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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 19
● As filed134 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027
← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 134 priced lines covering 33,802 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 36,594 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,270 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 19, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 36,594Last week 29,963Year ago 9,138
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,270Last week 1,297Year ago 165

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 800 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 800 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Very good demand for steers and heifers as the cattle futures contracts continue to climb higher. The fall months of the Feeder Cattle contract are highly attractive and backgrounders want to make sure they have cattle to sell during that time, which is really making the market very active for this class of cattle. Cash fed cattle up to 184.00 in Iowa as cattle feeders are fighting hard to get their cattle sold par with the spot month of the Live Cattle futures. Cattle producers have seen little reason to delay selling their home raised feeder cattle as the market has been so attractive, which has resulted in two large months of auction receipts. Calving season is nearing, another reason for cow/calf operators to get their last year's crop of cattle sold to make room in the corrals for calving heifers and cows. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,340—770222.25–251.00234.09
165—960188.00–217.00205.43
674—531272.00–309.00290.97
292—880210.00–227.00219.80
1,695—620245.00–290.00272.46
203—418287.50–327.50319.60
702—826214.00–240.00225.02
72—367311.00–415.00358.29
304—919204.10–213.50208.07
1,718—676237.50–268.00254.09
17—314320.00–375.00357.51
1,247—580260.00–298.00278.45
1,287—720231.25–258.00245.96
651—475278.00–320.00301.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7—816172.50172.50
15—537210.00210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19—519300.00300.00
219—572298.00–302.00300.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
648—717251.00–276.00257.51
51—816241.50241.50
42—765260.00260.00
98—684258.50–264.00262.70
70—629260.75–263.50261.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52—820176.00–215.00199.08
51—656235.00–248.00246.47
21—446291.00291.00
44—379292.00–331.00319.47
103—519264.00–282.50276.40
25—928182.50182.50
162—631218.50–256.00241.44
116—742227.00–255.25249.50
70—584253.00–269.00261.32
72—491260.00–294.00279.25
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,154167.00167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16—789232.00232.00
21—890202.50202.50
21—671223.00–231.00226.23
56—535272.00–279.00273.02
70—737227.50–236.00230.26
15—623254.00254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—795160.00160.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75—1,021194.00–201.00195.19
4—1,106187.00187.00
16—1,067176.00–190.00182.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20—655232.00232.00
4—559215.00215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6—717243.00243.00
36—667239.00239.00
47—633265.00265.00
22—540263.00263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
99—772230.50–238.00232.58
71—628275.00–285.00279.60
5—975189.00189.00
82—830228.00–239.00235.27
50—672253.00–283.00263.10
72—722238.00–242.00239.91
21—930210.00–216.00213.21
111—878230.00–238.25236.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
238—969202.00–230.00223.25
2,069—818237.50–254.00246.87
2,738—729252.00–293.50273.59
2,343—772240.00–270.00255.71
2,211—677266.00–306.50287.56
53—338383.00–400.00386.13
1,705—624283.00–319.00305.12
894—527302.50–352.50332.16
1,134—580296.00–338.00319.09
1,929—870226.00–250.50242.90
260—427330.00–400.00355.66
35—376360.00–405.00382.30
270—478320.00–370.00345.47
1,619—926220.00–242.25235.03
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117—1,016211.25–222.25219.08
203—1,113207.50207.50
5—1,293176.00176.00
380—1,064208.25–220.10214.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5—876209.00209.00
15—496310.00310.00
75—585282.00–295.50288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30—622250.00250.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,131165.00165.00
5—1,016205.00205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
94—658316.00316.00
6—421380.00380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14—945165.00165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
235—635262.00–289.00282.95
13—411323.00–350.00337.67
49—741244.00–256.00250.64
11—902189.50189.50
35—673237.00–274.00253.27
10—792235.00235.00
106—587276.00–305.00294.78
29—878226.00–227.50226.76
22—475315.00–327.50322.02
152—537288.00–329.50300.56
17—828224.50224.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38—1,033179.50179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
47—557324.50324.50
49—653300.00300.00
204—811260.50–266.00262.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8—679194.00194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13—658260.00260.00
5—740248.00248.00
6—979183.00183.00
11—518305.00305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
176—1,432181.00–184.75182.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95—1,454173.00–179.00177.92
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,117177.50–183.00180.73
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,646179.00179.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,060164.00–174.00170.26
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
54—1,426183.50–185.50184.07
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,393167.00–168.00167.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,160107.00107.00
24—1,623112.00–122.00119.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13—99578.00–84.0079.06
5—1,05557.50–72.5067.15
14—89820.00–40.0030.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
178—1,47497.00–120.00111.64
20—1,618121.00–125.00122.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24—1,28686.00–96.0092.08
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
89—1,561177.00–179.50179.24
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,741175.50175.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,588182.00–187.00183.77
101—1,468176.00–180.50179.36
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
33—1,547182.50–185.00183.03
26—1,443181.75–184.00183.14
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
27—1,544181.00–182.50181.93
12—1,415176.00176.00
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,224180.00–184.00181.72
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
116—1,683178.25–183.00179.43
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,440172.00172.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,685155.00155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,976110.00–126.00118.89
2—1,72583.00–101.0091.92
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.