South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 130 priced lines covering 19,289 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 19,704 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,403 head.

Mon Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19,704Last week 21,718Year ago 27,352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,403Last week 843Year ago 987

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, instances to 8.00 higher on 1000-1050 lbs. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers as cattle producers are feeling very bullish about the future prospects of the cattle markets. Cash fed cattle sales set new, all-time high record prices, Iowa up to 192.00. The futures contracts did not offer support but cattle feeders didn't let that deter them in their pursuit to own feeder cattle. The market was incredibly active, but again it was the most active for those light weight cattle to background and make yearlings of. Backgrounders have their eyes set on the fall months of the Feeder Cattle futures and are anxious to own cattle to sell during that time. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	427	320.00–340.00	334.88
9	450–500	476	325.00	325.00
27	500–550	519	311.00–327.00	321.22
9	550–600	588	289.00–307.50	297.11
27	600–650	640	290.00–304.50	299.25
47	650–700	692	268.00–271.00	270.56
11	700–750	745	264.50	264.50
3	750–800	772	241.00	241.00
11	800–850	809	232.50	232.50
31	850–900	899	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	576	290.00–297.50	294.64
15	700–750	735	254.00–266.00	259.71
86	750–800	792	256.00–256.50	256.45
194	800–850	832	237.50–248.50	243.57
42	850–900	882	230.50–250.00	235.42
149	900–950	934	211.00–230.00	226.98
11	950–1000	976	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	405.00–410.00	407.70
33	350–400	391	375.00–407.50	399.67
73	400–450	434	357.50–411.00	378.69
85	450–500	473	350.00–403.00	376.55
422	500–550	527	335.00–374.00	354.24
280	550–600	572	317.00–350.00	332.11
714	600–650	626	282.50–329.00	314.73
890	650–700	675	271.00–320.00	301.43
1,065	700–750	727	257.50–297.50	284.26
646	750–800	774	243.50–282.50	268.76
1,318	800–850	833	247.50–259.50	254.96
891	850–900	881	236.50–251.00	244.80
2,514	900–950	920	219.00–249.50	242.02
707	950–1000	971	226.50–240.00	233.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	638	200.00–230.00	220.86
7	800–850	801	217.50	217.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	648	290.00	290.00
73	750–800	775	262.00	262.00
779	1000–1050	1,024	225.00–238.50	231.09
31	1100–1150	1,109	216.75	216.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1000–1050	1,007	204.50–217.00	209.20
10	1100–1150	1,143	195.50	195.50
3	1150–1200	1,158	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	374	345.00	345.00
25	450–500	493	320.00	320.00
23	900–950	945	235.50	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	610	328.00	328.00
76	700–750	708	291.00–302.50	300.10
35	750–800	752	289.50	289.50
67	800–850	815	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	333	317.50–360.00	346.78
32	350–400	390	337.00–365.00	350.74
109	400–450	429	310.00–363.00	339.02
164	450–500	470	313.00–335.00	320.72
344	500–550	526	286.00–320.00	307.62
342	550–600	573	280.00–320.00	294.51
782	600–650	628	265.00–297.50	283.24
1,063	650–700	673	253.00–286.00	269.05
550	700–750	723	238.00–264.50	254.64
663	750–800	766	227.00–267.00	247.82
523	800–850	821	210.00–243.00	232.25
354	850–900	877	215.00–243.00	227.60
674	900–950	923	208.25–232.75	219.01
22	950–1000	951	213.75	213.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	330.00	330.00
14	450–500	475	280.00–285.00	282.18
10	500–550	532	255.00–280.00	262.29
8	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
18	600–650	618	210.00–237.50	227.06
55	650–700	670	247.50–260.00	252.19
35	700–750	738	229.00–239.25	235.68
54	750–800	782	195.00–241.50	224.71
31	900–950	913	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	592	258.00	258.00
9	650–700	691	237.50–244.50	241.43
42	750–800	784	231.00–256.00	238.47
12	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
84	850–900	867	213.00–214.00	213.94
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	819	185.00	185.00
55	900–950	935	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	700	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	424	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	701	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	500–550	500	332.00	332.00
12	700–750	709	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	528	299.00	299.00
6	700–750	737	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	680	269.00	269.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	295.00	295.00
19	450–500	484	325.00	325.00
43	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
11	750–800	760	273.00	273.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	280.00	280.00
21	300–350	338	290.00	290.00
32	350–400	376	330.00	330.00
7	450–500	482	291.00	291.00
6	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
7	650–700	681	247.00	247.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	843	243.00	243.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	324	325.00	325.00
32	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	557	255.00	255.00
5	650–700	698	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,208	141.00–148.00	144.35
2	—	1,625	114.00–126.00	120.04
12	—	1,856	153.00–168.00	161.68
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,436	181.50–186.50	183.48
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,312	178.50	178.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,412	186.00–195.00	187.75
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	166.00	166.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,551	180.00–180.25	180.16
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,474	182.00–191.00	184.29
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,463	157.00–161.00	159.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,158	90.00–101.00	96.71
8	—	1,351	106.00–108.00	107.00
4	—	1,048	32.50–52.50	44.62
11	—	985	81.00–87.50	84.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	113.00	113.00
6	—	1,580	132.00–136.00	134.03
161	—	1,505	118.00–130.00	124.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,319	109.00–118.00	113.97
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,604	128.00–139.00	132.32
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,628	181.50–189.50	184.48
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	199.00	199.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,569	183.25–188.50	186.94
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,555	189.75–195.00	190.68
7	—	1,451	186.00	186.00
10	—	1,441	185.00–189.00	186.23
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,453	187.00–194.00	189.11
3	—	1,305	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
252	—	1,498	184.00–190.50	187.72

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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