South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 105 priced lines covering 16,118 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 16,983 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 612 head.

Mon May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16,983Last week 13,518Year ago 17,657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 612Last week 752Year ago 1,010

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers this week. Cattle futures contracts helped to add support to the feeder market, as 3.00 gains were seen across Live and Feeder Cattle contracts. Spring rain finally came to the region, which will kickstart the grazing season, which was greatly needed in much of the state. Demand for light weight yearlings to run on grass is red hot as turnout time has arrived and the fall months of the Feeder Cattle contracts are working their way back to mid 230's price level. Farmer feeders were busy planting corn this week, much progressed was made until Thursday and Friday when the rain moved in. Rain was needed for the crops as well, but northern SD is running behind on field work as the temps were colder up there longer and ground conditions were wetter. This is the time of year where auction receipts become very sporadic, auctions will host customer appreciation BBQ sales like Herreid Livestock did this week and featured long strings of yearlings. Cattle feeders still need to buy their summer feeding cattle and are really feeling bullish currently and ready to buy what they need. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,284	—	827	193.50–224.50	211.11
1,648	—	974	180.75–196.50	192.14
246	—	585	210.00–275.25	255.96
189	—	519	262.50–284.50	277.39
1,342	—	876	187.50–216.50	203.52
96	—	431	277.50–301.00	293.96
58	—	483	268.00–286.00	273.32
414	—	679	200.00–263.50	246.43
4	—	334	295.00	295.00
1,848	—	929	182.00–205.00	195.74
709	—	779	202.00–232.75	221.63
258	—	619	207.00–272.00	250.81
660	—	731	209.00–243.00	236.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	723	187.00–225.50	202.74
39	—	887	189.50–191.00	190.58
7	—	344	300.00	300.00
28	—	579	231.00	231.00
9	—	821	184.00–193.50	189.14
50	—	783	186.00–210.00	200.39
12	—	355	265.00–270.00	266.26
25	—	467	245.00–250.00	247.95
20	—	681	200.00–217.00	210.23
37	—	540	211.00–233.00	230.76
18	—	630	187.50–201.00	197.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	240.00	240.00
7	—	711	176.00	176.00
7	—	868	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	232.50	232.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
894	—	1,015	181.00–193.75	187.88
92	—	1,059	178.50–183.50	180.56
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	818	198.00	198.00
8	—	704	215.00	215.00
7	—	885	182.00–189.50	185.24
6	—	937	185.00	185.00
36	—	598	230.50–238.00	236.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	211.00	211.00
4	—	1,051	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	454	285.00–291.00	287.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
15	—	850	1,625.00	1,625.00
60	—	805	1,700.00–1,810.00	1,746.23
102	—	716	213.25–216.25	215.33
151	—	783	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,584.04
30	—	874	207.00	207.00
79	—	784	209.00–217.00	215.95
33	—	710	1,525.00	1,525.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,085	166.00–169.00	166.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
404	—	669	195.00–220.50	211.71
97	—	471	245.00–267.50	254.91
103	—	431	254.00–272.50	264.33
329	—	518	230.00–258.50	250.58
413	—	921	165.00–185.00	178.32
147	—	969	171.85–179.00	175.49
266	—	578	212.00–247.00	234.51
832	—	774	182.00–210.00	198.64
649	—	820	174.00–195.00	186.52
589	—	730	194.50–209.75	201.70
243	—	622	206.00–239.00	222.15
530	—	874	173.25–189.50	182.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	755	166.00	166.00
31	—	886	163.00–173.00	164.94
15	—	739	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	236.00	236.00
35	—	377	176.00–262.50	216.66
14	—	831	164.00–168.00	166.33
33	—	681	184.00–195.00	190.59
13	—	440	243.00–248.00	246.12
12	—	518	211.00–226.00	222.22
5	—	567	192.50	192.50
12	—	709	188.00	188.00
23	—	785	181.00–184.00	182.82
71	—	479	227.00–247.00	232.80
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	763	168.00	168.00
26	—	723	154.00–157.00	155.25
5	—	491	188.00	188.00
20	—	553	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	656	127.50	127.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,045	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,215	106.00–107.00	106.41
45	—	1,493	98.00–105.00	102.32
9	—	1,396	84.00–98.00	94.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	98.00–102.00	99.88
23	—	1,149	51.00–89.00	76.83
46	—	1,355	88.00–98.00	94.08
6	—	1,143	25.00–69.00	57.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,653	93.00–103.00	97.79
5	—	1,606	110.00–119.00	114.01
52	—	1,572	105.00–110.00	108.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,446	177.00–179.00	177.99
26	—	1,534	178.00–179.50	178.57
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,576	181.50	181.50
7	—	1,588	183.00	183.00
6	—	1,423	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,555	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,365	176.75–179.00	178.19
7	—	1,359	174.00	174.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,592	144.00	144.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,427	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,679	117.00–122.00	118.84
2	—	2,048	129.00	129.00
8	—	1,866	94.00–115.00	107.24

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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