South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 138 priced lines covering 32,312 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 33,589 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,641 head.

Mon Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33,589Last week 52,376Year ago 48,493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,641Last week 1,562Year ago 1,468

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 450-700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, except 600-650 lbs 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, instances of 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers unevenly steady. Very good demand for steer and heifer calves as the fall run continues and more farmer feeder and yearling operators show up in town to buy the light cattle they need. Good demand for yearling steers and heifers, yet there is some uncertainty in the air again as CME Live Cattle futures for the winter months are all well below the current cash fed cattle market. The true off grass yearlings are gone now, leaving those that have either been fed in a yard for a short time or the heavier fleshed cattle that have always been fed in a yard. Cattle feeders have much cheaper costs of gain, and phenomenal weather has created ideal feeding conditions, but with the yearling feeder cattle market so much higher than the fat market there is great concern that cattle might not be bought cheap enough.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	493	329.00	329.00
24	500–550	541	304.00–312.00	306.43
9	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
6	600–650	609	293.00	293.00
20	650–700	667	279.00	279.00
6	950–1000	994	220.50	220.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	300–350	326	385.00–422.50	404.98
329	350–400	377	357.50–422.50	399.41
1,141	400–450	430	337.50–410.50	381.40
2,065	450–500	476	302.50–369.00	347.90
3,371	500–550	529	290.00–351.00	329.67
3,126	550–600	576	288.00–335.00	316.46
1,644	600–650	623	273.00–312.50	297.08
600	650–700	666	269.00–304.25	287.99
310	700–750	722	255.00–277.25	269.42
327	750–800	778	243.00–270.25	262.57
157	800–850	834	245.00–262.75	258.35
357	850–900	878	246.00–264.00	257.75
1,187	900–950	923	243.25–263.75	255.87
1,206	950–1000	969	225.00–263.25	249.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
369	950–1000	988	244.00–246.25	245.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
129	300–350	329	359.50–425.00	414.97
89	350–400	374	342.00–390.00	373.60
204	400–450	438	317.50–365.00	349.59
211	450–500	482	295.00–336.00	324.24
90	500–550	534	282.00–307.50	291.82
110	550–600	584	270.00–284.00	278.31
21	600–650	623	261.00–280.00	270.64
11	650–700	675	245.00–250.00	248.64
6	800–850	843	235.00	235.00
9	850–900	876	232.00	232.00
35	900–950	924	224.00–245.00	240.69
65	950–1000	964	236.00	236.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	1000–1050	1,037	217.50–222.00	219.86
15	1100–1150	1,116	217.50	217.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
563	1000–1050	1,025	222.50–252.75	239.23
344	1050–1100	1,058	221.75–237.00	231.55
453	1100–1150	1,125	208.75–230.00	226.39
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	475	267.50	267.50
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	1000–1050	1,014	245.50	245.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
595	600–650	626	288.00–312.50	301.68
257	650–700	681	293.00–300.50	297.95
93	700–750	708	272.00–279.00	278.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	513	305.00	305.00
12	650–700	662	282.00	282.00
11	700–750	729	240.00	240.00
29	800–850	822	231.00	231.00
19	950–1000	998	223.50	223.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	814	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	362	285.00	285.00
5	800–850	801	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	540	283.00	283.00
27	600–650	648	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	292	345.00–415.00	360.94
141	300–350	329	330.00–397.50	352.26
304	350–400	377	300.00–370.00	336.87
1,225	400–450	422	292.00–354.00	330.83
1,670	450–500	479	287.00–333.00	312.91
1,469	500–550	523	265.00–318.00	294.84
995	550–600	566	261.00–296.00	283.95
353	600–650	625	245.00–281.00	265.76
56	650–700	672	240.00–267.00	251.53
154	700–750	720	242.00–253.50	246.06
137	750–800	786	235.00–245.00	239.77
395	800–850	820	230.00–248.00	241.22
325	850–900	878	220.00–254.00	243.65
495	900–950	920	216.00–236.00	225.30
424	950–1000	967	209.00–234.50	214.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
99	300–350	315	335.00–392.50	384.81
43	350–400	383	315.00–343.00	337.66
40	400–450	426	288.00–322.50	311.25
143	450–500	480	281.00–312.50	300.65
108	500–550	529	258.00–282.00	272.60
18	550–600	574	247.00–256.00	249.96
7	600–650	642	241.00	241.00
12	700–750	702	250.00	250.00
18	750–800	779	240.00	240.00
5	800–850	807	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	551	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
175	850–900	887	216.75–218.75	217.50
24	900–950	946	221.50	221.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	957	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	800–850	815	233.00–239.00	237.70
7	950–1000	998	219.00	219.00
338	1000–1050	1,029	197.00–233.00	213.17
79	1050–1100	1,084	194.00–212.50	204.20
15	1100–1150	1,120	202.50–206.00	204.85
121	1150–1200	1,163	199.50–208.50	204.37
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
138	400–450	424	349.00	349.00
13	450–500	453	339.00	339.00
348	500–550	526	296.00–324.00	320.36
261	550–600	567	296.00–328.00	312.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	653	252.00	252.00
44	700–750	746	253.00	253.00
66	800–850	847	243.00	243.00
14	850–900	896	234.00	234.00
168	950–1000	980	236.75	236.75
55	1000–1050	1,005	232.75	232.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
190	600–650	639	272.00–280.00	272.85
93	650–700	667	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	343	375.00	375.00
24	650–700	668	256.50	256.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	299.00	299.00
5	450–500	464	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	555	276.00	276.00
15	600–650	633	255.00–259.00	257.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,410	184.00–188.00	186.29
20	—	1,561	184.50–187.50	186.14
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,420	184.00–189.00	187.94
92	—	1,543	185.75–188.00	187.37
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,408	181.75–184.00	182.94
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	1,686	183.75–188.50	185.51
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,402	180.00–183.50	181.90
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,337	175.00–177.00	176.75
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,366	168.00	168.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,711	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,597	164.00–168.00	165.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,849	142.00–158.00	147.48
16	—	1,949	128.50–141.00	136.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,454	147.00–150.00	147.96
18	—	1,556	134.00–144.00	136.72
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,768	125.00–129.00	127.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,297	89.00–112.00	101.98
65	—	1,441	112.00–124.00	118.95
55	—	1,090	60.00–88.00	78.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,439	124.00–133.00	128.84
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,138	178.00–180.50	179.84
Heifers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	180.00–181.00	180.51
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,421	184.50–189.00	187.20
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,349	178.00–183.50	180.06
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,384	182.00–184.00	183.23
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	1,434	187.00–190.00	189.31
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,220	179.50	179.50
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	168.00	168.00

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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