South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 113 priced lines covering 19,151 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 19,861 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,422 head.

Mon Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19,861Last week 20,584Year ago 20,540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,422Last week 1,440Year ago 1,291

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 750 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady, except 900-950 lbs 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Good demand for steers and heifers this week, however the winter storm at midweek put some pressure on the market. Feedyard pen conditions are wet and sloppy, making for a very poor environment for cattle to efficiently gain weight. Costs of gain are much higher than they were anticipated to be and this fact has caused cattle feeders to slow down on their pursuit of heavier weight, finishing type cattle. Backgrounders who want to buy lighter weight, and lighter fleshed cattle, don't have as many cattle to select from as there are far fewer of those cattle offered. The market for these lighter cattle is much more active as these cattle have so many more options than a 900 lbs steer. Wet weather in the forecast for the coming week as there are a couple of days of rain/snow mix predicted. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 higher, bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,208	—	922	170.50–186.00	181.42
663	—	624	208.00–239.00	227.80
125	—	470	247.50–272.00	264.82
858	—	727	194.50–216.00	205.87
547	—	577	221.00–256.00	240.87
303	—	518	230.00–270.00	255.60
392	—	977	170.00–181.00	175.19
1,294	—	819	179.50–195.00	187.07
1,542	—	874	172.00–191.25	182.50
1,539	—	775	187.00–204.75	197.65
727	—	676	203.50–230.50	217.34
199	—	430	250.50–288.00	268.42
15	—	372	260.00–270.00	265.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	713	177.00–181.00	179.65
191	—	589	210.00–225.00	217.17
19	—	415	220.00–234.00	226.95
39	—	848	181.50	181.50
25	—	326	252.00	252.00
12	—	926	173.50	173.50
42	—	962	166.50–173.60	171.55
58	—	379	255.50–265.00	259.58
46	—	491	206.50–237.00	223.83
32	—	763	183.00–190.50	188.34
33	—	524	224.00–234.00	229.00
26	—	640	210.00	210.00
44	—	668	170.00–210.00	195.11
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
313	—	1,061	162.00–175.60	170.62
21	—	1,191	160.25	160.25
48	—	792	185.50	185.50
24	—	680	200.50	200.50
239	—	1,017	168.50–173.50	171.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	885	173.50	173.50
50	—	933	168.50–176.00	171.37
43	—	678	201.00–210.00	203.65
24	—	761	183.00	183.00
88	—	807	171.50–178.00	176.39
16	—	634	185.00–205.00	198.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	940	172.00	172.00
54	—	797	188.50	188.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	554	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,101	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	202.00	202.00
7	—	464	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	700	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	656	230.50	230.50
43	—	567	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	628	214.75–215.00	214.90
37	—	855	179.00	179.00
55	—	771	192.00	192.00
42	—	834	182.00	182.00
139	—	715	190.00–193.50	191.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
462	—	868	160.50–178.00	170.36
368	—	915	160.50–168.75	165.47
261	—	525	205.00–220.50	215.72
133	—	425	220.50–242.50	233.70
97	—	481	208.00–228.00	221.67
17	—	357	253.00	253.00
931	—	822	160.50–180.75	174.22
410	—	624	184.50–206.00	193.62
629	—	672	177.00–205.50	188.84
567	—	773	171.50–185.50	178.18
539	—	576	194.00–222.50	208.54
1,035	—	720	172.50–189.50	182.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	630	213.00	213.00
47	—	515	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	333	220.00–240.00	231.43
48	—	632	157.00–187.50	180.65
60	—	480	165.00–209.00	195.38
18	—	444	219.00–220.00	219.50
7	—	839	166.00	166.00
75	—	685	174.00–181.00	178.11
14	—	723	170.00–176.00	171.68
4	—	394	177.50	177.50
102	—	573	180.00–201.00	188.10
36	—	515	189.00–202.00	198.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	844	166.50	166.50
61	—	959	159.75	159.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	781	165.00–171.00	167.10
49	—	875	157.00–169.75	164.72
4	—	806	153.00	153.00
37	—	679	172.00–179.50	178.32
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,042	155.00–158.00	156.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,095	45.00–79.00	70.80
4	—	856	42.50–50.00	45.45
3	—	1,332	92.00–94.00	93.37
27	—	1,199	78.00–90.50	85.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,790	103.00–105.00	103.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,588	86.00–95.00	93.51
10	—	1,587	102.00–106.00	103.80
72	—	1,667	91.00–101.50	99.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,446	84.00–95.50	91.68
19	—	1,337	93.00–99.50	97.61
12	—	1,472	83.00–89.00	86.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,733	160.00	160.00
10	—	1,534	158.50	158.50
8	—	1,462	159.00	159.00
17	—	1,436	163.50–169.00	166.13
79	—	1,550	164.50–166.75	165.71
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,570	167.00–173.00	170.97
16	—	1,477	160.00–166.50	163.29
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,650	157.00–166.00	160.58
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,291	156.00	156.00
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,293	156.00	156.00
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,671	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,373	164.00–168.00	166.29
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
283	—	1,478	161.00–169.25	167.85
29	—	1,351	155.00–159.50	157.83
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,552	143.50–146.50	144.18
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,435	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,864	100.00–107.00	103.94
13	—	1,941	109.00–118.00	113.60
3	—	2,033	123.00–129.00	125.10

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line