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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 6

● As filed148 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 148 priced lines covering 31,944 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 33,273 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,461 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33,273Last week 36,103Year ago 38,758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,461Last week 2,114Year ago 2,397

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 950 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 950 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 800 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 800-900 lbs unevenly steady, over 900 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Very good demand remains for all weights of feeder steers and heifers. The cash fed cattle market continues to offer support to the feeder cattle market, yet the Live Cattle futures contracts are not keeping pace with the cash market. Cattle feeders are feeling much better about the fed market and are willing to chase the market a little to get the cattle bought that they like. Flesh condition, as it always is, remains a critical factor but this is even more important when feed costs are as high as they are. Large auction receipts this week as many auctions will not host a feeder cattle sale during the two week period of Christmas and New Year's. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	478	166.00–210.00	186.63
150	—	627	155.00–167.50	159.81
69	—	387	180.00–222.00	203.70
39	—	334	211.00–227.00	220.49
33	—	670	156.00–160.00	159.25
20	—	936	148.00	148.00
29	—	803	146.50–156.00	148.70
65	—	426	162.00–205.00	186.77
52	—	775	146.00–166.25	155.26
135	—	523	160.00–188.00	177.00
72	—	571	165.00–175.00	171.79
58	—	730	155.00–159.00	157.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,036	128.00–151.50	142.30
14	—	1,125	125.00	125.00
7	—	1,150	137.00	137.00
23	—	1,088	128.00–140.00	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	144.00	144.00
5	—	688	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	191.00	191.00
35	—	632	174.00	174.00
22	—	576	173.00–173.50	173.27
7	—	531	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	524	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
658	—	975	154.50–168.75	163.99
107	—	373	198.00–230.50	221.17
1,530	—	525	184.00–208.50	198.05
13	—	326	202.00–222.50	215.14
2,688	—	669	157.75–191.00	177.76
2,503	—	576	168.00–199.50	185.96
390	—	421	197.00–232.50	216.89
1,133	—	879	157.50–171.00	165.04
421	—	769	154.00–173.50	165.88
3,046	—	625	164.00–196.50	182.61
477	—	834	156.50–169.00	164.80
762	—	478	193.00–223.00	208.74
9	—	287	215.00	215.00
955	—	923	153.75–171.50	163.20
1,366	—	724	155.50–182.00	173.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	728	141.00	141.00
7	—	487	175.00	175.00
26	—	615	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	587	168.00–178.50	175.84
107	—	1,171	147.50–154.50	150.90
530	—	1,130	154.35–156.50	155.66
516	—	1,032	155.50–164.00	159.41
23	—	533	182.00–184.00	183.57
47	—	657	165.50–166.50	166.39
867	—	1,071	148.25–162.85	158.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	455	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	617	161.50–173.00	166.86
69	—	677	167.00–169.00	168.08
12	—	812	156.75	156.75
19	—	583	156.50–164.50	162.81
41	—	766	155.50	155.50
8	—	525	186.00	186.00
95	—	725	149.00–164.00	156.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	145.00	145.00
18	—	584	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	360	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	590	197.25	197.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	190.00	190.00
26	—	473	161.00–175.00	170.26
7	—	340	175.00	175.00
11	—	505	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
283	—	908	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	718	164.00	164.00
50	—	590	173.50	173.50
169	—	622	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,115	141.00–148.00	144.85
72	—	1,165	139.25–145.25	143.58
28	—	1,205	135.75–146.00	140.51
79	—	1,019	141.00–153.00	145.46
35	—	510	145.00–153.00	146.85
42	—	1,069	126.00–150.00	142.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
390	—	424	165.00–190.50	181.14
1,094	—	524	153.00–184.50	171.14
943	—	471	154.00–190.00	177.83
617	—	870	149.00–156.00	152.83
433	—	921	145.00–164.70	153.87
493	—	774	148.00–160.50	156.77
337	—	961	139.50–156.00	149.66
9	—	265	180.00	180.00
211	—	380	171.00–199.00	183.54
114	—	720	143.00–159.00	152.59
1,369	—	577	150.00–180.00	164.23
852	—	674	140.00–164.60	156.78
44	—	328	167.50–198.00	181.87
274	—	837	152.00–159.00	153.78
1,429	—	626	146.00–168.00	160.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	971	133.00–135.75	134.93
25	—	514	162.00–163.00	162.57
123	—	625	145.75–154.50	149.13
27	—	728	132.00–148.00	138.93
27	—	868	135.00–146.00	142.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	695	131.00–150.50	147.92
116	—	469	153.00–165.00	158.04
34	—	320	152.50–179.00	162.11
67	—	635	148.50–155.00	152.40
6	—	948	138.00	138.00
39	—	775	140.00–149.50	146.40
38	—	428	152.50–176.00	165.58
3	—	887	145.00	145.00
25	—	744	135.00–148.00	137.05
172	—	567	144.00–160.00	153.81
42	—	371	151.00–183.00	167.03
127	—	527	140.00–160.00	155.60
50	—	831	138.00–148.75	146.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	460	180.00	180.00
30	—	505	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,106	149.60	149.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	152.50	152.50
4	—	308	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	884	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	466	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,052	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	845	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,416	43.00–62.00	55.88
70	—	1,424	61.00–69.00	64.67
2	—	1,418	69.50	69.50
2	—	1,270	25.00–44.00	32.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,257	15.00–46.00	33.12
8	—	1,301	60.00–60.50	60.06
56	—	1,331	52.00–59.50	55.48
69	—	1,304	39.00–54.00	47.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,722	77.00–79.00	78.33
38	—	1,547	71.00–76.00	74.13
15	—	1,545	63.00–69.50	66.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,255	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	1,398	135.00–138.00	137.24
16	—	1,556	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,351	135.25–138.35	136.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,235	137.00–138.75	138.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,556	135.00–139.50	135.88
46	—	1,456	135.50–141.25	137.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,360	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,545	131.00–137.50	135.91
144	—	1,464	132.00–138.50	134.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,274	137.75–140.50	139.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,234	140.75	140.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,612	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,538	109.00	109.00
33	—	1,439	110.00–116.00	113.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,614	55.00–84.00	72.49
2	—	2,410	95.00	95.00
13	—	1,771	82.50–90.50	86.51

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.