South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 114 priced lines covering 26,886 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 28,140 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,244 head.

Mon Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28,140Last week 17,785Year ago 20,756

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,244Last week 0Year ago 1,236

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 higher, over 550 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Very good demand again for feeder cattle this week as auction markets were all back on to their regular sale schedules. A very large offering in at the central and eastern South Dakota auctions as those auction markets are just getting into their busiest marketing time of the year. The market was incredibly active as cattle feeders and yearling operators are frantically trying to get cattle bought. They are all well aware of the tighter feeder cattle supplies and with the cash fed cattle market shooting all the way up to 205.00 this week, they were intent on buying cattle as they are very optimistic that this bull run is not just a flash in the pan. Outgoing fed cattle are very profitable, in spite of the record high feeder cattle market at the time they were placed on feed. This fact has really got cattle feeders bulled up as the cash market is outrunning the futures contracts, leaving the basis 6.00 to 8.00 cash over futures. The winter has been very open, there is some snow cover in the west but the eastern side has bare ground but cold temps. This is making for good cattle feeding, helping to keep feed efficiency working in the cattle feeders' favor. Very large auctions receipts again next week as East River cattle producers are quick to get their cattle consigned while the market is red hot.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	493	331.00–338.00	335.87
7	500–550	544	300.00	300.00
15	550–600	593	308.50	308.50
27	600–650	635	272.50–279.00	275.03
13	650–700	676	257.50–260.00	258.67
8	700–750	701	249.00	249.00
89	750–800	792	241.00–244.00	242.06
45	800–850	843	225.00–232.50	227.98
70	850–900	874	234.00–234.50	234.41
11	950–1000	994	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	300–350	336	357.50–405.00	390.68
75	350–400	382	370.00–405.00	377.74
210	400–450	423	340.00–382.50	361.77
461	450–500	476	325.00–368.00	348.62
866	500–550	521	310.00–344.50	328.53
1,424	550–600	579	290.00–336.00	317.52
1,076	600–650	624	279.00–322.00	299.24
1,047	650–700	675	265.00–304.00	286.27
648	700–750	716	255.00–278.00	268.97
752	750–800	773	244.00–266.75	257.46
368	800–850	813	240.00–258.25	252.93
234	850–900	868	232.50–259.25	247.49
102	900–950	925	233.00–247.00	240.63
271	950–1000	962	236.50–245.50	238.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	879	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	351	352.50	352.50
76	400–450	426	322.50–330.00	324.97
65	450–500	466	309.00–402.00	324.39
102	500–550	538	296.00–307.00	299.95
89	550–600	578	285.00–304.00	296.29
29	600–650	640	260.00–286.00	278.43
30	650–700	673	261.00–288.00	272.34
8	700–750	723	255.00	255.00
14	750–800	796	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	508	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	1000–1050	1,022	235.00–240.00	238.05
24	1050–1100	1,065	236.00	236.00
61	1150–1200	1,189	204.50–226.00	209.41
49	1200–1250	1,232	208.00	208.00
50	1250–1300	1,250	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	579	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
280	600–650	612	317.00–324.00	321.73
148	650–700	674	289.00–296.50	294.64
287	700–750	737	277.00–299.00	283.40
100	750–800	753	270.50–284.00	276.96
74	800–850	831	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	447	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
89	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	850–900	881	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	500–550	547	337.50–340.00	338.01
32	650–700	688	296.00–298.00	296.85
25	700–750	719	278.00–281.00	279.68
33	750–800	776	257.50–277.00	264.46
65	800–850	844	252.00–260.00	254.32
29	850–900	898	254.00–256.00	255.59
49	900–950	922	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	750–800	798	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	465.00	465.00
18	300–350	318	425.00–460.00	439.48
120	350–400	376	415.00–460.00	432.21
139	400–450	422	390.00–430.00	411.11
388	450–500	473	365.00–410.00	391.47
980	500–550	528	337.50–384.00	367.94
1,446	550–600	570	322.00–371.00	347.14
2,096	600–650	622	312.00–354.50	337.34
2,581	650–700	674	289.00–334.50	318.85
2,445	700–750	725	277.50–321.00	305.17
1,272	750–800	773	268.00–314.00	287.61
1,349	800–850	821	263.00–286.25	277.68
729	850–900	870	256.00–277.75	266.43
469	900–950	927	248.50–281.00	266.28
371	950–1000	970	250.75–268.00	258.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	376	367.50–435.00	402.68
18	400–450	427	352.50–367.50	359.50
192	450–500	481	348.00–377.50	360.28
67	500–550	534	310.00–350.00	329.32
33	550–600	583	310.00–333.00	319.47
80	600–650	630	312.50–321.00	317.26
15	650–700	666	293.00–297.50	296.27
47	700–750	737	265.00–276.50	274.58
13	800–850	820	241.00–247.00	243.37
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	1000–1050	1,016	241.00	241.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
263	1000–1050	1,026	244.00–260.00	258.06
118	1050–1100	1,059	260.00	260.00
176	1100–1150	1,116	236.75–243.50	239.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	386	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	514	385.00	385.00
20	550–600	562	396.00	396.00
152	700–750	721	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,345	209.00	209.00
6	—	1,510	213.00	213.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,427	202.00–209.00	204.85
130	—	1,579	200.00–209.00	204.30
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,436	196.00–198.00	196.91
263	—	1,560	196.00–198.50	197.41
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,581	195.00–199.00	196.82
8	—	1,324	196.50–197.00	196.79
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,564	194.50	194.50
73	—	1,432	195.00–195.50	195.35
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,695	193.00–197.25	195.69
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	201.00	201.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,940	194.00	194.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,552	189.00–193.00	192.43
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	183.00	183.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,786	176.00–180.00	178.31
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	172.00–179.00	174.78
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,174	192.50–200.00	194.35
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,364	195.00–198.50	196.57
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,517	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,424	202.00–211.50	204.34
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,425	194.00–197.00	195.84
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	187.00	187.00

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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