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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 6

● As filed62 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 62 priced lines covering 3,362 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,500 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 223 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,500Last week 21,566Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 1,776Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Very few feeder cattle offered in the auctions this week, too few to make a good, complete comparison with last week's much larger offering. Demand only moderate on light cattle for backgrounding, light demand for heavier cattle suitable for finishing. As the CME Live Cattle contracts made huge, expanded limit moves throughout the week cattle producers and cattle feeders are left reeling and not knowing how to proceed. The cattle producers who are able to delay their marketings are doing so, refusing to sell their stock during a time of turmoil in the markets. The cash fed cattle market was lower again but still remains more than 10.00 over April Live Cattle futures which is making it incredibly difficult for cattle feeders to make decisions on buying feeder cattle. With Jun and Aug Live Cattle around 80.00 large losses will occur for cattle placed on feed as calves last fall. Cattle feeders have much anxiety about their ability to withstand another year of equity drain. Feeder cattle producers have the same worry as the feeder market reaches price levels below their costs of production. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 lower, bulls not well tested but a lower undertone evident.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	778	109.10–111.50	109.53
87	—	895	102.00–109.50	108.22
67	—	913	104.00	104.00
5	—	468	156.00	156.00
411	—	678	118.50–135.50	131.37
205	—	627	121.00–139.75	131.40
13	—	520	141.50–147.00	143.57
274	—	731	112.00–122.50	115.49
155	—	827	98.00–112.35	109.24
126	—	582	120.00–135.50	133.63
28	—	422	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	696	116.25	116.25
61	—	793	97.75–106.00	103.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	493	147.00–148.00	147.40
17	—	323	152.00–157.00	154.98
23	—	410	142.00–150.00	148.20
38	—	383	154.00	154.00
7	—	666	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	736	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	602	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	696	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	706	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	919	100.00–113.00	107.73
90	—	990	97.50–102.25	101.49
88	—	678	134.25–144.50	137.55
87	—	531	145.00–168.00	161.67
52	—	635	140.50–155.25	148.64
275	—	777	123.00–133.50	128.75
17	—	576	146.00–162.00	154.32
117	—	735	122.00–136.50	132.72
353	—	828	114.75–126.75	123.84
7	—	376	193.00	193.00
13	—	454	148.00–159.00	154.72
16	—	423	175.50	175.50
32	—	874	108.00–116.00	112.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	175.00	175.00
7	—	478	158.50	158.50
8	—	374	163.00	163.00
20	—	546	146.00–157.00	152.62
5	—	661	123.50	123.50
6	—	578	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,041	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	795	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	95.00	95.00
43	—	855	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,431	72.00–75.00	74.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,402	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,447	94.50–96.00	95.34
5	—	1,585	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,267	94.50	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,172	40.00–46.00	42.87
16	—	1,191	27.00–38.00	33.29
1	—	1,200	46.50	46.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	52.50–53.00	52.68
2	—	1,375	41.50–42.00	41.75
28	—	1,256	43.00–49.00	44.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,531	43.50–53.00	47.23
13	—	1,579	41.50–44.00	42.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,792	72.00–74.50	73.47
1	—	1,675	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,515	66.50	66.50

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.