South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 125 priced lines covering 26,577 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 27,432 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,341 head.

Mon Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27,432Last week 41,241Year ago 24,196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,341Last week 1,771Year ago 1,689

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Very good demand for steers and heifers suitable for backgrounding, either in a yard or on grass, as the supply of this class dwindles with each passing week. Good demand remains for cattle suitable for finishing, yet the great supply of this class allows plenty of selection and buyers don’t have to chase the market to get them bought. The CME Feeder Cattle futures are painting a very rosy prospect for feeder cattle producers come fall shipping time. The backgrounders want to make sure they have their cattle bought for this time frame as it looks to be highly profitable. The Live Cattle contracts are not forecasting as a robust fat market, which is keeping a lid on the heavier weight cattle as their breakeven prices are currently par with the board. The weather, overall, has been favorable for cattle gaining and growing well as snow has been scarce and feedyard pens are in good shape, which is helping greatly with costs of gains as all feed ingredients in a ration are very high. This is helping to keep cattle feeders in good spirits and feeling optimistic about the coming months in the fat market. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	876	153.50	153.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	974	147.00–153.60	152.07
552	—	1,026	142.00–156.00	150.50
52	—	901	147.50–151.50	149.88
228	—	1,059	149.50–150.00	149.70
78	—	1,111	130.50–149.25	143.26
79	—	832	160.00–163.50	163.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	543	199.50	199.50
21	—	846	158.00	158.00
18	—	941	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	898	146.50	146.50
72	—	683	168.50–174.75	173.02
21	—	586	186.50–190.00	187.97
86	—	628	176.00–185.00	177.73
44	—	541	199.00–208.00	201.88
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,011	142.50	142.50
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,161	151.10	151.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,313	—	623	179.00–214.50	198.29
91	—	423	217.00–233.00	223.37
1,513	—	875	148.75–165.75	157.73
348	—	519	193.00–235.50	218.86
1,554	—	823	151.25–169.25	162.20
252	—	474	206.00–235.00	225.78
468	—	578	188.50–221.50	202.06
14	—	384	212.00–225.00	216.69
1,714	—	679	171.00–195.75	184.05
2,363	—	772	155.00–178.75	169.89
1,038	—	928	146.50–165.00	155.13
2,064	—	725	163.00–185.00	175.56
556	—	979	148.50–157.75	151.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	184.00	184.00
7	—	666	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	404	211.00	211.00
30	—	718	151.00–168.50	161.45
21	—	860	138.25–141.00	139.69
50	—	377	200.00–230.00	218.15
57	—	625	165.00–177.50	170.46
50	—	518	183.00–200.00	195.02
69	—	469	175.00–206.00	192.14
43	—	579	177.00–192.00	187.75
54	—	678	166.00–174.50	171.32
51	—	781	152.50–158.50	155.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	586	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	336	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	568	206.00–212.00	208.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	780	162.75	162.75
49	—	721	173.00–181.50	178.83
144	—	674	175.00–186.50	182.90
25	—	842	160.00–161.00	160.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	597	168.00	168.00
7	—	521	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,342	—	629	160.50–185.00	172.76
868	—	575	163.00–191.50	179.35
1,293	—	780	143.00–157.50	150.39
1,063	—	721	149.00–165.00	156.64
630	—	819	141.00–152.50	147.43
126	—	974	144.00–146.75	145.73
114	—	424	184.00–200.00	195.68
472	—	468	180.00–203.50	192.16
156	—	917	139.00–147.25	145.48
989	—	676	154.50–172.00	164.13
224	—	863	140.00–149.60	146.89
17	—	330	210.00	210.00
26	—	372	200.00–212.50	208.94
382	—	527	169.00–200.50	183.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	924	136.00	136.00
33	—	578	157.00–158.00	157.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	743	165.00–176.00	168.97
135	—	769	169.10–174.00	170.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	538	172.00–173.00	172.82
100	—	630	142.00–168.00	157.82
139	—	720	141.00–162.50	152.39
17	—	928	136.75	136.75
50	—	573	153.00–170.00	163.72
25	—	754	156.00	156.00
60	—	474	158.00–185.00	170.69
151	—	673	142.00–169.00	161.76
26	—	383	167.50–200.00	183.26
34	—	434	171.00–180.00	176.84
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	959	145.00	145.00
32	—	815	146.50	146.50
7	—	1,226	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,014	145.50	145.50
5	—	1,070	124.50	124.50
8	—	1,125	123.00–130.00	125.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	395	194.00	194.00
35	—	323	190.00–222.50	207.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
386	—	726	178.00–187.00	180.08
173	—	767	170.00–186.00	178.70
59	—	736	1,525.00	1,525.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
237	—	878	146.50–147.75	147.20
45	—	554	167.00–174.00	173.54
69	—	819	146.50–153.10	151.85
10	—	608	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	557	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,420	112.00	112.00
7	—	2,131	101.50–106.00	105.06
9	—	1,734	77.00–98.00	91.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	59.00–67.00	62.16
52	—	1,438	67.00–72.00	70.42
23	—	1,412	73.00–77.00	74.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,602	66.00–73.00	70.49
42	—	1,706	79.00–84.00	80.62
70	—	1,485	73.00–78.50	75.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,228	44.00–59.00	53.86
9	—	1,086	25.00–32.00	28.07
17	—	1,306	60.00–64.00	62.02
13	—	1,330	64.00–69.00	65.88
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,574	152.50	152.50
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,369	142.00–142.50	142.37
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,430	144.00–147.00	145.06
45	—	1,576	144.00–147.50	145.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,438	138.00–143.25	142.63
160	—	1,540	137.00–143.25	141.17
38	—	1,701	137.00	137.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,288	145.00	145.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,688	137.50–139.50	138.85
Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,613	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,437	117.00–122.00	119.23
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,411	138.75–143.10	141.14
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,447	143.00–145.50	144.17
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,470	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,280	136.75–138.00	137.09
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	130.00	130.00

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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