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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 3

● As filed134 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 134 priced lines covering 31,209 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 32,294 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,394 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32,294Last week 6,736Year ago 34,465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,394Last week 843Year ago 2,175

Compared to last week: Only 1 reported auction a week ago, no recent price comparison to be made with this week's full run of reported auctions. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers. As the New Year began and all auction markets came back to their regular weekly feeder cattle sales, cattle feeders and order buyers were geared up and ready to buy cattle. The Live Cattle contracts faltered and traded lower as daily slaughter totals have declined, but there is great optimism yet from many cattle feeders that better days lie ahead and they want to have cattle ready when that time comes. Packers were able to buy cattle cheaper this week as they have had to cut their daily kills. Feeder cattle producers are eager to get their cattle consigned and sold as the market is so much higher than where they were expecting it to be just a few short months ago. Large auction receipts expected again for next week. Slaughter cows were mixed, Breaker and Boner cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower, Lean cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	624	160.00–170.50	165.57
106	—	717	149.00–165.00	157.43
18	—	322	200.00–212.50	205.53
4	—	826	147.50	147.50
176	—	571	170.50–182.00	179.90
33	—	431	183.00–204.50	193.98
31	—	786	144.50–154.00	150.29
59	—	530	161.00–193.00	183.75
153	—	686	150.50–167.00	160.58
68	—	383	195.00–210.00	205.22
39	—	485	167.00–198.00	178.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	173.00	173.00
20	—	461	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	662	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
276	—	1,085	150.50–158.60	156.90
51	—	1,134	152.50	152.50
398	—	1,026	153.25–164.00	158.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	797	146.00–159.00	156.06
36	—	633	144.50–174.00	161.25
16	—	420	171.50–185.00	178.20
18	—	541	166.00–190.00	172.43
41	—	728	155.00–161.00	158.56
13	—	488	200.00	200.00
86	—	673	160.50–169.00	166.09
111	—	582	173.00–187.50	182.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	550	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,072	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
621	—	919	151.25–164.50	158.22
13	—	342	222.50–235.00	230.11
179	—	975	154.50–158.25	156.18
172	—	424	207.00–226.00	217.65
734	—	529	180.00–216.00	200.52
2,690	—	774	150.50–179.00	164.43
2,199	—	631	168.00–190.00	183.09
1,038	—	575	176.50–206.25	193.99
1,466	—	875	153.00–168.75	161.05
5	—	247	260.00	260.00
2,128	—	674	162.00–185.75	175.70
1,207	—	825	154.50–167.00	162.95
3,201	—	729	156.00–179.50	170.84
581	—	479	190.00–220.00	210.09
48	—	372	200.00–240.00	218.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	601	203.50	203.50
32	—	518	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	188.00	188.00
13	—	650	162.00	162.00
14	—	607	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	833	170.25	170.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	545	163.00	163.00
26	—	592	155.50	155.50
30	—	675	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	846	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	942	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	370	170.00–211.00	193.11
388	—	877	140.50–151.00	148.54
1,573	—	626	141.50–175.00	164.30
79	—	982	135.00–147.50	145.32
16	—	316	179.50–215.00	198.45
230	—	428	171.00–198.00	182.28
5	—	1,185	130.50	130.50
9	—	1,000	134.50	134.50
1,746	—	675	147.50–169.50	159.94
1,527	—	578	155.00–187.00	169.93
8	—	284	215.00	215.00
428	—	911	132.50–152.00	147.26
1,097	—	720	144.50–163.00	154.47
511	—	477	167.00–195.50	182.32
415	—	522	163.00–196.00	176.03
1,129	—	824	138.75–154.25	149.65
991	—	776	142.50–162.00	149.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,017	135.00	135.00
29	—	1,165	126.00–142.50	137.56
98	—	1,142	136.50–141.85	141.43
24	—	1,090	137.75–138.50	137.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	785	148.00–149.00	148.50
119	—	642	144.00–159.00	155.22
35	—	663	143.00–145.50	144.43
22	—	586	142.50–151.00	145.54
21	—	528	155.00	155.00
6	—	955	141.00	141.00
4	—	898	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	816	122.00–146.75	130.25
16	—	770	145.00–146.50	145.46
102	—	584	152.00–159.00	155.77
53	—	528	150.00–169.00	163.90
88	—	629	135.00–154.50	149.36
75	—	486	151.00–181.00	172.35
8	—	981	136.50	136.50
53	—	393	161.00–180.00	174.47
55	—	723	142.00–150.25	147.69
24	—	328	184.00–196.00	187.80
74	—	686	141.00–151.00	148.26
38	—	419	132.50–174.00	164.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	148.00	148.00
17	—	655	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	546	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	585	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	57.50	57.50
38	—	1,276	54.50–59.00	56.30
30	—	1,238	32.00–54.00	47.80
12	—	1,176	21.00–36.00	26.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,641	72.00–77.00	75.00
9	—	1,551	59.00–64.00	61.21
18	—	1,418	65.00–70.00	66.11
2	—	1,658	56.00–58.00	57.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,453	51.00–57.00	55.77
4	—	1,130	65.00–68.00	66.30
50	—	1,354	58.00–64.00	61.15
1	—	1,140	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,414	136.50–139.00	138.06
6	—	1,612	136.25	136.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,170	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,226	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	1,372	138.00–142.50	139.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,215	134.00–137.00	135.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,315	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,289	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
227	—	1,577	136.00–140.00	138.51
13	—	1,432	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,645	136.25–137.85	137.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,599	140.00–142.00	140.79
43	—	1,456	137.00–140.50	138.82
10	—	1,745	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,383	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,430	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,470	117.50–122.50	120.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	94.00–95.00	94.45
2	—	1,835	73.00–83.50	79.45
11	—	1,956	85.00–90.50	87.41

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.