South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 139 priced lines covering 42,954 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 46,888 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,323 head.

Mon Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46,888Last week 29,864Year ago 50,177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,323Last week 68Year ago 993

Compared to last week: Steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, yearling heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Very good demand for steer and heifer calves as the fall run is fully underway and farmer feeders have made much harvest progress and are ready to take on these strings of high quality calves as they are available. Yearling operators had a very profitable year and are wanting to get light calves bought now. Good demand remains for yearlings, supply is dwindling fast as the dry weather pushed those cattle to town and few remain unsold yet. The weather has been very mild and warm, dry as well. These conditions are challenging to keep calves healthy but they aren't dealing with cold and mud, there is great interest in buying these calves. Cattle feeders are feeling bullish again as fed cattle traded at 187.00-189.00. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
174	500–550	518	302.00–314.00	308.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
164	300–350	334	315.00–405.00	364.36
654	350–400	371	290.00–389.00	354.28
1,497	400–450	431	285.00–355.00	330.71
1,527	450–500	472	271.00–335.00	307.92
2,462	500–550	523	257.00–310.00	289.68
1,584	550–600	572	250.00–292.00	277.35
384	600–650	624	246.00–274.50	265.97
104	650–700	674	239.00–265.50	262.08
178	700–750	730	246.00–255.50	250.82
420	750–800	771	230.00–254.00	243.25
713	800–850	831	227.00–244.00	236.56
1,077	850–900	882	217.00–245.00	238.74
1,295	900–950	920	212.50–242.50	230.15
649	950–1000	976	209.50–235.00	215.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
88	600–650	610	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	449	317.00	317.00
19	450–500	489	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	525	253.00	253.00
47	850–900	864	211.00–215.00	212.23
29	900–950	912	218.00	218.00
79	950–1000	983	205.75–210.00	206.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	750–800	789	246.00	246.00
26	800–850	808	244.00	244.00
124	850–900	897	233.75	233.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	473	278.00–285.00	281.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	292	372.50–387.50	377.84
15	300–350	342	330.00	330.00
99	350–400	387	265.00–349.00	328.42
188	400–450	423	283.00–322.00	306.66
164	450–500	487	261.00–282.00	277.87
26	500–550	540	231.00–262.50	249.70
27	550–600	573	246.00–271.00	260.50
7	600–650	631	232.50	232.50
34	650–700	696	225.00–253.00	229.04
22	750–800	776	218.00–227.50	221.35
18	850–900	877	218.00–227.00	222.41
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	262.00	262.00
7	500–550	512	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	561	258.00	258.00
19	1000–1050	1,021	196.00–198.00	197.58
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	450–500	483	281.00–283.00	281.99
6	500–550	531	272.00	272.00
6	550–600	594	269.00	269.00
190	1000–1050	1,011	210.00–223.50	214.54
52	1050–1100	1,088	219.00–221.50	219.56
230	1100–1150	1,107	197.00–211.50	206.69
34	1150–1200	1,155	190.25–197.00	191.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	457	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
415	1000–1050	1,009	229.50–230.25	230.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	276	405.00	405.00
228	300–350	334	335.00–417.00	398.06
508	350–400	374	320.00–414.00	394.40
1,669	400–450	427	315.00–405.00	373.25
2,922	450–500	473	300.00–366.00	346.48
4,775	500–550	528	295.00–350.50	325.56
4,835	550–600	570	262.50–332.50	311.78
1,505	600–650	625	261.00–312.50	301.11
353	650–700	679	267.00–296.50	284.62
154	700–750	733	257.00–273.50	264.12
164	750–800	782	253.00–258.00	255.50
1,152	800–850	829	245.00–270.25	265.38
613	850–900	893	235.00–258.50	253.26
1,262	900–950	922	233.00–256.50	249.40
1,383	950–1000	978	223.00–245.75	238.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
948	600–650	621	287.00–307.50	297.46
206	650–700	660	282.50–299.00	294.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	750–800	769	272.00	272.00
121	850–900	864	253.50–257.50	255.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	390.00	390.00
19	300–350	332	307.00–390.00	360.17
130	350–400	378	305.00–368.00	354.81
205	400–450	429	312.50–360.00	340.81
370	450–500	484	272.00–335.00	319.55
89	550–600	577	273.00–296.00	286.76
116	600–650	614	247.00–291.00	282.31
31	650–700	666	235.00–267.50	256.54
85	700–750	733	233.00–263.00	256.78
122	750–800	769	240.00–267.50	251.65
13	800–850	817	235.00	235.00
8	850–900	861	230.00	230.00
3	900–950	927	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	420	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	427	262.00	262.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	547	281.00	281.00
22	1000–1050	1,018	214.50	214.50
19	1150–1200	1,194	194.25	194.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	400–450	430	336.00–355.00	348.03
109	550–600	579	276.00–298.00	291.45
1,032	1000–1050	1,017	220.00–242.50	237.13
250	1050–1100	1,071	216.00–235.00	227.88
113	1100–1150	1,123	208.50–228.25	224.48
29	1200–1250	1,238	206.75	206.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	547	296.00	296.00
129	850–900	891	227.00–238.25	237.02
87	900–950	932	223.00–234.00	230.52
31	950–1000	990	224.50	224.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	477	337.00	337.00
73	500–550	535	283.00–318.00	311.80
48	550–600	590	287.00–290.50	289.51
18	600–650	634	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
257	450–500	453	373.00	373.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	611	269.00	269.00
5	650–700	675	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	367	373.00	373.00
18	450–500	485	316.00	316.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	1050–1100	1,063	206.00–220.25	218.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	420	337.50	337.50
6	450–500	467	310.00	310.00
13	500–550	543	242.50	242.50
8	650–700	679	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	581	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,593	167.00	167.00
12	—	1,846	144.00–156.00	150.27
4	—	1,784	130.00–141.50	135.80
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,192	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,333	182.00–186.50	185.23
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
304	—	1,440	183.50–189.00	187.16
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,360	180.00–183.00	180.75
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,202	180.00–182.00	181.68
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,656	187.25	187.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,399	175.00–181.00	179.85
11	—	1,589	178.00	178.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,428	185.50–189.50	187.40
134	—	1,535	186.50–187.50	186.61
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,657	186.50	186.50
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	180.00	180.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,557	183.00–185.00	184.54
186	—	1,473	182.00–187.25	185.93
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,301	180.00	180.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,409	134.00–144.00	136.18
1	—	1,495	148.00	148.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,339	112.00–124.00	116.92
13	—	1,114	60.00–87.50	77.58
32	—	1,191	90.00–111.00	101.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,448	125.00–132.00	129.90
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,451	164.00	164.00

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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