South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 132 priced lines covering 33,683 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 35,713 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,708 head.

Mon Nov 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35,713Last week 42,625Year ago 46,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,708Last week 1,661Year ago 3,840

Compared to last week: Steer calves 450-600 lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Yearling feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, except 1050-1100 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, yearling heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Good to very good demand for steer and heifer calves, very good demand for yearling steers and heifers. As the cash fed cattle market topped at 135.00 this week, cattle feeders were willing to chase the market to get yearlings bought. This also spilled into the calf market as the CME Live Cattle contracts are at 135.00-136.00 for those months when these calves will reach their finished weights. Long strings of calves continue to come to market in West River SD but the fall run appears to be over the hump of the largest offerings as the drought conditions have pushed those cattle to town sooner. Most auction markets will not host a feeder cattle sale next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, bulls not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,001	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	326	165.00–228.00	200.30
18	—	718	136.00–159.00	150.89
47	—	633	146.00–158.00	155.82
8	—	293	205.00	205.00
5	—	780	149.00	149.00
11	—	990	132.00	132.00
22	—	897	141.00	141.00
87	—	475	159.00–186.00	171.11
122	—	576	150.00–167.00	160.98
118	—	428	176.00–197.00	186.18
84	—	530	145.00–182.50	165.50
40	—	924	135.75–148.00	143.87
57	—	378	180.00–198.00	188.07
89	—	666	131.00–156.00	149.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	635	148.00–157.00	154.07
127	—	925	156.75–160.00	158.49
59	—	538	161.00–179.00	174.31
6	—	478	178.00	178.00
63	—	827	157.25	157.25
9	—	751	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
548	—	978	146.25–160.00	153.99
19	—	342	216.00–225.00	220.60
1,063	—	917	152.50–171.00	166.15
494	—	771	152.25–163.75	158.86
2,437	—	576	158.00–189.00	176.26
771	—	823	146.00–173.25	164.55
1,275	—	876	152.75–173.25	163.12
310	—	422	169.00–217.00	201.77
331	—	721	150.00–166.75	163.08
1,185	—	477	163.00–208.50	195.11
195	—	385	200.00–218.00	206.67
2,841	—	623	146.00–180.50	169.16
2,462	—	524	164.00–202.00	184.81
1,599	—	668	151.00–171.50	165.14
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
353	—	1,073	128.50–153.35	152.05
24	—	1,205	127.00	127.00
748	—	1,117	150.50–154.50	152.10
587	—	1,022	145.00–160.00	157.27
14	—	1,309	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	534	169.00–179.50	177.98
66	—	875	158.00	158.00
23	—	591	154.00–167.00	164.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	414	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	494	217.50	217.50
80	—	514	204.00–206.00	204.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	597	151.00	151.00
79	—	655	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	430	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	561	165.50–175.00	168.29
58	—	799	148.25	148.25
215	—	610	159.00–183.00	166.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	820	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2,159	—	526	142.50–173.00	160.55
490	—	919	140.75–155.25	148.55
537	—	431	150.00–179.00	169.56
27	—	337	172.50–205.00	195.49
304	—	379	155.00–184.00	171.88
423	—	683	136.00–156.00	150.30
876	—	776	144.50–157.85	152.99
1,295	—	625	134.75–155.25	148.36
2,128	—	569	136.50–172.50	152.13
589	—	873	147.25–154.75	150.34
8	—	249	205.00	205.00
167	—	738	141.00–155.50	151.16
1,192	—	478	151.00–178.00	162.58
668	—	826	147.00–157.50	152.08
377	—	981	139.00–154.00	148.45
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,134	122.00–133.00	132.36
101	—	1,039	140.00–148.50	142.00
42	—	1,062	129.50–150.00	141.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	717	142.00	142.00
46	—	994	134.00	134.00
56	—	480	141.00–151.00	145.81
28	—	610	132.00	132.00
44	—	671	128.50–136.00	132.37
17	—	565	130.00–134.00	132.16
22	—	525	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	451	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	486	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	636	136.00	136.00
12	—	667	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	725	133.00	133.00
41	—	635	129.50–146.50	136.12
96	—	570	132.00–149.00	141.68
45	—	366	170.00–182.00	176.43
21	—	673	126.00–145.00	134.31
26	—	816	133.00–142.00	138.80
119	—	410	132.00–162.00	147.57
105	—	486	142.00–152.00	147.39
4	—	969	126.00	126.00
115	—	533	131.00–146.75	140.63
26	—	761	136.00	136.00
23	—	324	148.00–165.00	158.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	496	133.00–141.00	133.82
41	—	387	130.00–148.00	139.70
19	—	401	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,043	130.50	130.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	443	195.00	195.00
8	—	338	212.50	212.50
79	—	717	156.50	156.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	59.00	59.00
26	—	1,078	11.00–39.00	27.85
26	—	1,184	50.00–56.00	51.75
59	—	1,334	30.00–49.00	44.27
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,844	87.00–89.00	88.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,629	78.00–81.00	79.24
1	—	1,850	56.00	56.00
13	—	1,564	63.00–68.00	65.45
13	—	1,586	69.00–77.00	71.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,387	67.00–69.00	68.25
3	—	1,287	42.00–49.00	45.41
21	—	1,390	44.00–59.00	55.29
30	—	1,366	59.50–66.00	63.28
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,342	125.00–128.75	126.85
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,243	124.75	124.75
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,367	129.00–135.00	131.51
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
257	—	1,545	129.00–135.00	132.72
92	—	1,432	130.00–134.75	132.42
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,481	126.00–129.75	128.63
421	—	1,556	124.00–130.50	128.43
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,431	123.00–125.00	123.41
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,292	128.00	128.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,357	127.00	127.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,620	127.00–129.00	127.62
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,410	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	84.00–98.00	90.31
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,499	110.00–113.50	111.46
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,459	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,897	85.00–91.00	88.61
1	—	2,160	99.00	99.00
14	—	1,849	61.00–84.00	76.73

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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