South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 107 priced lines covering 24,956 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 26,787 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,340 head.

Mon Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26,787Last week 15,032Year ago 3,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,340Last week 1,066Year ago 223

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher, except 650-750 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Very good demand for feeder cattle this week, as the cash fed cattle market broke loose and topped at 125.00 cattle feeders and backgrounders were feeling much better about their chances of profitability in the coming months. Large receipts for this time of year as many producers held their cattle longer than usual, also still seeing some replacement heifers coming to town that normally would not as producers from the worst of the drought areas are having to adjust their numbers. Rain was more widespread East River as many areas received over 1.5 inches but West River was spotty as many areas have yet to receive spring moisture. Fires broke out last week as the country is so dry and the winds were very high. Calving season is in full swing and the weather has made it much easier for cattle producers to help calves alive and healthy. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2,434	—	877	132.50–146.50	139.37
975	—	976	128.75–139.50	133.70
2,452	—	823	135.50–149.00	145.44
324	—	534	172.00–196.00	184.93
609	—	622	160.00–178.50	171.45
425	—	579	165.00–185.50	173.79
252	—	471	179.00–205.00	194.85
1,459	—	771	141.00–157.00	150.16
2,570	—	923	128.75–142.70	136.92
984	—	728	147.00–165.00	155.20
120	—	437	190.00–207.00	198.70
13	—	390	202.00–213.00	209.82
682	—	678	146.00–169.50	160.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	839	134.00–137.00	136.06
10	—	767	136.50	136.50
23	—	929	129.50	129.50
32	—	714	143.50	143.50
8	—	599	167.00	167.00
17	—	662	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	153.00	153.00
58	—	710	141.50–148.75	147.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	180.00	180.00
34	—	507	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	659	170.00–172.50	172.18
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	832	135.00	135.00
280	—	1,071	127.25–133.50	129.87
492	—	1,020	127.25–138.25	131.67
84	—	682	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	688	155.50	155.50
85	—	621	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	888	133.25	133.25
4	—	736	145.50	145.50
11	—	517	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	172.00–177.00	173.03
5	—	787	135.00	135.00
15	—	965	125.00	125.00
30	—	433	170.00–192.00	184.93
37	—	361	192.50–201.00	197.28
77	—	588	146.00–160.00	155.62
26	—	626	127.00–161.00	140.55
69	—	736	139.25–144.50	141.67
20	—	924	118.00–129.00	121.84
40	—	479	175.00–185.00	177.86
8	—	673	142.00	142.00
3	—	860	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	963	120.75–125.35	123.75
313	—	524	153.50–169.50	162.20
874	—	578	144.00–163.50	156.52
1,207	—	679	134.00–150.25	143.71
997	—	873	121.00–128.85	127.21
303	—	490	155.50–175.00	169.19
864	—	773	127.50–142.50	132.19
124	—	916	122.00–128.35	126.90
900	—	622	136.00–157.00	149.84
6	—	323	177.50	177.50
837	—	718	128.00–144.50	139.09
678	—	821	124.00–134.00	130.77
77	—	426	160.00–171.00	162.33
12	—	378	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	825	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	619	131.50–140.50	136.34
11	—	669	132.00–136.00	133.78
6	—	896	110.00	110.00
6	—	835	118.00	118.00
3	—	770	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	488	129.50–162.00	156.21
33	—	525	141.00–155.50	149.69
28	—	676	125.00–132.00	127.75
65	—	372	161.00–183.00	173.17
26	—	729	124.00–133.00	127.99
15	—	324	153.00	153.00
75	—	587	137.00–146.00	140.40
56	—	626	130.00–144.00	137.54
51	—	430	121.00–163.00	135.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	833	136.00–138.25	137.22
61	—	693	146.00	146.00
267	—	728	143.00–153.50	150.47
265	—	777	138.75–155.00	144.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	479	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	419	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	763	132.00	132.00
5	—	1,179	110.00	110.00
162	—	1,035	117.00–122.25	120.56
49	—	1,065	120.75	120.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	498	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
353	—	1,366	118.00–123.75	120.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,304	112.00–115.00	114.39
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,446	103.00–108.00	105.27
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	1,447	120.00–121.00	120.66
127	—	1,547	120.00–122.00	120.46
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,631	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,107	101.00–102.00	101.31
22	—	1,630	92.50–99.00	95.26
39	—	1,361	74.00–90.00	83.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,564	61.00–69.00	65.55
4	—	1,814	78.00–80.25	79.63
34	—	1,555	70.00–76.00	72.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,307	70.00–78.00	74.54
74	—	1,424	66.00–69.50	67.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,141	38.00–57.00	50.71
18	—	1,252	65.50–68.00	66.15
34	—	1,240	57.00–65.00	60.80
9	—	877	20.00–45.00	26.80
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,779	71.00–81.00	77.50

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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