South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 136 priced lines covering 21,039 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 20,361 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,802 head.

Mon Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20,361Last week 27,352Year ago 17,973

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,802Last week 987Year ago 1,301

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, instances of 10.00-11.00 higher on 550-600 lbs. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers as the cash fat cattle market reached 172.00. Cattle feeders are very feeling very optimistic now, as the cash market soared beyond the futures contracts leaving a positive basis of 5.00, cash over futures. The Feeder Cattle contracts are extremely attractive, which is keeping the fire lit under the feeder market, but the cash fat market really fanned the flames this week. Corn futures are working their way back towards 7.00, and costs of gain have been much higher this winter due to the severity of the weather, but that had little effect on the feeder market as cattle feeders came to town ready to buy cattle. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	240.00–255.00	251.01
34	—	659	198.00–210.00	205.14
80	—	730	189.50–203.00	197.52
45	—	766	180.00–198.00	190.15
21	—	882	175.50–178.00	177.42
41	—	587	187.00–207.50	195.59
42	—	426	227.50–250.00	237.20
48	—	630	195.00–219.00	207.49
15	—	979	158.00	158.00
5	—	915	166.00	166.00
6	—	809	183.00	183.00
63	—	521	205.00–235.00	229.08
23	—	472	200.00–230.00	217.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	710	133.00–168.00	144.58
7	—	613	185.00	185.00
19	—	842	170.00	170.00
7	—	676	176.00	176.00
6	—	452	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,305	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	877	175.50–176.00	175.62
78	—	668	205.00–211.50	207.74
17	—	782	184.00	184.00
35	—	976	170.70–173.00	172.00
16	—	596	225.00–226.50	225.75
10	—	930	170.00	170.00
8	—	643	207.00	207.00
77	—	725	191.50–199.00	193.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,504	—	876	183.50–204.50	192.53
6	—	379	250.00	250.00
1,483	—	922	176.50–194.25	189.15
1,094	—	823	189.00–209.00	200.58
47	—	429	249.00–272.00	265.87
473	—	668	209.00–232.50	225.52
1,020	—	715	186.00–225.50	211.69
989	—	968	173.50–197.50	183.15
946	—	777	191.00–215.00	202.15
513	—	619	216.00–243.50	229.71
119	—	476	244.00–261.00	253.58
443	—	574	227.50–252.00	238.32
196	—	514	235.00–271.50	249.15
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,109	176.75	176.75
311	—	1,017	172.00–181.25	179.52
127	—	1,074	170.35–177.25	173.63
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	620	245.50	245.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
278	—	763	219.75	219.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	598	174.00	174.00
4	—	475	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
297	—	786	188.75–194.50	190.23
105	—	811	188.75–204.50	193.65
115	—	631	214.00–219.00	216.85
18	—	748	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	605	219.00	219.00
93	—	572	218.50–226.00	221.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
788	—	871	168.00–180.25	173.84
163	—	476	216.00–241.00	227.92
109	—	430	223.00–257.00	232.77
722	—	826	171.00–184.50	179.61
819	—	625	186.00–209.00	199.84
134	—	920	165.00–174.85	170.32
583	—	574	197.50–236.00	223.41
1,081	—	677	182.00–202.75	193.28
389	—	531	200.00–230.00	222.53
678	—	764	170.00–193.00	185.64
976	—	726	178.00–197.50	190.77
71	—	956	166.00–169.50	167.89
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,009	159.50–166.75	164.18
7	—	1,182	159.50	159.50
22	—	1,069	159.00–161.25	160.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	525	185.00–210.00	194.60
70	—	722	170.00–182.00	179.93
47	—	576	188.00–210.00	201.49
31	—	458	207.00–220.00	217.20
44	—	825	148.00–173.50	167.79
34	—	614	174.00–211.00	186.80
53	—	684	155.00–183.50	177.16
100	—	772	167.00–177.00	173.39
7	—	877	154.00	154.00
5	—	997	158.00	158.00
21	—	366	190.00–220.00	204.99
27	—	438	203.00–218.00	212.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	746	167.50–175.00	169.15
5	—	699	170.00	170.00
29	—	923	162.00–164.00	162.94
123	—	875	151.00–168.00	164.16
108	—	776	164.00–178.50	174.42
7	—	641	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,038	162.10	162.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	898	132.00	132.00
17	—	749	143.00	143.00
5	—	938	131.00	131.00
10	—	540	172.00	172.00
11	—	242	195.00	195.00
6	—	453	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
901	—	901	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	938	154.00–155.00	154.44
3	—	417	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,018	153.50	153.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,141	15.00–51.00	32.62
41	—	1,221	73.00–88.00	82.32
29	—	1,191	55.00–80.00	69.58
8	—	1,162	83.50–86.00	84.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,367	71.00–91.00	83.06
8	—	1,233	93.00–102.00	97.81
3	—	1,448	20.00–56.00	32.85
85	—	1,469	83.00–96.00	89.11
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,727	104.00–112.00	107.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,569	92.00–103.00	98.08
19	—	1,554	71.00–97.00	90.90
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,435	165.00–173.00	172.00
14	—	1,394	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,364	167.00–172.00	169.19
34	—	1,380	151.00–164.00	157.93
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,229	164.00	164.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,332	155.00–163.00	157.54
32	—	1,333	165.00–166.00	165.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,545	145.00	145.00
273	—	1,570	169.00–175.00	170.74
25	—	1,445	154.00–158.00	155.81
224	—	1,444	167.00–174.00	169.01
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,174	144.00–147.00	145.69
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,296	168.00	168.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,447	170.00–174.50	172.78
96	—	1,596	165.00–177.00	174.73
5	—	1,460	159.00	159.00
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,471	171.00–172.00	171.72
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,649	156.00	156.00
34	—	1,691	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,433	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,549	135.00–141.00	137.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	95.00	95.00
13	—	2,003	106.00–123.00	115.45

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