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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 6

● As filed66 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 66 priced lines covering 8,387 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,984 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,252 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,984Last week 3,781Year ago 8,077

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,252Last week 1,308Year ago 1,768

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 900 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher, over 900 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 900 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 900 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Good to very good demand this week for yearling steers and heifers. Demand really improved as the week went on, especially on the heaviest yearlings. Cash fed cattle in Iowa reached up to 101.50 live basis and 160.00 dressed which really helped to light a fire underneath the yearling market. The CME Live Cattle contracts had some life breathed into them as well, Dec rising all the way up to 107.00. This rise in the futures was desperately needed as cattle feeders have still been struggling with profitability. There weren't many auctions this week due to the Independence Day holiday on Saturday but the late week auctions that hosted a sale had some long strings of light fleshed yearlings and the market was extremely active. Cattle feeders are in dire need of cattle that will make a profit, feed costs are low and they would really like to buy some yearlings which is creating a great amount of competition. The yearlings being offered are primarily feedyard backgrounded, not off grass as it's rather early yet to pull yearlings off. Dry conditions West River but not severe enough yet , to force yearlings off grass. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,227	62.00–69.00	65.45
20	—	1,158	46.00–61.00	56.39
7	—	1,273	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	74.00–76.00	75.01
43	—	1,482	68.00–74.00	71.90
17	—	1,565	57.00–64.00	60.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,354	65.00–71.50	70.20
8	—	1,333	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,413	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	87.00–90.00	88.56
3	—	1,887	95.50–99.50	96.82
1	—	1,500	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,459	87.50–89.50	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,292	97.00–103.00	100.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,357	99.50–103.00	101.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,190	104.00–106.50	104.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	1,433	99.00–101.25	99.62
162	—	1,540	98.00–102.00	100.95
18	—	1,836	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,279	97.00–102.00	99.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	579	136.00–139.00	136.53
7	—	894	114.00	114.00
18	—	635	129.00–135.00	130.34
6	—	688	128.00	128.00
3	—	498	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	398	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	339	151.00	151.00
10	—	436	147.00	147.00
446	—	923	112.75–119.50	115.97
364	—	825	115.00–127.25	124.81
353	—	875	116.50–124.00	119.69
312	—	774	117.00–134.50	126.91
298	—	735	126.00–134.00	129.28
223	—	975	105.75–114.00	111.53
154	—	629	137.50–145.50	140.40
129	—	670	132.50–144.00	138.70
46	—	521	138.50–149.50	145.49
28	—	574	136.00–143.25	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,055	107.00	107.00
238	—	1,025	106.75–112.25	109.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	888	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,075	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
482	—	779	138.00–147.00	143.34
239	—	881	129.00–136.85	134.26
142	—	824	133.25–140.75	138.08
105	—	624	154.00–165.00	159.92
79	—	669	149.00–158.00	154.14
77	—	734	137.50–149.25	144.12
14	—	510	165.50–170.00	168.41
12	—	594	164.00	164.00
11	—	473	159.00–168.00	164.71
9	—	447	175.00	175.00
1,997	—	918	124.00–137.25	135.15
538	—	964	122.10–135.60	128.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	807	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
522	—	1,012	113.00–127.10	125.20
274	—	1,078	111.00–119.75	113.38
14	—	1,109	110.50	110.50
8	—	1,181	110.25	110.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	680	140.00–145.25	144.09
31	—	579	146.50	146.50
12	—	644	146.50	146.50
11	—	724	139.00	139.00
7	—	872	126.00	126.00
3	—	930	124.00	124.00
3	—	820	120.00	120.00

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.