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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 30
● As filed177 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027
← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 177 priced lines covering 50,430 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 53,821 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,059 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 30, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 53,821Last week 48,404Year ago 54,368
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 929Year ago 1,714

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs 15.00 to 25.00 higher, over 500 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher, yearling heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Much improved demand for calves this week after the weather moderated, and the futures contracts put on nearly 2.00 for Live Cattle and 4.00 for Feeder Cattle. Calf buyers were ready to step back in and chase the market a little after the steep declines the week before. The weather was very mild, corn harvest is basically complete, and there wasn't the fear that the futures market was going go into freefall again. All of these factors helped to give cattle producers the signal to buy these calves and give a little more to get the ones they really like. Cash fed cattle up to 185.00, which is not as high as many had been planning on until a few weeks ago, but still high enough to give hope that things could get higher yet. Large calf runs as those producers that sell right off the cow felt the pressure from the changing weather and got their calves shipped to town. Slaughter cows steady, bulls steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16—608231.00231.00
48—684202.00–227.00219.14
137—383250.00–317.50299.51
289—484237.50–277.50261.79
36—714192.00–203.50198.44
178—428233.00–294.00272.55
70—533232.00–262.00250.83
28—288272.50–295.00275.56
58—572210.00–251.00242.39
58—325265.00–311.00293.83
15—893195.00–215.00204.28
14—784201.00–224.00214.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47—592208.00–232.00225.16
18—345252.00252.00
7—999170.00170.00
3—442242.00242.00
36—735167.00–174.00170.40
14—472233.00–253.00240.40
11—637175.00175.00
23—292285.00–287.50286.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6—777198.00198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6—582250.00250.00
31—521255.00255.00
11—434288.00288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28—659231.00231.00
161—614260.00–263.00261.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
148—693236.50236.50
153—805222.00–240.00237.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
103—478299.00299.00
12—509286.00286.00
63—953220.35220.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
31—742211.00211.00
72—808220.50220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
469—530284.00–316.50300.44
205—479304.50–311.00308.25
483—567277.00–295.00284.49
275—603270.00–307.00296.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36—426330.00330.00
34—359334.00–337.00335.93
141—477287.00–290.50289.51
55—503296.00296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37—941209.00209.00
78—983209.75–211.00210.01
17—570243.00243.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,238177.00177.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—435272.00272.00
12—395272.00272.00
26—1,030209.00–217.50212.68
24—1,065210.00210.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10—486215.00215.00
4—425268.00268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
184—659234.00–260.00250.60
3,394—527235.00–295.00273.22
544—834208.00–243.75237.01
331—961214.00–223.50216.66
1,867—427257.50–330.00297.03
818—373270.00–330.00309.52
2,789—475250.00–310.00284.62
193—728223.00–255.00244.91
158—328255.00–329.00310.01
957—865218.00–247.00231.32
466—923215.00–228.00221.45
365—616239.00–266.00254.61
2,141—569225.00–288.00266.31
481—763227.50–247.00235.98
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
87—661236.50236.50
72—724198.00198.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—543150.00150.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11—598242.00242.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
73—681198.50198.50
10—717195.00195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
144—583261.00–280.00274.81
10—621263.00263.00
16—436290.00–317.00301.40
37—470308.00–310.00309.50
113—532272.00–293.00287.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
300—878229.75–236.50233.92
26—834225.00225.00
56—623240.50–257.50247.16
58—407291.00291.00
14—548286.00286.00
110—471310.00310.00
33—661248.00–260.00254.25
14—754222.00222.00
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8—631242.00242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13—295327.50–335.00329.81
101—613230.00–267.50255.67
131—376290.00–370.00321.07
12—774227.50227.50
300—482250.00–329.00300.84
8—861227.00227.00
30—926214.50214.50
176—424279.00–346.00324.25
238—574246.00–287.00273.86
86—672235.00–252.50236.85
50—336294.00–340.00315.84
265—528249.00–288.00274.81
25—814216.00–227.00219.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,021—678255.00–291.50271.80
360—825232.00–256.00246.13
5,735—528275.50–332.00308.34
217—928232.00–249.00244.29
73—720246.00–265.00257.16
1,868—430309.00–378.00347.57
216—767240.00–265.50258.26
62—329375.00–400.00383.69
692—880240.25–258.50252.12
3,312—476296.00–360.00332.82
581—378318.00–402.50357.18
6—270360.00360.00
697—962217.75–236.50228.29
3,407—620263.00–306.50284.34
5,997—574255.00–314.50293.88
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
742—1,020212.60–239.00226.33
12—557262.00–266.00264.33
140—1,170208.60–211.60211.04
472—1,071211.00–236.75218.54
103—1,116214.85–215.75215.30
5—814237.00237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—595220.00220.00
22—735171.00–212.00199.37
42—339287.50–305.00299.11
13—280302.50–305.00303.87
12—940160.00160.00
4—822163.00163.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—538258.00258.00
8—1,094194.00194.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—552110.00110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16—959196.00196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
28—481274.00–275.00274.35
60—856212.50212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
87—517328.00328.00
63—460357.00–366.00361.58
39—429377.00377.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
116—1,059205.00–211.00205.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
248—839264.50264.50
230—406381.50381.50
87—504330.50330.50
526—765272.00272.00
72—748272.00272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
318—624265.00–289.75279.36
35—753241.50241.50
305—661265.00–284.75277.30
13—734239.50239.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
77—679256.50256.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
128—918256.75256.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,781117.00–124.00120.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,903102.00–114.00105.35
6—1,54584.00–103.0094.73
3—2,010108.50–115.00112.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,38295.00–109.00100.93
2—1,35380.00–84.0081.69
39—1,40983.00–96.0091.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19—1,22560.00–84.0074.78
39—1,27778.00–91.0084.77
2—1,36096.0096.00
11—92032.50–62.5051.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,832100.00–110.00106.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46—1,55388.50–106.00100.08
10—1,792101.00–126.00109.07
11—1,51381.00–97.0089.17
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,625184.00184.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
149—1,438180.00–184.35182.91
91—1,517183.00–185.00183.18
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,398179.75179.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,401177.00177.00
19—1,421183.25–184.50184.09
69—1,539180.00–184.50183.12
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,407177.00177.00
11—1,432170.00170.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,586163.00163.00
19—1,503153.00–157.00155.73
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,467148.00148.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
148—1,454182.00–185.00183.30
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
179—1,396179.50–184.50183.43
3—1,412173.00173.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,308177.00177.00
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.