South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 19
● As filed81 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 81 priced lines covering 9,655 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,967 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,422 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 19, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 8,967Last week 8,438Year ago 5,378
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,422Last week 1,273Year ago 1,509

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, except 800-900 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Very good demand remains for feeder cattle, the CME Feeder Cattle futures posted gains over 4.00 for the week which helped to support the market. The CME Live Cattle contracts made gains as well, over 1.00, which also is helping to support the feeder market. Cash sales of fed cattle were lower this week, 121.00-125.00 in the north, but cattle feeders have their eyes fixed on the back months and are eager to have stock ready when that time comes. Severe drought conditions remain in the state and continues to push cattle off grass earlier than normal. As feed costs are so much higher this year cattle feeders are willing to give much more for green, thin fleshed cattle but there is still a lot of demand for those heavier fleshed cattle coming out of backgrounding yards. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
9—424175.50175.50
15—498166.50166.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
9—810125.00125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14—436166.00166.00
27—828133.25–140.50137.87
26—708138.00–153.00140.32
64—676154.50–156.50155.22
4—466142.00142.00
6—635151.00151.00
14—776150.00150.00
4—930134.00134.00
15—589157.00157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
403—983143.25–150.00148.50
12—643168.50168.50
935—920141.75–157.50152.39
23—570174.50–181.00177.50
959—878142.00–160.75155.88
665—837150.25–163.00160.58
96—669161.00–171.00168.07
587—767154.50–166.00160.94
212—736153.00–167.00160.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
35—874144.50144.50
35—935134.50134.50
22—977132.00–134.00132.55
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
18—1,012128.50–132.25130.17
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
558—1,022125.50–149.10143.86
211—1,066128.00–136.60134.64
38—1,200125.75–126.75126.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
13—683138.00138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
298—863133.50–139.75137.61
346—826131.50–148.00140.67
268—676144.00–162.25156.68
23—560156.00156.00
54—718149.50–152.00151.04
304—785135.00–149.25142.44
137—956126.50–136.10132.75
375—615147.50–168.60161.83
583—928129.50–142.20139.68
6—514156.00156.00
14—479155.00–160.50158.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—906113.00113.00
13—552149.00149.00
31—819130.50–135.50133.02
28—995114.00114.00
10—702123.50123.50
37—609151.00–157.50154.19
3—373178.00178.00
17—680127.00–147.50134.16
6—500158.00158.00
9—787120.00120.00
10—873118.00–126.00120.35
5—404161.00161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
296—714158.50158.50
130—818150.75150.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
336—1,072120.25–128.50127.66
33—1,038123.00–128.00126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
12—870129.50129.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
61—1,434107.00–114.00108.61
8—1,620119.50119.50
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
24—1,429102.50–105.00103.80
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—1,200107.00107.00
12—1,238117.00117.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
99—1,291115.00–119.00116.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
28—1,83269.50–92.0086.68
7—1,84399.50–102.50100.56
21—1,96590.00–99.0094.23
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
27—1,414116.00–120.25117.55
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
378—1,460116.00–121.50117.37
213—1,523117.00–120.50118.30
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
111—1,374117.25–119.00117.77
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—1,403116.75116.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—1,27660.00–69.5066.56
21—1,55477.00–80.0079.08
50—1,49970.00–76.0072.89
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
49—1,63380.00–87.0082.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—1,37669.00–72.5070.59
22—1,33462.00–68.0065.18
9—1,19050.00–62.0055.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
34—1,09640.00–56.0049.38
34—1,20857.00–62.0059.68
3—1,19563.5063.50
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.