red hot, in comparison to the heavier weight cattle which are widely available. Cattle feeders are getting closer to being profitable and with Aug Live Cattle contract at 121.00 and Oct and Dec at 124.00 and 127.00 there is hope for better days to come. East River has had rain and is now dealing with muddy ground conditions but temps are mild and wind in the forecast will help to improve that quickly. Cash fed cattle only reached 117.00, keeping cash 3.00 behind the April board. Cattle feeders are hoping to push the fat market higher this week as boxed beef keeps climbing higher. Calving time is upon us in full swing across much of the state and weather conditions have been pretty good making it much easier for cattlemen to keep those calves alive and healthy. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	379	164.00–187.00	173.89
524	—	480	146.00–180.00	163.55
852	—	884	117.00–130.75	123.86
60	—	983	119.50–121.00	119.60
1,458	—	720	127.50–140.25	135.88
2,004	—	624	135.50–160.00	146.03
236	—	919	119.75–134.10	128.02
1,067	—	529	144.00–170.50	157.29
121	—	425	149.00–182.75	164.20
1,348	—	672	128.00–149.50	140.32
1,192	—	576	133.50–165.00	151.11
888	—	773	124.50–136.50	131.28
718	—	820	120.50–132.00	127.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	846	120.50–122.75	121.34
40	—	629	131.00–133.00	132.32
48	—	775	121.00–121.50	121.19
3	—	852	113.00	113.00
49	—	692	129.00–131.50	129.66
12	—	549	146.50	146.50
20	—	725	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	645	137.00	137.00
5	—	798	125.50	125.50
7	—	656	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	713	970.00	970.00
51	—	855	136.00	136.00
555	—	731	141.25–158.00	149.05
140	—	769	136.00–145.00	140.73
521	—	818	130.25–149.00	137.64
12	—	791	1,020.00	1,020.00
222	—	828	1,070.00–1,200.00	1,088.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	627	128.00–133.00	130.91
32	—	413	155.00–157.00	156.32
51	—	533	135.00–145.00	140.55
18	—	913	121.50–122.00	121.92
17	—	582	133.00–144.00	138.88
37	—	335	161.00–171.00	166.62
69	—	382	160.50–178.00	165.15
18	—	492	136.00–155.00	147.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	414	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,035	118.00–123.00	120.47
16	—	639	138.00–139.00	138.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	568	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
831	—	577	159.50–189.00	172.21
1,110	—	624	153.00–173.50	164.99
1,378	—	721	140.50–162.00	153.69
1,629	—	774	136.00–152.00	145.99
117	—	432	187.00–204.00	193.06
847	—	978	124.00–134.75	129.25
821	—	878	128.00–139.50	135.60
420	—	482	179.00–203.00	190.12
4	—	313	225.00	225.00
1,425	—	925	120.00–139.00	134.32
1,125	—	678	148.00–165.00	157.46
504	—	523	162.00–190.50	181.57
42	—	1,012	126.00	126.00
1,903	—	818	124.00–151.00	143.71
53	—	386	192.50–209.00	199.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	164.00	164.00
16	—	632	150.00–158.50	153.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	631	177.75	177.75
238	—	570	191.50	191.50
93	—	922	138.75	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	634	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	639	147.00–153.00	149.88
14	—	782	135.00–138.00	136.49
3	—	887	126.00	126.00
32	—	738	126.00–148.00	143.73
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
324	—	1,063	124.75–127.50	125.81
106	—	1,144	124.50	124.50
6	—	675	148.00	148.00
322	—	1,021	121.50–134.75	128.31
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	118.50	118.50
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	148.00	148.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	969	120.50	120.50
22	—	325	172.00–180.00	175.25
53	—	789	126.50–136.50	132.71
99	—	531	149.50–175.00	170.31
26	—	465	159.00–183.00	173.52
12	—	730	141.00	141.00
33	—	574	148.00–163.00	155.93
53	—	636	131.00–152.00	148.77
38	—	377	177.00–199.00	182.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	626	150.50	150.50
35	—	557	161.00	161.00
10	—	456	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	447	167.50	167.50
9	—	522	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,229	84.00–86.00	85.37
15	—	2,103	85.00–95.50	88.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,263	49.00–59.50	54.30
3	—	1,313	30.00–42.00	36.26
15	—	1,112	46.00–51.00	48.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,454	64.00–73.00	67.10
4	—	1,696	54.00–63.00	59.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,672	70.00–77.00	73.98
6	—	1,615	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,625	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,407	60.00–64.00	62.28
14	—	1,605	59.00–61.50	59.99
5	—	1,348	64.50–68.50	66.08
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,202	113.75	113.75
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,346	108.50–112.25	110.09
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,646	113.75–114.50	113.94
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,468	112.00–113.50	112.72
130	—	1,540	112.50–113.50	113.14
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,442	93.00–101.50	97.78
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
384	—	1,410	110.00–115.75	113.81

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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