South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 109 priced lines covering 24,211 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 24,635 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,610 head.

Mon Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24,635Last week 24,266Year ago 21,718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,610Last week 460Year ago 843

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, except 550-700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers after the rise in the fat market a week ago, a more friendly cattle futures complex, and another rise in the cash fat market up to 207.00 as of this writing. Cattle feeders have remained very optimistic for the fat market during the spring months, as this is where the yearly highs are made, but the futures contracts until the last two weeks was well under the cash market. When the board decided to finally follow the cash and the market fundamentals, the April contract was able to put on 10.00 in two weeks. The northern trade remains several dollars over the board, and with the June contract approaching 200.00, the bullishness that existed amongst cattle producers grew even more. Flesh condition is starting to run heavier, as the home raised cattle are about gone and now it's time to sell the backgrounded cattle that were bought and fed this fall. The lack of moisture is becoming a real concern as cattle producers across the state are concerned about the prospects of this year's grazing season as the winter has been open and dry, this is starting to be reflected in the demand for replacement heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	597	284.00–327.50	317.10
26	600–650	641	327.00	327.00
109	650–700	696	291.00–307.50	305.60
73	700–750	741	270.00–303.50	296.64
97	750–800	776	267.00–291.00	286.84
28	800–850	807	275.00	275.00
89	850–900	888	259.00–265.25	264.29
51	900–950	916	252.00–260.00	257.66
92	950–1000	991	223.00–249.50	245.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	627	300.00–317.00	304.12
5	700–750	740	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	470.00	470.00
30	350–400	392	442.50–490.00	462.27
59	400–450	432	415.00–460.00	437.57
202	450–500	472	383.00–435.00	412.46
377	500–550	521	355.00–417.00	395.22
778	550–600	574	339.00–387.00	367.00
812	600–650	626	321.00–362.00	346.25
1,288	650–700	679	297.50–343.00	326.90
1,289	700–750	723	291.00–325.00	314.87
1,710	750–800	775	278.50–314.50	300.66
1,588	800–850	820	275.00–304.25	292.00
1,198	850–900	870	263.00–291.50	281.81
1,223	900–950	921	266.00–282.25	273.17
758	950–1000	976	248.00–274.50	261.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	410.00–425.00	417.56
19	350–400	386	392.50–410.00	398.05
12	400–450	423	380.00–405.00	394.63
27	450–500	483	335.00–397.50	379.54
24	500–550	532	340.00–375.00	362.18
67	550–600	570	330.00–355.00	346.08
10	600–650	625	321.00–332.50	325.46
17	650–700	699	292.00–314.00	303.65
28	750–800	796	271.00–282.00	273.72
9	800–850	833	267.00–269.00	268.35
8	900–950	939	246.00	246.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,039	234.00	234.00
26	1050–1100	1,084	234.50–240.00	235.94
33	1100–1150	1,135	234.50	234.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
205	1000–1050	1,035	247.85–255.75	253.44
532	1050–1100	1,068	243.75–255.75	248.46
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1100–1150	1,114	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
89	600–650	641	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	580	284.00	284.00
125	600–650	639	285.00–294.50	288.79
37	700–750	725	256.00–267.00	263.03
18	750–800	773	253.00	253.00
55	850–900	884	223.00–246.50	237.42
52	900–950	944	229.00–233.00	232.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	350–400	364	395.00–444.00	429.44
190	400–450	431	337.50–407.50	377.88
135	450–500	482	320.00–369.00	341.63
411	500–550	528	312.50–358.00	337.38
876	550–600	576	297.00–340.00	317.71
939	600–650	626	287.00–325.00	306.90
1,381	650–700	674	281.00–309.50	297.26
1,274	700–750	724	263.00–293.00	280.89
1,151	750–800	772	256.00–285.00	270.63
944	800–850	818	247.00–269.75	261.62
708	850–900	882	238.00–263.25	246.66
371	900–950	932	231.75–247.00	235.90
167	950–1000	962	228.25–233.50	230.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	683	259.00–270.00	263.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	424	330.00	330.00
37	450–500	480	310.00–340.00	333.52
58	500–550	528	311.00–325.00	318.92
16	550–600	573	291.00–301.00	294.51
9	600–650	644	255.00	255.00
6	650–700	680	263.00	263.00
12	700–750	712	242.00–257.50	248.56
45	750–800	767	231.00–259.00	252.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	251	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	1000–1050	1,032	211.00	211.00
37	1050–1100	1,076	206.50	206.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	321	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
127	700–750	722	296.00–299.00	297.26
421	750–800	774	288.00–305.00	293.81
71	800–850	814	274.00–290.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
109	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
67	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	526	342.50–400.00	373.85
3	650–700	683	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	262	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	368	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,541	199.00–201.00	199.96
32	—	1,606	198.00–203.50	201.70
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,525	198.00–207.00	201.42
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,150	206.00	206.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,388	201.00	201.00
5	—	1,508	201.00	201.00
11	—	1,589	204.00–205.00	204.45
28	—	1,459	203.50–207.00	204.89
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,713	202.50–205.75	203.70
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,347	198.00	198.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
285	—	1,606	201.00–209.00	207.53
4	—	1,485	208.50	208.50
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,333	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	1,453	203.50–206.00	204.51
21	—	1,380	200.00–202.00	201.10
2	—	1,693	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,734	208.00	208.00
105	—	1,411	204.00–213.00	207.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,639	176.00–178.00	177.56
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,365	171.00	171.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,554	202.00	202.00
19	—	1,409	201.00–202.50	201.49
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,657	202.50	202.50

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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