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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 29

● As filed105 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 105 priced lines covering 13,193 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,481 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,352 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,481Last week 7,487Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,352Last week 1,039Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded very unevenly, under 800 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 800-900 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 900 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher except 1000-1050 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of 7.00 to 10.00 higher on 600-650 lbs and 850-900 lbs. The market on steers was extremely uneven as early in the week cattle feeders were willing to give more money for yearlings but by midweek as the futures complex continued to struggle they took a slower approach in their pursuit of feeder cattle. The competition is great for light fleshed yearlings but cattle feeders are also cautious not to get cattle bought with an unrealistic breakeven, according to what the futures contracts are estimating the coming months will be. Receipts were light this week yet still more cattle than the same week last year. As the feeder cattle market rose in the last few weeks backgrounders got the opportunity they were waiting for to sell cattle at a level where they might actually breakeven which has resulted in more cattle offered for sale in the auctions than is normal for late July/early Aug. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,023	123.00	123.00
26	—	409	171.00	171.00
84	—	660	156.00–162.00	156.73
110	—	514	162.50–171.50	169.04
15	—	599	178.50	178.50
6	—	960	126.75	126.75
127	—	811	133.75–142.50	134.72
112	—	881	129.00–135.50	130.97
21	—	758	144.50–153.75	149.35
4	—	495	170.00	170.00
5	—	731	155.00	155.00
63	—	928	132.00–132.50	132.17
40	—	623	157.25–167.10	164.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	707	135.00	135.00
81	—	773	126.50	126.50
11	—	650	134.00	134.00
13	—	901	117.50	117.50
14	—	806	119.50	119.50
5	—	534	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	657	162.00–166.50	162.94
279	—	638	159.00–167.00	165.25
91	—	542	180.50	180.50
30	—	564	171.00–172.00	171.69
20	—	419	190.00	190.00
378	—	835	142.25–152.00	147.48
402	—	936	134.00–145.25	143.90
508	—	969	128.85–144.50	139.86
878	—	737	148.00–165.50	155.56
1,041	—	765	148.00–158.75	153.00
1,149	—	876	138.00–151.50	146.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	186.50	186.50
142	—	627	164.00–166.00	164.92
5	—	672	158.50	158.50
11	—	702	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,164	116.75	116.75
101	—	1,108	128.00–130.00	128.99
477	—	1,030	123.00–131.85	128.94
821	—	1,070	122.00–137.25	131.98
98	—	955	132.00–136.50	134.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	872	133.00	133.00
68	—	750	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	622	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	683	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,110	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	964	123.50–124.75	124.19
132	—	524	153.50–168.50	156.61
90	—	625	155.00–158.25	157.70
23	—	1,046	114.00	114.00
50	—	584	146.50–160.50	154.02
85	—	676	142.00–149.00	145.05
258	—	919	123.00–134.00	129.14
372	—	827	129.00–140.00	136.89
531	—	779	133.75–141.50	138.62
541	—	721	136.00–150.00	144.21
713	—	869	128.50–139.25	135.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	909	119.00	119.00
29	—	724	130.00–138.50	136.44
96	—	960	118.00–121.50	121.02
156	—	826	125.00–132.00	130.15
205	—	873	123.50–129.50	126.47
73	—	689	139.00	139.00
5	—	584	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	497	152.00–159.00	157.64
9	—	764	131.00	131.00
5	—	955	118.50	118.50
176	—	590	145.00–148.50	148.02
103	—	607	135.00–152.00	142.43
38	—	419	153.50–156.00	153.82
17	—	504	138.00–146.00	142.68
84	—	809	125.00–128.00	126.10
38	—	719	130.00–140.00	133.17
41	—	673	126.00–132.00	129.75
92	—	925	110.25–125.00	120.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,026	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	732	118.00	118.00
53	—	574	131.50	131.50
33	—	679	119.50–120.00	119.74
32	—	618	134.50–137.00	135.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	650	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,044	114.50	114.50
10	—	771	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,031	117.50–121.00	118.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,679	76.00–81.00	79.31
3	—	1,487	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	70.00	70.00
18	—	1,126	58.00–66.00	60.93
4	—	1,205	48.00–55.00	52.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,504	67.50–76.00	71.29
3	—	1,529	62.50–63.00	62.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,401	60.00–68.50	66.09
9	—	1,452	57.00–62.50	59.90
6	—	1,169	71.00–71.50	71.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,265	82.00–85.50	83.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,405	85.00–91.50	88.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,358	110.00–116.25	114.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
471	—	1,416	116.00–119.00	117.86
14	—	1,415	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,162	111.00–113.00	111.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,247	115.00–117.00	116.34
19	—	1,142	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,571	77.00–85.00	81.66
1	—	2,025	94.00	94.00
10	—	1,717	86.00–93.00	88.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	90.00	90.00

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.