South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 16
● As filed130 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 130 priced lines covering 31,412 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 32,671 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 3,071 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 16, 2019
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 32,671Last week 46,822Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 3,071Last week 2,395Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, 550-750 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 750 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 550-750 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 750 lbs mostly steady. Good demand this week for the many calves, mostly weaned, very good demand for the yearling offering. As the cash fed cattle market spiked to 120.00, even some 122.00 in Iowa, cattle feeders were willing to give more money to get feeder cattle bought. The rising CME Live Cattle contracts has helped to infuse more optimism into the marketplace, which is desperately needed as losses from backgrounders and finishers have been heavy and persistent. Slaughter cows were uneven, Breakers cows 3.00 higher, Boner and Lean cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
149—1,126115.50–119.50116.86
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
23—1,211115.50115.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
438—1,381116.00–118.75117.97
54—1,290115.00–115.75115.49
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
257—1,288116.00–122.00120.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
506—1,451117.00–118.75118.16
12—1,412116.50–116.75116.60
103—1,682114.00–116.25115.03
406—1,557117.00–119.60118.47
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—1,55269.0069.00
71—1,62870.00–82.0075.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
72—1,35056.00–66.5061.71
25—1,43438.00–45.5041.03
60—1,30944.00–56.0052.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
19—1,53166.00–73.0069.14
28—1,56841.50–51.0044.36
76—1,44856.00–69.0064.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
16—1,23120.00–29.0025.21
25—1,21147.00–59.0052.22
42—1,18828.00–37.0032.96
42—1,25835.00–46.0040.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—1,80456.50–69.0065.29
13—1,95468.00–77.0073.89
7—1,71078.00–83.0080.71
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
122—1,45688.00–91.7590.28
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11—1,29782.0082.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—1,268112.00112.00
85—1,071124.00–138.00132.84
43—1,125115.00–118.75116.85
14—1,172121.00121.00
36—1,024130.00–138.00132.97
19—1,220112.50–116.00113.96
8—539138.00138.00
16—630135.00–135.50135.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1,323—480138.00–169.50153.65
806—675126.50–148.75137.43
222—872135.75–141.50137.52
318—918135.50–141.00140.18
17—333144.00–167.00159.77
304—977131.50–146.25139.28
431—430148.00–177.00158.50
138—383138.00–167.00154.87
1,558—530134.00–158.50148.11
458—816135.00–150.00140.79
522—719124.00–148.00139.93
1,367—619127.00–150.75141.20
1,885—573132.00–151.50142.71
413—772123.50–142.00138.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
60—626121.00–139.50130.41
17—345142.00–147.00145.53
26—893121.00121.00
107—474134.00–147.00139.80
6—810129.00129.00
9—1,20486.5086.50
80—559123.00–138.00132.50
84—528120.50–145.00132.85
36—764121.00–134.50130.37
40—688121.50–135.00127.10
57—419134.00–151.50144.81
30—962121.00–133.00126.18
31—917130.00–130.50130.20
52—736131.50–132.00131.78
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
92—1,090102.00–125.00105.45
52—1,17085.0085.00
70—1,005118.00118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
100—544160.00160.00
164—569148.00–153.00150.95
86—623147.50147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
39—513156.00156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—965124.00124.00
15—592123.00123.00
23—672131.00131.00
76—618141.25–146.50143.74
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—1,188111.00111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
165—978151.75151.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
539—823133.00–149.00145.10
539—770142.25–156.00148.27
389—429173.00–199.00183.87
459—972138.75–152.40148.50
70—380177.00–197.50185.85
22—323172.00–193.00185.94
639—932142.00–152.35147.87
665—866141.50–150.25147.26
1,399—726139.50–164.00152.97
2,375—672142.00–166.50156.30
2,553—625146.50–175.00158.54
4—298172.00172.00
881—477163.00–191.00178.14
1,691—528158.00–184.00169.65
3,299—577144.00–173.00162.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—865139.25139.25
5—793127.50127.50
11—933139.50139.50
40—470156.00–166.00162.69
78—568136.00–156.00145.46
87—634126.00–148.50142.26
152—523138.00–163.50153.47
24—980122.00–132.00128.88
27—420151.00–176.00166.09
30—808136.00–138.00136.27
10—728135.00135.00
11—297169.00–180.00173.96
11—655131.00131.00
22—376174.00–182.50177.56
12—336110.00–156.00133.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—402194.00194.00
25—518186.00186.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
146—1,019139.00–150.50145.87
18—1,192124.75124.75
24—1,220121.75121.75
87—1,262122.00–127.25126.33
103—1,086139.00–145.75143.40
143—1,132130.00–136.10134.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
12—658134.00134.00
20—406147.00147.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—537158.00158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
73—680141.00–142.00141.38
27—481160.00160.00
51—620144.00–148.00147.01
36—565153.00–158.00153.98
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
60—1,212123.00–124.75123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—692142.75142.75
81—739142.50142.50
61—581151.00–151.50151.28
19—468168.50168.50
9—394160.00160.00
5—440169.00169.00
9—778138.00138.00
213—625142.00–153.00148.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11—675138.00138.00
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.