South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 3
● As filed134 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

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Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 134 priced lines covering 31,209 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 32,294 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,394 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 3, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 32,294Last week 6,736Year ago 34,465
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,394Last week 843Year ago 2,175

Compared to last week: Only 1 reported auction a week ago, no recent price comparison to be made with this week's full run of reported auctions. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers. As the New Year began and all auction markets came back to their regular weekly feeder cattle sales, cattle feeders and order buyers were geared up and ready to buy cattle. The Live Cattle contracts faltered and traded lower as daily slaughter totals have declined, but there is great optimism yet from many cattle feeders that better days lie ahead and they want to have cattle ready when that time comes. Packers were able to buy cattle cheaper this week as they have had to cut their daily kills. Feeder cattle producers are eager to get their cattle consigned and sold as the market is so much higher than where they were expecting it to be just a few short months ago. Large auction receipts expected again for next week. Slaughter cows were mixed, Breaker and Boner cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower, Lean cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
106624160.00–170.50165.57
106717149.00–165.00157.43
18322200.00–212.50205.53
4826147.50147.50
176571170.50–182.00179.90
33431183.00–204.50193.98
31786144.50–154.00150.29
59530161.00–193.00183.75
153686150.50–167.00160.58
68383195.00–210.00205.22
39485167.00–198.00178.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7623173.00173.00
20461216.00216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
27662155.00155.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2761,085150.50–158.60156.90
511,134152.50152.50
3981,026153.25–164.00158.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
107797146.00–159.00156.06
36633144.50–174.00161.25
16420171.50–185.00178.20
18541166.00–190.00172.43
41728155.00–161.00158.56
13488200.00200.00
86673160.50–169.00166.09
111582173.00–187.50182.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21550204.00204.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
61,026146.50146.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101,072135.50135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
621919151.25–164.50158.22
13342222.50–235.00230.11
179975154.50–158.25156.18
172424207.00–226.00217.65
734529180.00–216.00200.52
2,690774150.50–179.00164.43
2,199631168.00–190.00183.09
1,038575176.50–206.25193.99
1,466875153.00–168.75161.05
5247260.00260.00
2,128674162.00–185.75175.70
1,207825154.50–167.00162.95
3,201729156.00–179.50170.84
581479190.00–220.00210.09
48372200.00–240.00218.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4729146.00146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
95601203.50203.50
32518224.00224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7555188.00188.00
13650162.00162.00
14607169.50169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11475186.00186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
66833170.25170.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13545163.00163.00
26592155.50155.50
30675145.50145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
72846151.00151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8942102.00102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45370170.00–211.00193.11
388877140.50–151.00148.54
1,573626141.50–175.00164.30
79982135.00–147.50145.32
16316179.50–215.00198.45
230428171.00–198.00182.28
51,185130.50130.50
91,000134.50134.50
1,746675147.50–169.50159.94
1,527578155.00–187.00169.93
8284215.00215.00
428911132.50–152.00147.26
1,097720144.50–163.00154.47
511477167.00–195.50182.32
415522163.00–196.00176.03
1,129824138.75–154.25149.65
991776142.50–162.00149.74
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
331,017135.00135.00
291,165126.00–142.50137.56
981,142136.50–141.85141.43
241,090137.75–138.50137.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10785148.00–149.00148.50
119642144.00–159.00155.22
35663143.00–145.50144.43
22586142.50–151.00145.54
21528155.00155.00
6955141.00141.00
4898139.50139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21816122.00–146.75130.25
16770145.00–146.50145.46
102584152.00–159.00155.77
53528150.00–169.00163.90
88629135.00–154.50149.36
75486151.00–181.00172.35
8981136.50136.50
53393161.00–180.00174.47
55723142.00–150.25147.69
24328184.00–196.00187.80
74686141.00–151.00148.26
38419132.50–174.00164.75
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10528148.00148.00
17655152.50152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5467161.00161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6546152.00152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17585158.50158.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5930110.00110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41,40057.5057.50
381,27654.50–59.0056.30
301,23832.00–54.0047.80
121,17621.00–36.0026.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
281,64172.00–77.0075.00
91,55159.00–64.0061.21
181,41865.00–70.0066.11
21,65856.00–58.0057.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
381,45351.00–57.0055.77
41,13065.00–68.0066.30
501,35458.00–64.0061.15
11,14046.0046.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1401,414136.50–139.00138.06
61,612136.25136.25
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
101,170119.00119.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
331,226130.00130.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2201,372138.00–142.50139.70
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
141,215134.00–137.00135.32
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
71,315143.00143.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
121,289135.00135.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2271,577136.00–140.00138.51
131,432138.50138.50
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1271,645136.25–137.85137.80
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
461,599140.00–142.00140.79
431,456137.00–140.50138.82
101,745143.50143.50
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
121,383138.00138.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
141,430114.50114.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
511,470117.50–122.50120.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21,94894.00–95.0094.45
21,83573.00–83.5079.45
111,95685.00–90.5087.41
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.