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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 19

● As filed126 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 126 priced lines covering 41,584 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 42,561 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,733 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42,561Last week 35,408Year ago 42,566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,733Last week 2,121Year ago 1,930

Compared to last week: Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower with instances to 10.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a few instances of steady, yearling feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Moderate demand for spring born calves this week, a large winter storm moved through the area at midweek which dramatically curtailed consignments of calves. The market has been under pressure as the CME Live Cattle contracts have moved lower and feed cost have risen. Calf buyers struggled greatly with profitability last year as many faced very large losses, this fact weighs heavy on every cattle feeders’ mind. Yearlings steers and heifers fared better than the calves as the supply is so much more limited than the calves, that are just now starting to move in great numbers. Cattle feeders want to place yearlings on feed but with the futures contracts painting such a bleak picture there is great concern that the winter and spring fat cattle markets could greatly disappoint. Slaughter cows unevenly steady, bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	326	172.50–208.00	191.59
5	—	245	192.00	192.00
427	—	770	134.50–152.00	144.15
381	—	728	138.00–150.25	145.51
515	—	381	164.00–199.00	187.86
969	—	879	130.00–145.25	137.17
598	—	826	132.00–151.50	142.28
2,661	—	928	127.00–146.25	138.63
3,341	—	524	134.75–172.00	158.29
1,142	—	433	153.50–189.00	174.59
4,623	—	578	140.00–162.50	154.21
2,137	—	617	135.75–165.50	150.92
2,112	—	968	125.25–143.25	135.90
2,492	—	478	148.00–181.50	168.37
898	—	672	136.00–152.25	146.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	882	124.75	124.75
19	—	259	193.00–213.00	200.35
5	—	332	173.00	173.00
16	—	357	175.00–176.00	175.44
28	—	761	129.00–138.00	134.75
83	—	929	117.00–132.75	127.19
74	—	476	140.00–154.75	151.41
35	—	827	128.00–135.00	133.17
25	—	668	129.50–130.50	130.23
102	—	429	140.00–163.50	150.77
128	—	537	126.00–151.00	145.14
16	—	611	132.00–137.00	134.48
291	—	571	137.25–147.00	144.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	137.00	137.00
9	—	464	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	452	157.00	157.00
20	—	711	131.00–136.50	135.09
106	—	929	128.85–131.50	129.95
16	—	583	120.00–142.50	132.99
46	—	898	129.85	129.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	609	138.00–139.50	138.88
6	—	428	169.00	169.00
70	—	573	141.00–145.00	143.06
19	—	1,204	118.25	118.25
33	—	1,141	115.00–121.50	119.73
27	—	547	147.75	147.75
1,839	—	1,029	127.00–138.50	134.69
771	—	1,068	122.75–132.25	127.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	485	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	132.00	132.00
15	—	598	121.00	121.00
15	—	403	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	485	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,040	—	922	122.50–134.00	128.29
899	—	871	118.00–136.00	129.27
285	—	964	119.25–128.50	123.89
414	—	617	125.50–142.50	135.28
847	—	567	124.50–144.00	134.98
890	—	429	132.00–158.50	149.78
1,927	—	473	135.50–158.50	144.99
143	—	328	150.00–174.00	164.66
448	—	782	129.50–141.25	135.95
514	—	721	129.85–141.00	136.21
862	—	820	122.00–139.75	133.04
591	—	381	136.00–175.00	156.46
2,239	—	529	130.50–158.00	142.46
556	—	674	127.50–145.50	135.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
274	—	534	151.00–165.00	153.92
96	—	620	149.00–155.00	152.50
106	—	575	153.00–156.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	380	132.25–150.00	142.06
38	—	584	132.00–132.50	132.39
15	—	807	125.50	125.50
8	—	637	126.50–128.00	127.05
137	—	520	126.00–135.50	131.44
24	—	690	126.75–131.00	128.34
18	—	276	162.00–180.00	170.77
80	—	475	124.00–137.00	133.44
15	—	324	135.00–147.50	137.55
43	—	714	121.00–132.00	130.52
79	—	421	132.00–145.00	137.87
4	—	900	119.00	119.00
13	—	792	130.00	130.00
12	—	875	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
473	—	981	131.25–134.25	133.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	844	124.00	124.00
19	—	652	135.50	135.50
8	—	393	144.50	144.50
40	—	773	122.00	122.00
25	—	521	136.00	136.00
5	—	586	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,062	109.25–115.50	115.01
111	—	1,178	110.10	110.10
5	—	421	141.00	141.00
13	—	462	141.50	141.50
222	—	1,034	114.50–129.00	117.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	948	114.50	114.50
9	—	546	132.00	132.00
15	—	642	131.00	131.00
31	—	770	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	137.00	137.00
9	—	503	123.00	123.00
46	—	435	122.00	122.00
8	—	349	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	447	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	685	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,234	22.00–37.00	31.47
18	—	1,181	36.00–46.00	41.74
5	—	1,272	59.00–60.00	59.19
17	—	1,197	46.00–54.00	48.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,427	41.00–53.00	50.66
9	—	1,297	63.00–65.00	64.75
26	—	1,308	54.00–61.00	57.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,684	51.00–61.00	55.35
2	—	1,743	69.00–74.00	71.76
23	—	1,448	63.00–68.00	65.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,702	73.00–78.00	74.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	70.00–77.00	72.87
2	—	2,070	88.00–92.00	90.08
15	—	1,830	78.00–87.00	82.72
1	—	2,290	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,299	98.00	98.00
274	—	1,368	99.00–103.50	101.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,322	100.00–105.00	103.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	1,648	98.00–102.50	100.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
313	—	1,540	100.50–104.00	102.25
329	—	1,452	101.50–105.00	102.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,576	96.00–97.50	96.76

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.