South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 69 priced lines covering 2,442 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,522 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 489 head.

Mon Dec 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,522Last week 19,646Year ago 1,835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 489Last week 1,272Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Only 1 reported feeder cattle auction as all other auction markets did not host a feeder cattle sale, no price comparisons will be made due to the limited volume. Demand remains very good for all weights of steers and heifers. Next week some auction locations will host their weekly feeder cattle auctions, however many will not until after the start of the New Year. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	276	186.00–222.50	202.03
61	—	832	148.50	148.50
63	—	684	140.00–154.00	147.91
9	—	429	182.00–188.00	185.36
18	—	480	177.00–178.00	177.33
16	—	391	183.00–191.00	186.01
41	—	725	144.00–157.00	149.67
112	—	534	165.00–179.00	175.53
36	—	570	159.00–171.50	166.64
66	—	943	144.00–150.50	149.82
5	—	341	198.00	198.00
167	—	630	154.00–170.00	162.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	567	155.00–155.50	155.30
30	—	638	143.00–151.00	147.60
13	—	728	140.00	140.00
5	—	423	166.00	166.00
7	—	506	155.00	155.00
8	—	463	158.00	158.00
7	—	950	130.00	130.00
7	—	689	136.50	136.50
31	—	830	131.00–134.00	132.28
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,116	138.25	138.25
4	—	1,058	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	173.00	173.00
4	—	619	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	670	163.00–178.50	170.97
12	—	481	200.00–205.00	202.87
212	—	616	174.00–181.50	179.24
102	—	729	160.00–174.50	165.99
23	—	510	196.00–207.00	200.77
114	—	566	174.00–189.50	183.76
9	—	317	225.00	225.00
8	—	853	154.00	154.00
6	—	982	147.50	147.50
10	—	283	220.00	220.00
46	—	431	207.00–221.00	214.09
20	—	829	154.50–156.00	155.70
18	—	787	155.00–162.00	156.58
5	—	927	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	210.00	210.00
13	—	506	189.00	189.00
5	—	557	177.00	177.00
16	—	642	156.00–167.00	160.05
6	—	498	185.00	185.00
24	—	667	154.00–158.00	154.82
5	—	743	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,118	137.50	137.50
360	—	1,041	151.00–154.00	153.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,116	20.00–38.00	29.75
38	—	1,335	53.00–59.50	55.86
38	—	1,244	40.00–53.00	48.94
7	—	1,404	60.00–61.50	60.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	68.00	68.00
16	—	1,507	48.00–63.00	58.35
56	—	1,373	62.00–67.00	63.86
5	—	1,544	22.00–50.50	43.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,581	61.00–68.00	63.19
12	—	1,595	70.00–75.00	72.40
4	—	1,318	78.00–83.50	81.93
1	—	1,740	55.00	55.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,558	139.50–141.50	140.80
12	—	1,476	140.00–140.50	140.21
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,616	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,293	132.00–136.50	135.26
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,445	138.50–142.50	141.06
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,554	109.50–116.50	112.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,851	85.00–92.50	87.82
1	—	2,125	93.00	93.00
20	—	1,691	41.00–84.50	76.28

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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