South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 125 priced lines covering 19,779 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 20,078 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,027 head.

Mon Sep 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20,078Last week 19,980Year ago 22,996

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 1,622Year ago 2,136

Compared to last week: Steer calves traded unevenly, under 500 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, except 400-450 lbs 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Good demand for spring born calves but there was some pressure on the market this week as farmer feeders have turned their full attention to soybean harvest and the start of their corn harvest. Many of these cattle feeders don't have the time, or labor, necessary to receive a set of bawling calves and to watch them close enough to keep them healthy and get them started. The drought has continued to rage in the western half of the state and calves continue to come much earlier to market than normal. The lack luster fed cattle market and downward trending futures has put pressure on the calf market. Good demand for yearlings, especially for those that are coming off grass as few of those cattle still exist. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, bulls sold with higher undertones.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	647	139.00	139.00
61	—	391	149.00–159.00	149.82
12	—	792	129.00	129.00
4	—	474	146.00	146.00
11	—	301	160.00	160.00
7	—	536	125.00	125.00
12	—	662	112.00–120.00	117.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,931	—	472	169.50–211.00	190.37
350	—	818	154.00–164.50	160.72
238	—	781	150.00–166.00	157.62
574	—	619	156.00–178.00	164.27
99	—	328	215.00–226.00	224.36
947	—	427	181.00–217.00	202.65
88	—	990	135.75–158.50	151.91
237	—	716	144.00–167.25	161.70
6	—	293	217.50	217.50
264	—	877	133.00–161.25	153.04
143	—	664	144.00–166.00	160.92
374	—	378	190.00–219.00	209.28
642	—	572	156.00–184.00	172.44
2,849	—	520	160.00–196.50	180.77
542	—	922	138.50–158.75	154.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	504	164.50–165.00	164.77
26	—	728	139.50–150.50	145.78
27	—	362	171.00–196.00	184.15
10	—	332	210.00	210.00
219	—	485	147.00–176.00	173.00
20	—	578	140.00–159.50	154.73
46	—	681	141.00–159.50	150.12
30	—	988	123.00	123.00
14	—	776	145.00–152.00	147.81
8	—	934	123.00	123.00
57	—	816	135.00–148.00	141.19
70	—	419	161.00–176.50	171.17
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,021	120.00–129.50	121.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	403	216.00	216.00
74	—	502	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	436	184.00	184.00
7	—	551	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	441	177.50–180.00	178.62
49	—	508	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	169.00	169.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	125.50	125.50
6	—	1,227	118.50	118.50
229	—	1,083	136.35–144.00	139.90
12	—	964	145.75	145.75
259	—	1,013	128.00–141.00	138.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
277	—	771	141.00–155.75	146.98
158	—	569	145.00–162.50	151.95
800	—	872	133.00–153.00	140.21
104	—	681	140.00–155.50	145.90
455	—	521	147.50–161.00	154.76
66	—	311	160.00–218.00	203.05
231	—	939	130.25–145.50	134.30
143	—	970	123.00–140.50	138.40
319	—	723	139.50–157.00	146.97
163	—	627	141.00–167.50	159.93
618	—	379	156.00–192.00	174.90
9	—	272	182.50–187.50	184.75
437	—	829	136.00–152.00	144.55
999	—	428	158.00–184.00	172.62
1,890	—	478	155.50–176.00	164.66
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,111	131.50	131.50
192	—	1,027	123.00–135.50	132.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	481	174.00–176.50	175.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	709	132.50–143.00	140.40
47	—	572	143.50–152.00	149.36
40	—	818	127.50–136.00	131.34
11	—	612	132.00–144.00	135.30
38	—	366	145.00–164.00	160.16
45	—	768	132.00–142.00	136.93
3	—	983	125.00	125.00
12	—	321	162.00–164.00	162.84
7	—	267	161.00	161.00
67	—	429	149.00–164.00	156.88
27	—	673	136.00–146.00	141.36
6	—	466	156.00	156.00
54	—	906	118.50–125.00	120.07
7	—	544	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	811	132.75	132.75
6	—	606	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	832	139.50	139.50
26	—	410	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	369	193.00	193.00
73	—	454	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,005	117.50	117.50
14	—	1,052	116.50–121.00	117.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	110.00	110.00
4	—	400	135.00	135.00
50	—	365	135.00	135.00
21	—	809	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,028	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	702	141.50	141.50
11	—	393	181.00	181.00
7	—	327	200.00	200.00
27	—	477	163.00–170.00	168.65
39	—	430	167.50–180.00	170.35
10	—	542	162.00	162.00
9	—	779	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	1,400	116.25–118.75	117.34
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	111.00	111.00
59	—	1,293	119.00–120.00	119.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,329	64.00–68.00	65.36
6	—	1,412	62.00–63.50	63.20
7	—	1,183	69.00–71.00	69.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	21.00–39.00	33.52
19	—	1,232	58.00–62.50	60.81
9	—	1,211	50.00–56.00	51.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,552	73.00–79.00	76.85
2	—	1,365	70.00–71.00	70.55
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	86.00	86.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,418	117.00–120.00	117.55
6	—	1,700	114.00	114.00
16	—	1,541	115.00–115.50	115.28
84	—	1,542	117.75–121.50	118.61
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,359	117.00–121.00	120.12
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,406	123.00	123.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,673	112.00	112.00
113	—	1,605	116.25–118.75	118.59
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,417	119.00–119.75	119.27
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,229	98.00	98.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,380	110.50	110.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,557	112.00–115.00	113.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,688	60.00–89.00	82.08
5	—	2,060	88.00–95.00	91.48

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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