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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 6
● As filed148 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027
← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 148 priced lines covering 31,944 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 33,273 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,461 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 6, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 33,273Last week 36,103Year ago 38,758
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,461Last week 2,114Year ago 2,397

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 950 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 950 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 800 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 800-900 lbs unevenly steady, over 900 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Very good demand remains for all weights of feeder steers and heifers. The cash fed cattle market continues to offer support to the feeder cattle market, yet the Live Cattle futures contracts are not keeping pace with the cash market. Cattle feeders are feeling much better about the fed market and are willing to chase the market a little to get the cattle bought that they like. Flesh condition, as it always is, remains a critical factor but this is even more important when feed costs are as high as they are. Large auction receipts this week as many auctions will not host a feeder cattle sale during the two week period of Christmas and New Year's. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
132—478166.00–210.00186.63
150—627155.00–167.50159.81
69—387180.00–222.00203.70
39—334211.00–227.00220.49
33—670156.00–160.00159.25
20—936148.00148.00
29—803146.50–156.00148.70
65—426162.00–205.00186.77
52—775146.00–166.25155.26
135—523160.00–188.00177.00
72—571165.00–175.00171.79
58—730155.00–159.00157.89
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23—1,036128.00–151.50142.30
14—1,125125.00125.00
7—1,150137.00137.00
23—1,088128.00–140.00137.25
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—459144.00144.00
5—688147.50147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—576170.00170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9—464191.00191.00
35—632174.00174.00
22—576173.00–173.50173.27
7—531179.00179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
46—524141.00141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
658—975154.50–168.75163.99
107—373198.00–230.50221.17
1,530—525184.00–208.50198.05
13—326202.00–222.50215.14
2,688—669157.75–191.00177.76
2,503—576168.00–199.50185.96
390—421197.00–232.50216.89
1,133—879157.50–171.00165.04
421—769154.00–173.50165.88
3,046—625164.00–196.50182.61
477—834156.50–169.00164.80
762—478193.00–223.00208.74
9—287215.00215.00
955—923153.75–171.50163.20
1,366—724155.50–182.00173.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17—728141.00141.00
7—487175.00175.00
26—615157.00157.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46—587168.00–178.50175.84
107—1,171147.50–154.50150.90
530—1,130154.35–156.50155.66
516—1,032155.50–164.00159.41
23—533182.00–184.00183.57
47—657165.50–166.50166.39
867—1,071148.25–162.85158.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21—455132.00132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19—617161.50–173.00166.86
69—677167.00–169.00168.08
12—812156.75156.75
19—583156.50–164.50162.81
41—766155.50155.50
8—525186.00186.00
95—725149.00–164.00156.12
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,074145.00145.00
18—584160.50160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10—360190.00190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
98—590197.25197.25
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—363190.00190.00
26—473161.00–175.00170.26
7—340175.00175.00
11—505171.00171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
283—908172.00172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
160—718164.00164.00
50—590173.50173.50
169—622173.50173.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
179—1,115141.00–148.00144.85
72—1,165139.25–145.25143.58
28—1,205135.75–146.00140.51
79—1,019141.00–153.00145.46
35—510145.00–153.00146.85
42—1,069126.00–150.00142.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
390—424165.00–190.50181.14
1,094—524153.00–184.50171.14
943—471154.00–190.00177.83
617—870149.00–156.00152.83
433—921145.00–164.70153.87
493—774148.00–160.50156.77
337—961139.50–156.00149.66
9—265180.00180.00
211—380171.00–199.00183.54
114—720143.00–159.00152.59
1,369—577150.00–180.00164.23
852—674140.00–164.60156.78
44—328167.50–198.00181.87
274—837152.00–159.00153.78
1,429—626146.00–168.00160.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23—971133.00–135.75134.93
25—514162.00–163.00162.57
123—625145.75–154.50149.13
27—728132.00–148.00138.93
27—868135.00–146.00142.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30—695131.00–150.50147.92
116—469153.00–165.00158.04
34—320152.50–179.00162.11
67—635148.50–155.00152.40
6—948138.00138.00
39—775140.00–149.50146.40
38—428152.50–176.00165.58
3—887145.00145.00
25—744135.00–148.00137.05
172—567144.00–160.00153.81
42—371151.00–183.00167.03
127—527140.00–160.00155.60
50—831138.00–148.75146.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11—382120.00120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
41—460180.00180.00
30—505175.00175.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
111—1,106149.60149.60
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—406152.50152.50
4—308150.00150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
7—884146.00146.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25—466155.00155.00
3—1,052133.00133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41—845147.00147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43—1,41643.00–62.0055.88
70—1,42461.00–69.0064.67
2—1,41869.5069.50
2—1,27025.00–44.0032.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,25715.00–46.0033.12
8—1,30160.00–60.5060.06
56—1,33152.00–59.5055.48
69—1,30439.00–54.0047.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,93045.0045.00
5—1,72277.00–79.0078.33
38—1,54771.00–76.0074.13
15—1,54563.00–69.5066.32
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,255137.50137.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
215—1,398135.00–138.00137.24
16—1,556125.00125.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
112—1,351135.25–138.35136.61
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
30—1,235137.00–138.75138.23
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
25—1,556135.00–139.50135.88
46—1,456135.50–141.25137.95
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,360137.00137.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162—1,545131.00–137.50135.91
144—1,464132.00–138.50134.95
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31—1,274137.75–140.50139.02
Steers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16—1,234140.75140.75
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,612133.00133.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,538109.00109.00
33—1,439110.00–116.00113.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,61455.00–84.0072.49
2—2,41095.0095.00
13—1,77182.50–90.5086.51
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.