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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 17

● As filed89 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 89 priced lines covering 12,780 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 12,955 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,231 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12,955Last week 8,084Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,231Last week 1,653Year ago 846

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, instances to 4.00 higher on 950-1000 lbs. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers this week. The market was very active as cattle feeders are feeling much better about the prospects of the coming months of the cash fed cattle market as the spot cash market pushed up to 107.00-110.00 and 173.00 dressed. Packers have managed to run the boxed beef trade up to 225.00 and were willing to give more for fed cattle. The doom and gloom that hung over the market throughout the spring and summer has been replaced with a cautious optimism. Feed cost are very low as cash corn is lower than 2.80/bushel in many areas. Cattle feeders want to feed yearlings and the competition to buy them is great which results in very fast paced auctions. As the feeder cattle market improves yearling operators are closely watching the market and adjusting their marketing plans as profitability has returned and they want to maximize their returns. Dry conditions are expanding as the temps have remained above normal across the state and widespread rains have been lacking but cattle haven’t been forced off grass yet. Slaughter cows steady, bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	897	115.00–133.25	128.97
6	—	712	133.00	133.00
19	—	987	115.00–116.00	115.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,060	111.25–120.75	114.80
74	—	1,018	119.00–130.25	125.15
5	—	1,144	100.50	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	219	252.50	252.50
26	—	442	155.00	155.00
50	—	319	184.00–217.00	207.05
32	—	282	225.00	225.00
313	—	615	141.50–156.75	151.76
379	—	683	141.00–152.00	148.02
434	—	779	132.00–145.00	139.62
447	—	723	136.00–154.50	144.93
459	—	882	127.50–137.50	133.37
1,115	—	823	130.00–144.10	137.19
11	—	505	159.00	159.00
25	—	382	167.00–170.00	169.52
37	—	574	146.50–149.00	147.99
428	—	922	125.75–132.75	129.13
438	—	965	120.50–133.90	131.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,034	110.75–111.00	110.87
65	—	1,127	108.75	108.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	786	115.00–135.00	130.50
75	—	733	136.75–142.50	140.40
15	—	439	145.00–153.50	148.73
33	—	672	133.00–140.00	137.13
70	—	576	134.00–150.00	145.58
93	—	615	141.00–146.00	144.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	538	160.00–162.00	161.01
27	—	579	152.00–164.50	160.29
17	—	737	117.00–147.50	134.85
25	—	775	111.00–139.00	135.09
3	—	952	114.00	114.00
25	—	876	136.00–137.50	137.26
21	—	838	133.00	133.00
7	—	614	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,834	—	879	136.50–149.50	143.60
1,026	—	914	130.00–146.00	141.96
615	—	775	144.50–153.00	149.24
384	—	831	140.50–150.25	146.20
207	—	680	149.00–159.00	154.87
106	—	721	148.25–157.50	151.81
93	—	642	158.10–168.00	160.28
13	—	573	168.50	168.50
19	—	465	176.00–177.00	176.47
1,131	—	980	127.00–140.75	138.40
5	—	525	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
570	—	1,020	118.50–140.00	134.71
33	—	1,199	111.50–116.00	113.68
89	—	1,061	119.50–133.60	130.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	933	131.00	131.00
6	—	751	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,187	112.00	112.00
110	—	1,029	122.50	122.50
90	—	1,126	120.50–121.00	120.75
39	—	1,065	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,004	125.25	125.25
34	—	1,085	116.75	116.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	295	203.00–230.00	220.06
44	—	357	199.00–210.00	208.47
19	—	229	250.00	250.00
3	—	550	145.00	145.00
39	—	411	172.00–182.00	180.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	921	120.00	120.00
5	—	848	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,327	105.50–116.00	110.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,415	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,429	112.00–113.00	112.78
3	—	1,595	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
247	—	1,563	106.00–108.00	107.01
115	—	1,471	106.25–107.00	106.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,659	78.00–84.50	83.01
13	—	1,867	84.00–92.50	88.43
5	—	1,981	89.50–96.00	92.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,363	104.00–107.25	106.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,268	112.00–115.00	113.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,712	78.00–83.00	82.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,211	55.00–62.50	60.04
14	—	1,198	43.00–58.00	51.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,500	73.00–82.00	76.26
29	—	1,399	66.00–74.00	70.43
10	—	1,622	57.00–65.00	61.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,318	61.00–69.00	64.60
14	—	1,354	71.50–73.00	71.84
4	—	1,263	60.50–61.00	60.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,485	89.00–94.75	92.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	84.00	84.00

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.