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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 4
● As filed147 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027
← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 147 priced lines covering 29,919 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 33,180 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,218 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 4, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 33,180Last week 33,482Year ago 40,724
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,218Last week 1,562Year ago 1,879

Compared to last week: Steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers 8.00 to 10.00 lower, instances of 15.00 to 18.00 lower. Demand was very uneven, as was the path of the cattle futures this week. The extreme volatility in the futures contracts is making it very difficult fo feeder cattle producers to make marketing decisions, and for cattle buyers to formulate breakeven prices as the board swings wildly from day to day. The best demand remains on light cattle to background, as these cattle have some many more marketing options available, time period wise. There is still hope amongst these backgrounders that the futures will recover some as everyone is fully aware of how small the national cow herd has become. Cattle feeders have been kicked in the gut by this flop in the futures contracts, as all the signals this summer were telling them that the market would stay extremely good, only now to see Dec Live Cattle at 165.00 when they were counting on it being in the mid 190s. East River cattle producers are selling their calves in greater numbers now, as they normally do this time of year. The weather has been extremely mild, temps in the 50s and 60s this week, has made it very easy for cattle to put on a little extra flesh condition. Buyers are extremely critical of too much flesh as they are struggling to find cattle that will break even at realistic prices. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, bulls 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
733—968203.50–225.50209.85
832—473284.00–334.00313.47
1,038—717205.00–258.50240.79
1,241—675220.00–264.00247.71
231—876201.50–215.00209.27
8—287315.00–340.00327.78
1,773—523274.00–315.50295.78
2,670—570260.00–301.50285.11
3—327355.00355.00
391—433300.00–345.00321.32
382—768208.00–248.00233.42
310—816200.00–224.00215.58
181—378310.00–361.00334.22
10—1,011182.50182.50
2,566—625241.00–277.00263.92
1,075—929199.50–236.00210.82
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27—668230.50230.50
5—579261.00261.00
1,020—1,029192.00–220.00203.33
487—1,122186.00–202.25192.84
547—1,076179.00–208.25194.59
48—1,241180.25180.25
14—510249.00249.00
12—644252.00252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
79—629247.00–249.00248.25
17—531280.00280.00
6—436292.50292.50
26—480285.00285.00
29—598259.00–267.00265.63
33—659236.00236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35—320305.00–324.00315.77
7—975181.00181.00
144—901191.00–192.00191.29
175—477257.00–296.00281.05
42—770177.00–215.00201.64
248—524250.00–275.50267.06
37—883175.00–190.50183.04
9—294315.00315.00
299—578242.50–268.00261.65
54—669188.00–231.00211.44
42—369270.00–325.00296.54
129—625230.00–251.00238.54
24—727185.00–223.00199.90
29—828180.00–201.00189.49
136—431257.00–295.00278.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12—393290.00290.00
24—482282.00282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
271—979183.50–197.25191.56
20—872181.00181.00
3—528274.00274.00
53—734214.00–222.00216.74
30—660220.50–230.00226.79
57—642218.00–250.00242.74
16—595250.00–263.00259.77
24—825187.00187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
46—587253.00253.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
109—1,114174.75–175.00174.87
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35—539284.00284.00
30—577268.50268.50
5—417158.00158.00
8—497210.00210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5—368370.00370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17—901204.00204.00
44—737219.50219.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
172—430303.50–337.00312.96
29—377298.00298.00
80—556263.00263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40—624205.50205.50
23—733190.00190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
114—886181.00–182.50181.44
45—636197.50–219.00209.47
8—534237.00237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5—646203.00203.00
56—471252.00–257.00255.25
25—538229.00–243.00235.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9—582190.00190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93—377270.00–311.00283.30
532—878189.10–206.25194.12
988—570226.00–253.00242.95
769—926182.00–207.50192.92
936—624210.00–251.00229.75
211—716200.00–221.00210.00
1,013—478248.00–288.00272.00
479—775185.00–212.00196.94
50—337265.00–301.00283.50
624—964171.00–207.50192.12
393—429250.00–300.00273.35
1,220—526235.00–274.00254.38
411—669201.00–232.00216.76
399—829183.00–200.00195.76
3—265280.00280.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,148143.00143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15—843177.00177.00
17—666177.00177.00
28—618190.00–216.00202.24
209—579185.00–228.50217.74
59—717184.00–192.00186.47
115—427227.00–260.00247.93
10—260250.00250.00
165—526210.00–233.00225.79
27—330245.00–280.00260.85
199—475220.00–247.50230.13
56—771176.00–185.00180.41
66—382235.00–267.50252.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14—399290.00290.00
29—464248.00248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—823150.00150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
116—504297.00297.00
100—600254.00254.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16—1,101173.00–179.00177.13
405—1,026168.50–191.50180.29
130—1,059161.00–191.00180.30
11—1,280151.00151.00
7—591227.00227.00
5—534232.50232.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14—514241.00241.00
6—475255.00255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101—589236.50236.50
14—805183.00183.00
14—536257.50257.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,266149.00149.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51—1,239160.00–167.50162.88
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
96—1,480164.75–168.75168.15
4—1,429161.00161.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
51—1,503169.75–173.00172.31
10—1,342159.00–162.00160.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
180—1,380164.00–169.50167.63
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
78—1,365165.00–172.00167.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11—98421.00–52.0036.84
34—1,19655.00–70.0062.94
84—1,36971.00–84.5077.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
156—1,49293.00–107.0098.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59—1,35984.00–92.0088.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54—1,439162.50–170.00166.13
55—1,574162.75–167.50164.84
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,505159.00159.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
60—1,546167.00–169.00167.99
47—1,428166.00–168.50166.56
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26—1,321159.00–168.00162.65
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,516159.00159.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
78—1,644162.50–173.00166.40
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,361131.00131.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22—1,647142.00–145.00143.40
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20—1,541138.00138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1—2,080116.50116.50
4—1,84476.00–95.0089.74
14—2,100100.00–109.00104.23
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.