South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 145 priced lines covering 39,611 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 42,474 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,680 head.

Mon Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42,474Last week 48,493Year ago 43,680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,680Last week 1,468Year ago 1,710

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 550-650 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 lower, instances to 15.00 lower, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 lower, yearling heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower, instances to 10.00 lower. Demand for steer and heifer calves was much more moderate this week as the cattle futures complex continues to drop quickly. Cash fed cattle were pulled lower as well, 178.00 in Iowa and Nebraska on Friday. Another Cattle On Feed Report showed more cattle on feed and more cattle placed than last year, which was as expected and what was causing the weakness in the futures contracts. Confidence of cattle feeders that the fat market could hit 200.00 by April has been dealt a great blow. No one that produces cattle saw this market weakness coming after such a bullish spring and summer marketing season, especially as the summer months were fed cattle supplies are the most burdensome. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	420	210.00	210.00
15	—	757	190.00	190.00
7	—	941	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	579	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2,492	—	476	270.00–340.00	315.09
110	—	331	325.00–397.00	360.43
3,182	—	623	245.00–299.00	273.49
3,778	—	573	255.00–299.00	282.80
826	—	868	212.50–253.00	227.16
247	—	834	216.00–248.00	242.36
67	—	774	221.00–227.00	224.89
477	—	375	305.00–384.00	339.96
3,289	—	528	257.50–318.00	295.97
536	—	667	233.00–268.00	251.00
1,467	—	935	212.00–238.00	221.93
974	—	973	205.00–225.25	217.78
736	—	422	302.50–365.00	338.22
56	—	276	327.50–350.00	338.99
416	—	721	216.00–269.25	247.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	539	268.50–283.00	272.61
28	—	381	341.00	341.00
33	—	620	246.00–269.00	262.23
43	—	338	338.00–339.00	338.63
114	—	482	292.00–301.00	294.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	528	271.00–272.00	271.66
133	—	988	192.75–211.00	208.56
16	—	377	308.00	308.00
32	—	621	249.00–250.00	249.22
59	—	941	204.75	204.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	806	192.00	192.00
326	—	479	250.00–298.00	280.30
240	—	428	252.50–328.00	298.12
19	—	734	212.50–232.00	224.96
293	—	537	235.00–278.00	261.24
12	—	908	213.00	213.00
85	—	627	220.00–260.00	242.13
106	—	324	280.00–330.00	316.97
103	—	387	225.00–320.00	296.32
10	—	698	226.50	226.50
116	—	574	220.00–265.00	250.92
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,051	—	1,070	202.00–218.60	213.07
11	—	805	222.00	222.00
1,628	—	1,031	204.75–215.50	209.68
91	—	563	259.50–261.00	259.92
205	—	623	250.00–254.75	252.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	507	317.50–322.00	320.11
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,012	208.25	208.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	559	302.50	302.50
11	—	405	360.00	360.00
17	—	450	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	467	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	866	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	806	192.00	192.00
90	—	718	207.00–225.00	209.18
4	—	295	277.50	277.50
56	—	420	227.00–271.00	248.12
135	—	575	200.00–250.00	225.31
58	—	774	200.50–205.50	201.96
84	—	624	214.00–226.00	218.04
75	—	317	205.00–292.00	241.13
9	—	926	193.00	193.00
207	—	472	190.00–260.00	242.18
211	—	527	219.00–248.00	236.15
25	—	863	188.00–195.00	191.09
22	—	666	221.00–225.50	223.28
105	—	385	205.00–272.00	227.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	935	179.75	179.75
3	—	428	210.00	210.00
5	—	477	195.00	195.00
6	—	892	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	609	276.00	276.00
100	—	524	281.00	281.00
51	—	571	272.75	272.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	179.00	179.00
9	—	428	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	881	186.00	186.00
119	—	824	204.00–205.50	204.80
29	—	558	233.00	233.00
89	—	957	194.00–198.50	196.33
153	—	921	195.75–197.25	196.63
66	—	438	276.00	276.00
9	—	648	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	553	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	442	269.50–272.00	270.99
25	—	637	233.00	233.00
43	—	566	230.00–235.00	233.57
15	—	473	244.00–246.00	244.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	367	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	558	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	734	201.00–231.50	217.53
570	—	961	180.00–210.00	206.89
521	—	830	202.00–220.25	214.09
1,793	—	476	240.00–283.50	267.73
298	—	765	215.50–231.00	217.25
2,767	—	524	236.00–279.00	261.43
613	—	919	180.00–222.00	212.11
971	—	427	254.00–307.00	281.58
807	—	618	224.00–260.50	241.02
275	—	329	272.00–316.00	291.80
1,618	—	568	227.50–269.00	252.18
60	—	272	285.00–300.00	288.01
287	—	668	219.00–242.00	230.16
492	—	879	201.00–226.50	210.46
32	—	240	315.00	315.00
309	—	382	259.00–305.00	275.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	730	219.00	219.00
61	—	833	218.50	218.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	255.00	255.00
7	—	331	220.00	220.00
19	—	475	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	484	248.00–252.00	249.98
54	—	505	256.50	256.50
11	—	596	238.50	238.50
3	—	1,078	183.00	183.00
177	—	1,023	186.50–207.25	202.83
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	349	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,425	178.50–182.50	179.92
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,488	170.50–175.00	171.85
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,363	177.00–182.00	179.40
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,232	174.00	174.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,399	90.00–106.00	100.39
66	—	1,395	105.00–119.00	111.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,422	82.00–95.00	87.26
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,717	106.00–119.00	112.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,057	27.00–51.00	43.99
17	—	1,221	55.00–68.00	62.23
100	—	1,281	69.00–82.00	76.14
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
312	—	1,533	177.50–181.75	179.49
18	—	1,431	180.00–180.50	180.33
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,195	161.00–162.50	161.44
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,440	179.00–185.00	180.90
140	—	1,580	177.50–182.50	181.59
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,662	170.00	170.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,400	169.00–177.00	175.19
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,480	169.00–178.50	174.61
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	176.00	176.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,635	176.25–177.75	177.07
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,458	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,510	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,312	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,807	101.00–111.00	104.69
2	—	2,248	110.00–116.00	113.11
1	—	2,050	95.00	95.00

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.

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