South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 149 priced lines covering 43,899 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 46,066 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,764 head.

Mon Oct 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46,066Last week 46,888Year ago 48,404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,764Last week 1,323Year ago 929

Compared to last week: Steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers unevenly steady. Very good demand for steer and heifer calves, but there is more interest in steers currently. As the cash fed cattle market spiked up to 192.00, and the CME Live Cattle contracts rose as well, yearling operators and cattle feeders became very bullish in their approach to the calf market. Dry weather is pushing calves to town and there are plenty of buyers on the seats eager to own these high quality calves. The market is very active, it seems to be most active on those light calves that will make yearlings. Yearling operators are competing heavily to buy these light weight cattle while they can, as they had a profitable year and want to get as many bought as early as possible. Good demand for yearlings, but that supply is getting tight as the grass is dried out and short. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	250–300	287	322.50–390.00	368.94
263	300–350	339	326.00–366.00	342.75
731	350–400	376	310.00–375.00	344.67
1,934	400–450	428	293.50–358.00	324.47
2,520	450–500	477	275.00–331.00	307.34
3,211	500–550	517	251.00–308.25	291.02
1,209	550–600	570	246.00–290.00	277.18
448	600–650	630	248.00–283.00	262.13
155	650–700	678	245.00–264.50	257.90
419	700–750	722	232.00–262.00	255.60
356	750–800	781	234.00–254.00	245.84
585	800–850	829	227.00–249.75	237.64
385	850–900	866	224.25–249.75	235.75
1,244	900–950	922	214.00–244.50	226.42
268	950–1000	969	212.00–240.00	217.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
90	450–500	486	307.00	307.00
467	500–550	523	300.50–348.00	319.09
494	550–600	571	284.00–332.50	303.13
64	600–650	617	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
117	600–650	608	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	666	256.00–266.00	261.40
5	700–750	705	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
64	350–400	387	322.50–330.00	328.69
23	500–550	528	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	250–300	285	275.00–340.00	323.01
16	300–350	301	301.00–335.00	313.78
83	350–400	380	290.00–382.50	329.82
93	400–450	442	261.00–313.00	300.24
187	450–500	483	256.00–298.00	278.92
67	500–550	509	269.00–273.00	270.39
48	550–600	589	235.00–296.00	273.03
59	600–650	630	260.00–268.00	264.57
11	650–700	666	215.00–222.00	218.11
11	700–750	725	210.00–222.50	214.62
5	750–800	763	225.00	225.00
8	800–850	826	230.00	230.00
35	950–1000	978	207.50–209.00	208.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	800–850	826	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	240.00	240.00
42	400–450	448	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
258	1000–1050	1,025	212.75–233.25	225.92
135	1050–1100	1,072	198.00–218.00	207.89
24	1150–1200	1,180	184.00–203.00	194.32
55	1200–1250	1,213	195.25	195.25
12	1250–1300	1,253	191.50	191.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,012	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	1000–1050	1,044	196.00–207.50	206.26
58	1050–1100	1,057	204.00	204.00
3	1250–1300	1,295	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	475	266.00–278.00	274.81
5	500–550	503	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	441	282.00	282.00
8	450–500	496	270.00	270.00
8	550–600	550	241.00	241.00
10	650–700	688	237.50	237.50
18	900–950	940	220.00–223.00	221.50
90	950–1000	978	205.00–205.50	205.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	397	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	250–300	282	387.50–407.50	398.61
160	300–350	332	367.50–430.00	408.06
733	350–400	378	360.00–436.00	398.38
1,319	400–450	426	327.00–398.50	369.45
3,505	450–500	476	318.00–375.00	348.38
4,358	500–550	524	299.00–352.00	326.91
5,841	550–600	571	285.00–334.00	314.60
2,266	600–650	621	275.00–314.50	299.13
633	650–700	669	251.00–310.00	284.42
140	700–750	716	246.00–278.00	266.72
174	750–800	767	235.50–270.50	258.94
480	800–850	837	239.00–262.50	253.48
553	850–900	887	233.00–258.25	249.57
965	900–950	921	224.00–263.25	247.67
845	950–1000	974	227.00–255.00	245.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
228	600–650	627	296.50–310.50	307.25
16	700–750	733	259.00–260.00	259.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	396	387.50–390.00	388.16
6	400–450	443	357.50	357.50
9	450–500	492	307.00	307.00
6	500–550	523	291.00	291.00
21	550–600	588	296.00–297.00	296.78
12	800–850	838	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	268	382.50–421.00	399.32
29	300–350	316	355.00–380.00	368.06
142	350–400	379	337.50–377.50	370.77
187	400–450	438	300.00–348.00	325.93
207	450–500	486	269.00–342.50	310.80
254	500–550	528	273.00–311.00	297.88
221	550–600	574	267.00–299.00	288.38
60	600–650	637	260.00–271.00	266.22
17	650–700	677	266.50	266.50
16	750–800	786	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	440	307.50	307.50
10	500–550	547	299.00	299.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	628	275.00	275.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	469	326.00	326.00
7	900–950	942	227.50	227.50
751	1000–1050	1,024	220.00–252.75	236.61
308	1050–1100	1,069	223.75–236.25	231.29
106	1100–1150	1,131	200.00–227.00	220.20
50	1200–1250	1,231	209.00	209.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	1000–1050	1,001	215.25	215.25
108	1100–1150	1,113	217.25	217.25
4	1250–1300	1,265	194.50	194.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
123	450–500	492	276.00	276.00
31	550–600	575	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	456	315.00	315.00
23	500–550	525	285.00–305.00	298.27
27	550–600	585	278.00–279.00	278.41
5	650–700	651	255.00	255.00
33	750–800	776	258.00	258.00
55	950–1000	991	224.75	224.75
7	1100–1150	1,135	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
184	600–650	622	314.25	314.25
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	484	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	418	285.00	285.00
35	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	609	292.00	292.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	676	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	523	294.00	294.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,377	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,672	164.50–167.50	166.32
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,229	184.50	184.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,437	186.50–190.75	187.99
287	—	1,559	186.50–190.50	187.37
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	189.50	189.50
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,455	192.50–195.00	193.18
44	—	1,530	186.50–189.50	188.36
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,476	184.50–185.00	184.75
21	—	1,540	184.50–185.00	184.74
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,450	185.00–188.50	186.56
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,653	184.00–186.75	185.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,814	138.00–141.00	139.55
1	—	1,505	172.50	172.50
27	—	1,789	144.00–161.00	153.89
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	1,407	186.50–194.50	189.07
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,377	187.75–195.00	188.93
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,296	182.00–185.00	184.32
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	186.50	186.50
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,164	184.00–184.75	184.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,337	87.50–111.00	102.90
24	—	1,040	50.00–87.50	72.14
57	—	1,420	112.00–123.50	117.62
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,874	134.00–140.00	135.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	146.00–147.50	146.80
25	—	1,378	134.00–142.00	136.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,633	125.00–133.50	130.89

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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