South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, May 12
● As filed88 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 88 priced lines covering 16,673 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,280 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 649 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 12, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 17,280Last week 18,452Year ago 12,760
Slaughter CattleReceipts 649Last week 736Year ago 417

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 750 lbs unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers as the cash fat cattle market sets another new, all-time high price of 231.00. Cattle producers are feeling very optimistic about the market for the remainder of the year and want to make sure they have cattle in their pens. Much needed moisture has finally come to the area giving a good start to the growing season.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4300–350316500.00500.00
16350–400351477.50477.50
51400–450425420.00–435.00430.22
186450–500478362.50–405.00388.86
148500–550517359.00–393.50379.51
296550–600586336.00–372.50363.13
831600–650634306.00–351.00335.15
990650–700680293.50–341.00320.04
1,515700–750734289.00–320.00307.15
785750–800765273.00–306.75298.94
650800–850824264.00–299.00285.73
819850–900866269.00–288.50278.93
462900–950913260.75–280.50268.69
431950–1000966243.00–271.50254.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
42700–750737327.00327.00
132800–850830307.00–313.00309.89
142850–900878294.00–305.50299.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7650–700660346.00346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11300–350346435.00435.00
18350–400384405.00–440.00433.78
7400–450444325.00325.00
53450–500479340.00–385.00377.51
49500–550522332.50–360.00347.97
79550–600582315.00–341.00327.36
57600–650646310.00–312.50311.02
37650–700670291.00–303.00295.82
21700–750721277.00–286.00282.60
36750–800785262.00–284.00276.79
5800–850805251.00251.00
79850–900893254.00–255.00254.20
49900–950916251.00–259.50254.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8700–750745265.00265.00
103750–800786266.00–287.00284.15
84800–850831276.00–281.00277.49
189850–900884264.00–266.50265.21
86900–950921245.00–262.00253.99
90950–1000973245.50245.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9900–950938265.00265.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
331000–10501,002261.50261.50
61050–11001,065238.00238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3750–800797185.00185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13300–350341515.00515.00
18350–400388492.50492.50
28400–450440465.00–485.00472.09
96450–500483430.00–480.00444.68
157500–550512412.50–455.00440.81
285550–600573372.50–425.00402.21
427600–650624358.00–391.00378.04
498650–700680339.00–379.00353.23
379700–750719327.00–358.50346.09
244750–800775308.00–327.00320.23
468800–850823284.00–324.00308.55
582850–900872283.00–308.00298.59
771900–950926271.00–300.00286.29
1,487950–1000980269.00–286.50277.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5300–350329500.00500.00
18350–400376472.50472.50
36450–500470405.00–427.50422.75
67500–550514382.50–405.00393.82
19550–600573335.00–397.50353.35
85600–650621353.00–366.00365.21
28650–700672327.00–360.00344.49
88700–750739313.00–324.00321.72
12750–800755275.00–328.00310.49
16800–850822291.75291.75
9850–900852278.00278.00
11900–950917265.00265.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8111000–10501,022267.25–278.75272.34
9631050–11001,082261.50–267.75263.60
541100–11501,119254.75254.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19750–800783310.00310.00
24850–900893286.00286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8400–450445440.00440.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9550–600574320.00–325.00323.27
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9600–650629350.00350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51,500232.00232.00
341,416219.00–230.00224.78
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
461,605223.00–231.00228.12
221,436217.00–224.00220.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
221,440228.00–230.00229.72
231,544230.00230.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
271,429231.00231.00
151,578230.00–231.00230.45
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
471,655225.00–228.00227.05
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
341,322226.00–229.00228.35
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
91,656231.00231.00
211,364228.00–238.00231.22
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51,488189.00189.00
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.