South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 156 priced lines covering 51,995 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 54,465 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,181 head.

Mon Oct 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54,465Last week 56,390Year ago 36,659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,181Last week 1,135Year ago 1,589

Compared to last week, steer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower; yearling steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower; yearling heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Good to very good demand for yearlings in moderate to moderate plus flesh. Demand for calves varied greatly depending on the quality and vaccination programs. The calves that were not fully vaccinated were met light to moderate demand, while attractive quality, fully vaccinated calves, especially those selling in load lots, were met with good to very good demand. Flesh on calves also varied, from light to moderate plus. An active market on yearlings, moderate to active on calves with mostly order buyers interested in buying cattle today. Fields and yards remain muddy and colder weather is expected for next week. Many farmers are trying to wrap up harvest which has become difficult due to all the fall moisture. This is the second week in a row of feeder cattle receipts on this report eclipsing 50,000 head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	277	195.00–205.00	202.36
18	—	677	145.00–158.00	150.65
150	—	424	152.50–188.00	168.10
20	—	640	141.00–157.50	145.06
16	—	925	145.00	145.00
28	—	827	143.00–161.50	155.37
164	—	368	176.00–202.00	189.23
41	—	727	154.00–160.00	157.57
19	—	311	209.00–220.00	214.10
160	—	523	150.00–170.00	160.84
19	—	893	146.00–150.00	147.29
98	—	477	152.00–176.00	162.58
138	—	568	148.50–163.25	158.58
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,028	137.00	137.00
8	—	353	176.50	176.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3,781	—	480	172.00–209.50	189.54
581	—	775	141.50–172.00	162.39
1,143	—	662	145.00–176.50	166.80
2,861	—	621	153.75–183.75	170.42
548	—	983	149.00–158.00	153.03
4,661	—	526	165.50–195.00	181.08
1,216	—	936	153.00–164.50	159.36
633	—	384	193.50–231.00	216.69
874	—	879	151.00–166.50	156.41
195	—	727	156.75–169.00	164.51
7,002	—	572	153.00–186.00	175.63
107	—	336	172.00–219.00	204.93
116	—	842	157.25–164.50	161.49
1,430	—	428	179.00–216.50	202.78
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,120	131.50–142.00	138.11
441	—	1,025	143.75–155.25	150.63
31	—	462	174.00–175.50	174.91
5	—	375	205.00	205.00
43	—	584	161.50–163.00	161.96
134	—	525	155.00–166.00	162.63
149	—	427	173.00–192.50	189.90
1,078	—	1,086	137.50–154.25	148.45
20	—	1,160	135.50	135.50
102	—	627	157.00–158.00	157.30
19	—	658	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	591	162.00–164.00	162.97
12	—	470	174.00	174.00
39	—	613	161.50	161.50
64	—	514	160.00–165.00	163.88
21	—	434	190.50–191.00	190.80
55	—	388	194.00–195.00	194.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	913	144.50	144.50
18	—	675	151.00	151.00
128	—	531	159.00–169.50	168.16
61	—	603	151.00–154.00	151.88
11	—	550	154.00	154.00
77	—	486	166.00–176.00	172.26
9	—	729	151.50	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	515	197.00	197.00
328	—	585	180.00–187.50	185.50
272	—	660	174.00–181.00	178.70
311	—	485	201.00–203.50	202.57
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,033	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1,245	—	565	155.00–211.50	174.78
272	—	532	177.00–188.50	183.38
45	—	637	171.00–173.00	172.26
116	—	495	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	465	175.00	175.00
131	—	411	180.00–181.00	180.92
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
207	—	1,074	132.75–138.75	135.96
20	—	377	168.00	168.00
67	—	1,129	135.75–137.50	136.03
33	—	578	137.00–141.50	138.48
156	—	482	143.00–155.00	150.25
349	—	1,025	130.00–145.50	138.08
48	—	1,181	121.25–130.50	122.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	793	133.00–136.00	135.23
86	—	475	141.00	141.00
26	—	539	136.50–139.00	137.82
122	—	939	135.00–135.75	135.38
38	—	653	135.00	135.00
23	—	862	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	486	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	628	135.00	135.00
5	—	723	146.00	146.00
14	—	494	146.00	146.00
11	—	397	156.00	156.00
69	—	598	142.50	142.50
87	—	776	145.00–149.75	147.99
36	—	420	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
526	—	957	143.10–151.00	147.41
685	—	722	145.50–160.50	154.40
3,926	—	523	145.00–175.50	158.44
41	—	679	141.00–155.50	145.29
22	—	284	172.00–181.00	175.05
689	—	820	145.85–158.00	152.41
266	—	930	139.00–150.00	144.82
2,092	—	573	133.00–163.00	153.16
214	—	780	148.00–154.75	151.74
216	—	336	162.00–190.00	180.86
1,644	—	428	154.00–183.00	167.37
687	—	621	137.00–158.50	152.12
1,207	—	879	144.25–156.25	146.77
651	—	378	159.50–188.00	175.68
2,940	—	477	143.50–174.00	160.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	675	135.00–154.50	148.10
6	—	888	135.50	135.50
69	—	417	142.00–171.00	151.87
13	—	289	185.00–189.00	187.44
76	—	721	143.00–149.00	145.50
63	—	621	135.00–149.00	141.62
13	—	308	162.00–172.00	166.49
146	—	529	141.00–151.00	143.76
263	—	474	137.50–159.25	150.05
7	—	781	143.50	143.50
73	—	369	150.00–169.00	161.25
17	—	561	135.00–147.00	137.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	584	114.00–120.00	118.00
8	—	485	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	653	140.00	140.00
14	—	564	145.00	145.00
36	—	535	147.00–150.00	148.63
6	—	463	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	58.50	58.50
52	—	1,196	40.00–51.00	46.15
47	—	1,274	50.00–58.50	55.89
19	—	914	10.00–32.00	21.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,531	68.00–74.00	69.77
26	—	1,435	59.00–67.50	64.25
1	—	1,595	54.00	54.00
22	—	1,639	75.00–83.00	80.54
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,502	85.00–93.00	90.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,327	59.00–66.50	62.30
2	—	1,460	67.00–67.50	67.25
24	—	1,422	46.00–58.00	55.81
3	—	1,460	44.00–46.00	45.27
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,193	112.50–115.25	114.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	1,374	123.00–125.25	123.71
6	—	1,429	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,107	121.50–124.00	123.25
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,371	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,398	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	1,397	123.00–130.00	128.36
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,776	119.50	119.50
305	—	1,546	121.50–127.00	124.75
200	—	1,452	122.00–126.25	123.79
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,630	122.25–124.50	123.18
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,467	123.00	123.00
8	—	1,271	134.00	134.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,515	128.00–129.00	128.43
191	—	1,446	126.00–129.50	128.16
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,325	124.00–129.00	125.90
5	—	1,309	120.00	120.00
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,473	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,413	106.00–108.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,463	97.00	97.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,428	109.00–117.00	112.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,894	61.00–85.00	78.89
4	—	1,916	87.00–93.50	89.18

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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