South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 73 priced lines covering 8,454 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,138 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 165 head.

Mon Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,138Last week 21,639Year ago 12,485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 923Year ago 624

Compared to last week: Few feeder cattle auctions this week as most of them were canceled due to the severe winter weather experienced over the region, too few cattle offered to make full comparisons but steady to firm undertones were noted. Widespread snow totals of a foot or more, along with 40-50 mph winds made for very difficult weather for livestock and their caretakers. Interstate highway systems were closed, as no travel was advised at midweek when the system blew in. Massive drifting of snow created much extra work as country roads were blocked and farm yards and feedyard pens needed to be cleaned out to. Much larger auction receipts expected in the coming week as livestock producers will be able to get their stock loaded and shipped to the auctions. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	214.00	214.00
6	—	746	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	681	188.00–198.00	194.34
120	—	634	188.00–198.00	193.15
20	—	442	215.00–220.00	217.73
22	—	487	207.50–217.00	211.77
10	—	802	177.00	177.00
126	—	765	181.00–183.50	182.57
115	—	724	181.00–188.00	182.62
96	—	586	195.00–210.50	203.54
9	—	537	209.00–227.00	217.10
10	—	387	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	764	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	872	171.00–184.50	180.33
503	—	673	199.00–215.00	206.87
31	—	473	222.50–249.00	236.05
374	—	770	185.00–198.75	192.08
300	—	922	166.00–181.00	177.94
227	—	566	212.00–236.00	227.35
386	—	822	171.00–191.50	184.05
356	—	627	199.00–216.50	207.44
7	—	356	280.00	280.00
39	—	422	230.00–242.50	235.53
68	—	962	172.00–179.00	172.42
169	—	523	231.00–245.00	236.76
598	—	725	189.00–200.75	194.94
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,059	164.50	164.50
32	—	1,215	161.25	161.25
352	—	1,019	165.00–176.50	168.97
281	—	1,125	163.00–166.00	164.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	826	162.50–175.00	167.18
477	—	727	169.00–181.25	176.54
247	—	576	189.00–203.00	193.82
13	—	373	226.00	226.00
10	—	945	157.00	157.00
208	—	873	160.50–167.00	165.38
676	—	627	181.50–207.00	194.79
147	—	483	201.00–223.00	216.92
281	—	770	168.50–177.50	171.37
37	—	425	215.00–225.00	220.91
11	—	297	220.00	220.00
24	—	330	225.00	225.00
431	—	674	173.00–194.25	186.08
361	—	517	186.00–209.00	201.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	748	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,026	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	679	173.00–179.00	176.50
82	—	731	166.00–172.00	169.89
6	—	381	200.00	200.00
6	—	949	145.00	145.00
33	—	575	176.00–187.00	179.92
38	—	639	177.00–184.00	180.30
17	—	511	190.00–192.00	190.59
17	—	840	162.75	162.75
8	—	421	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	697	196.00	196.00
68	—	820	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	526	230.00	230.00
10	—	561	239.00	239.00
24	—	356	249.00	249.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,406	62.00–77.00	70.12
38	—	1,354	77.00–85.00	81.29
2	—	1,175	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	25.00–46.00	38.54
11	—	1,069	54.00–66.00	60.13
26	—	1,295	66.00–74.00	71.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,623	86.00–94.00	89.25
18	—	1,532	78.00–85.00	82.83
1	—	1,700	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	79.00–87.00	83.09
1	—	2,160	118.00	118.00
12	—	1,838	96.00–106.00	102.25

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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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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