South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 98 priced lines covering 11,689 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 11,571 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 811 head.

Mon May 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11,571Last week 7,857Year ago 14,753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 811Last week 1,316Year ago 820

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 20.00 higher, except over 1000 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 800 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 800 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good this week, for all weights of steers and heifers, as the cash fed cattle market shot back up in to the 180's again. The Live Cattle futures finally rallied, but kept a large negative basis to the northern plains cash market, which really helped to build enthusiasm amongst cattle producers. Special BBQ feeder cattle sales are going on this week and next, where long strings of yearlings are offered and the seats are packed, as cattle feeders know they might not get the chance to buy full loads, or multiple loads to full their pens. The rains came west of the Missouri river, giving a nice start to the grazing sesaon, yet the southeast corner of the state is in need of more rain. Corn is rapidly growing as the temps have been warm and the humidity on the rise, spotty rains over the weekend, but looking good overall in South Dakota. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, except Lean cows steady. 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
545	—	882	208.00–240.00	228.36
547	—	520	294.00–313.00	307.48
463	—	629	272.25–296.50	289.38
532	—	718	220.00–277.50	265.04
110	—	425	312.00–323.00	318.28
59	—	464	299.00–310.00	300.56
491	—	913	205.50–226.00	221.91
352	—	816	238.50–247.50	245.15
502	—	673	273.50–289.00	283.27
574	—	570	291.00–305.00	300.97
626	—	783	220.00–250.50	247.87
10	—	1,006	208.00	208.00
119	—	968	191.00–226.00	209.87
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,078	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	997	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	638	222.00–282.00	269.05
10	—	387	286.00	286.00
34	—	574	284.00	284.00
39	—	483	285.00–292.50	287.90
7	—	666	271.00	271.00
28	—	523	252.50–288.00	273.17
30	—	917	182.00–189.75	187.66
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,021	171.00	171.00
6	—	1,268	149.50	149.50
4	—	1,148	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	947	186.50	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	655	291.50–297.00	294.64
93	—	555	316.00	316.00
282	—	621	296.00–300.00	298.65
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,072	186.00–198.00	191.14
57	—	1,020	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	447	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	655	302.00	302.00
15	—	531	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	606	270.00–274.50	273.85
97	—	495	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	752	215.00–217.00	215.77
126	—	730	227.00–239.00	235.63
232	—	678	240.50–252.00	247.40
451	—	873	191.00–204.00	194.79
320	—	571	243.00–279.00	269.75
27	—	950	184.00	184.00
522	—	914	189.00–194.10	190.87
382	—	624	250.00–264.00	258.74
525	—	536	275.00–285.00	280.16
199	—	488	261.00–296.00	287.49
122	—	840	188.00–213.50	202.35
75	—	426	294.00–306.00	300.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
820	—	773	224.00–250.00	234.53
146	—	725	239.50–250.00	244.99
251	—	815	222.00–239.00	234.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	620	284.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	536	259.00	259.00
15	—	372	262.00	262.00
28	—	685	233.50–235.50	234.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	603	271.00–274.00	273.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	597	258.00–259.00	258.27
15	—	387	275.00	275.00
31	—	538	257.00–265.00	257.98
18	—	775	189.00–204.00	196.28
42	—	491	271.00	271.00
41	—	604	245.00	245.00
15	—	887	180.00–184.00	183.22
19	—	667	196.00–236.00	212.70
34	—	801	165.00–188.25	177.29
9	—	730	175.00–183.00	180.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,583	124.00–127.00	125.01
28	—	1,565	113.00–121.00	116.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	117.00	117.00
34	—	1,514	96.00–103.00	98.58
53	—	1,169	75.00–95.00	82.79
10	—	1,150	55.00–73.00	64.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,373	106.00–115.00	112.01
10	—	1,481	87.50–103.00	100.41
7	—	1,363	116.00–117.00	116.74
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,452	189.00–194.00	190.67
17	—	1,428	180.00–182.00	181.19
50	—	1,522	187.00–194.00	188.30
8	—	1,516	183.50	183.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	156.00	156.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,388	150.00–180.00	163.11
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	168.00	168.00
5	—	1,671	180.00	180.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,406	193.00	193.00
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,500	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,509	187.00	187.00
21	—	1,308	187.00–193.00	189.88
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,335	182.00–184.00	183.54
94	—	1,297	185.00–193.50	187.69
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,415	132.00–132.50	132.27
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,615	144.00–153.00	147.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,979	133.00–138.00	134.79
7	—	2,049	123.00–132.00	126.45
5	—	1,700	77.50–121.00	103.37

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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