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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 13

● As filed78 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 78 priced lines covering 8,213 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,662 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 396 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,662Last week 3,500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 396Last week 223Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, instances of 12.00 to 13.00 higher on heifers 700-750 lbs. Demand improved this week for feeder cattle, especially as the week progressed. As the futures contracts fell by the daily limit on Monday gains were made each day after. The board reacted on Monday to the announcement of beef plant closures or kill reductions but then seemed to find firm ground and make gains. Cash fed cattle slipped lower again with live sales of 95.00-97.00 materializing. In spite of fed cattle trading lower again the feeder market was rather active. Receipts were reduced across the state again this week as the producers who are able to delay their marketings are doing so. Slaughter cow market was very active as packers scrambled to get cows bought to meet the rising demand for ground beef. Of important note this week, packers were able to sell 90% lean ground beef 5.00 to 10.00 higher than they could get for Choice boxed beef cuts. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 13.00 higher, bulls too lightly tested for comparison.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	854	128.60	128.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	126.00	126.00
9	—	709	119.00–126.00	121.30
23	—	588	135.00–152.25	148.60
7	—	546	137.00	137.00
14	—	614	150.00	150.00
15	—	421	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	419	159.00–173.00	165.81
104	—	532	147.00–173.50	165.41
92	—	958	112.00–114.75	113.72
78	—	769	128.00–138.25	137.18
88	—	925	117.50–118.60	117.97
20	—	482	169.00–172.00	170.70
487	—	729	133.00–150.00	143.82
486	—	677	141.25–168.50	163.93
418	—	618	151.00–170.00	163.61
408	—	823	120.50–134.75	128.95
238	—	867	114.25–130.75	122.67
100	—	577	137.50–163.00	152.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	691	133.00	133.00
18	—	813	106.00	106.00
22	—	627	140.00	140.00
27	—	900	107.25	107.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,067	104.85	104.85
78	—	1,012	105.00–108.50	107.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
222	—	521	134.50–154.00	147.38
559	—	572	129.00–155.00	141.60
25	—	412	156.00–166.00	160.65
210	—	712	113.00–135.00	127.64
25	—	377	151.00–152.00	151.32
11	—	929	98.75	98.75
495	—	974	109.50–113.90	111.42
15	—	469	144.50	144.50
228	—	781	111.00–120.00	115.75
310	—	829	109.00–117.00	113.34
408	—	626	123.50–140.00	132.75
592	—	879	108.50–117.00	112.20
735	—	663	117.75–142.00	137.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	784	990.00	990.00
92	—	823	1,060.00–1,120.00	1,081.03
115	—	864	1,110.00	1,110.00
97	—	778	124.00–141.00	137.19
56	—	866	116.50–119.00	117.65
295	—	817	118.75–136.50	128.49
105	—	958	116.25	116.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	122.50	122.50
13	—	368	143.00–144.00	143.70
10	—	510	127.00	127.00
3	—	653	110.00	110.00
5	—	281	178.00	178.00
18	—	414	150.00–150.50	150.30
20	—	712	112.50	112.50
41	—	804	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	866	108.75	108.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	92.00	92.00
8	—	687	107.00	107.00
9	—	614	118.00	118.00
17	—	894	100.50	100.50
32	—	740	110.00	110.00
66	—	821	102.75–106.50	104.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	173.00	173.00
6	—	441	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	86.00	86.00
2	—	2,400	71.00–78.00	74.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,468	101.00	101.00
40	—	1,552	100.50	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,532	77.00–81.00	78.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,309	72.50–73.00	72.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,311	99.00	99.00
38	—	1,328	98.00	98.00
10	—	1,325	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	49.00	49.00
3	—	1,430	60.00–63.00	62.04
13	—	1,443	52.00–58.00	55.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,539	52.00–60.00	55.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,122	34.00–50.00	39.67
9	—	1,226	53.00–59.00	55.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,580	55.00–65.00	57.25

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.