South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 6
● As filed90 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 90 priced lines covering 25,377 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 27,114 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 0 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 6, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 27,114Last week 8,602Year ago 23,188
Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 1,113Year ago 764

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher, except 950-1050 lbs steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, the cattle futures complex continued it's rally, which helped to propel the cash market higher. With hopes of 250.00 cash fat cattle, which materialized by Friday, cattle feeders were willing to chase the market and compete heavily to get cattle bought. The market was incredibly active throughout the week. Grass is turning green and starting to grow, as turnout time is not far away. Much optimism abounds across all sectors of cattle production.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19400–450416600.00–635.00612.39
45450–500464522.50–605.00562.75
53500–550514517.50–555.00535.25
274550–600569477.50–534.00503.15
487600–650630449.00–501.00469.12
761650–700678414.00–470.00444.72
984700–750717395.00–440.50424.24
965750–800776358.00–432.00401.68
1,199800–850819359.00–399.00386.88
2,141850–900878346.00–382.50367.01
1,393900–950922337.75–369.00356.89
2,308950–1000976319.00–348.75342.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18450–500478457.50–515.00499.22
6500–550509475.00475.00
36550–600580400.00–477.50447.46
16600–650621420.00–450.00434.14
27650–700677384.00–418.00400.23
16700–750729370.00370.00
7750–800795355.00355.00
9800–850819340.00–361.00349.16
7850–900870325.00–330.00327.88
5900–950909310.00310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5500–550525475.00475.00
25800–850837358.00358.00
98850–900886336.00–352.25348.41
40900–950938334.50–337.00335.12
68950–1000979321.00321.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7261000–10501,020316.50–335.75329.86
6081050–11001,077310.25–332.50324.14
2741100–11501,122283.00–313.60307.95
631150–12001,171309.00309.00
731200–12501,202269.50269.50
41300–13501,335247.00247.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
281000–10501,026307.50307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7750–800799375.00375.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8850–900885315.00315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
271700–750728396.00–450.00412.35
9750–8007782,775.002,775.00
231750–800777381.00–400.00392.85
448800–850819354.00–412.00385.39
132800–8508293,100.00–3,230.003,162.28
12850–900852341.00341.00
58850–9008563,150.003,150.00
255900–950907344.00–357.00353.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15600–650625370.00370.00
25850–900861316.00316.00
37900–950947299.50299.50
70950–1000990267.00–285.00278.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18350–400375540.00–615.00568.91
19400–450440539.00–550.00540.62
184450–500469457.50–545.00495.40
138500–550533445.00–485.00470.94
251550–600571405.00–475.00447.98
994600–650623383.00–456.00424.16
1,127650–700678372.00–431.00399.00
1,912700–750722354.00–398.00380.94
1,048750–800773336.00–385.00362.98
1,424800–850822326.00–364.00349.01
1,400850–900868314.25–350.00334.19
1,272900–950924300.00–339.50321.84
161950–1000969295.50–314.00301.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
30550–600594412.50412.50
9650–700699371.00371.00
44750–800789338.00–341.00338.34
6900–950940294.00294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36450–500468420.00–495.00450.13
21500–550533430.00–437.50433.63
123550–600584375.00–432.50410.16
75600–650622282.50–392.50354.33
63650–700668367.00–376.00375.41
7700–750704350.00350.00
7750–800771355.00355.00
4800–850806315.00315.00
8850–900883312.50312.50
3950–1000962291.00291.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
491050–11001,079287.00287.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5400–450448440.00440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18450–500493505.00505.00
6550–600595420.00420.00
14700–750705360.00360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
331,460245.00245.00
791,472243.75–246.25244.86
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
581,592241.00–244.50243.36
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
171,561229.00–230.00229.63
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
801,683246.00–247.00246.58
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
51,496248.00248.00
411,616250.00–254.00252.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
281,566246.00–249.50248.17
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
601,452245.75–254.00249.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1341,454246.50–249.50248.20
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.