South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 15
● As filed91 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 91 priced lines covering 13,469 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 12,851 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,092 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Sep 15, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 12,851Last week 11,843Year ago 18,664
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,092Last week 1,623Year ago 1,469

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 8.00 lower, except 900-1000 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Good to very good demand for yearling steers and heifers, however there was some pressure on the market as the futures contracts have become very volatile. Cash fed cattle mostly at 237.00, also causing cattle feeders to pump the brakes and slow their roll in their pursuit of cattle to refill their empty pens. Silage harvest was ongoing but there were still enough buyers interested in the packages of spring born calves, the market was active for these light calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7350–400359460.00460.00
18400–450447480.00480.00
24500–550511450.00450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3250–300297510.00510.00
4450–500460415.00415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31300–350316485.00–510.00501.81
91400–450422442.50–490.00463.34
25450–500479446.00–450.00446.77
48500–550513402.00–439.00428.49
105600–650614374.00–412.50387.31
42650–700673391.00–405.00400.81
328700–750736350.00–375.00367.85
597750–800767335.00–370.00351.87
756800–850828317.00–357.50338.11
1,410850–900880307.00–343.50333.86
757900–950920315.00–340.25331.13
722950–1000970299.75–334.00323.60
121050–11001,091310.00–311.50310.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3250–300255485.00485.00
9300–350336435.00–450.00445.20
4350–400356460.00460.00
6400–450422415.00415.00
6450–500497395.00395.00
12500–550536362.50362.50
21550–600567335.00–367.00350.28
26600–650627332.00–341.00337.28
33650–700683335.00–337.50335.23
64800–850818313.00–332.00324.92
65850–900855315.00–316.00315.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5750–800794285.00285.00
67850–900885309.00–311.00309.24
164950–1000972299.00–299.50299.18
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
421050–11001,094271.00–288.00276.27
41100–11501,132235.00235.00
281200–12501,203257.00257.00
201250–13001,261248.00248.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1961000–10501,019288.00–313.00296.28
241050–11001,089297.00297.00
351100–11501,104269.00–303.00295.17
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
331050–11001,052283.00283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14450–500474327.50327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39350–400374495.00–555.00530.21
85450–500467410.00–505.00480.72
36500–550541435.00–465.00438.67
8550–600588409.00–415.00411.98
34600–650618388.00–446.00436.68
69650–700674377.00–441.00415.33
108700–750737377.00–414.00397.74
201750–800780365.00–390.00377.83
508800–850825335.00–380.00364.33
731850–900883331.00–376.00362.55
701900–950927320.00–365.50347.31
2,168950–1000970323.00–356.75341.04
71150–12001,153295.00295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49800–850820372.50372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11300–350323480.00–500.00486.97
3350–400397485.00485.00
3400–450408385.00385.00
4450–500464465.00465.00
13550–600576373.00373.00
6600–650642400.00400.00
5650–700656320.00320.00
4700–750705342.50342.50
43750–800795325.00–341.00332.81
3800–850823310.00310.00
26850–900871324.00–355.00341.71
6900–950923322.50322.50
8950–1000958335.00335.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
271100–11501,114268.00268.00
581200–12501,223259.50259.50
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
451000–10501,045309.00309.00
211100–11501,123300.00300.00
31300–13501,313241.00241.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3591000–10501,016314.00–354.25345.02
3671050–11001,077294.00–339.00322.22
4531100–11501,123295.75–330.00309.00
1151150–12001,162300.00300.00
431200–12501,218282.50282.50
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
991000–10501,003342.50342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
118950–1000956324.50–338.00331.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
141,219238.00238.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
841,363241.00–247.00245.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3871,375234.50–240.00237.30
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31,517226.00226.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31,180232.00232.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1771,567234.00–238.00235.20
1781,466233.50–236.00235.35
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
71,278231.00–232.00231.44
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
421,357240.00–244.00242.79
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
391,619235.75235.75
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
871,641224.00–225.00224.64
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.