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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 18

● As filed146 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 146 priced lines covering 19,470 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 21,484 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 982 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 21,484Last week 8,617Year ago 22,413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 982Last week 902Year ago 1,381

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Demand remains very good for all weights of steers, but the issue of feed cost is hanging heavily on the minds of cattle producers. There is much greater demand for steers than for heifers, due to the high cost of gain as the heifers can't reach the finished weights that a steer can, which is resulting in wide spreads between the steers and heifers. There has been some moisture around this month, but not nearly enough yet as the incessant winds keep sucking it back out of the ground and drought conditions persist. There is rain in the forecast by the end of the week, along with somewhat warmer temps, which will help grass to start growing. The temps have been too cold at night to really get things greened up and growing. The cash fed cattle market popped a bit this week, up to 147.00 in Iowa this week, but still at a level lower than most cattle feeders' expectations. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	127.50	127.50
6	—	562	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	776	135.50	135.50
4	—	684	151.50	151.50
22	—	720	134.00–142.00	136.87
19	—	621	144.00–155.00	150.50
10	—	540	158.00	158.00
23	—	483	168.00–173.50	172.11
11	—	377	170.00	170.00
37	—	586	146.00–158.50	156.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,068	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,130	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,213	—	779	136.00–159.50	146.79
569	—	966	131.00–133.85	132.91
810	—	674	144.00–162.75	154.58
592	—	863	130.00–142.50	137.46
578	—	621	148.00–170.00	161.33
523	—	915	126.00–143.75	135.68
1,531	—	823	133.50–149.00	140.48
434	—	581	157.00–176.50	169.47
221	—	520	156.50–185.00	177.02
986	—	726	139.00–157.00	151.24
99	—	475	177.50–195.00	184.64
117	—	433	174.00–197.00	189.65
20	—	382	180.00–205.00	193.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	537	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	746	163.50	163.50
581	—	822	145.00–150.50	147.52
89	—	815	1,150.00–1,245.00	1,199.58
121	—	953	145.00–146.50	145.76
71	—	797	150.00	150.00
31	—	893	142.00	142.00
244	—	871	1,200.00–1,370.00	1,268.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	845	136.00	136.00
29	—	1,112	131.75–132.00	131.84
136	—	1,010	125.50–133.00	129.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	346	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	546	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	516	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	720	138.50–143.00	140.64
3	—	858	125.50	125.50
8	—	650	145.00	145.00
11	—	913	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	644	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	488	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,013	138.75	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	805	152.00	152.00
12	—	618	173.00	173.00
20	—	900	134.00	134.00
49	—	532	185.50	185.50
66	—	778	155.50–156.00	155.84
5	—	747	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	890	135.00	135.00
4	—	708	131.00	131.00
6	—	635	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	867	146.25–153.00	151.25
6	—	694	152.00	152.00
7	—	904	137.00	137.00
6	—	610	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	674	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
457	—	721	163.50–184.50	173.54
1,392	—	870	141.50–165.25	159.72
1,068	—	833	140.00–166.00	161.91
112	—	474	179.00–226.00	216.97
268	—	628	172.00–197.50	190.18
283	—	585	182.00–208.00	196.80
125	—	530	191.00–217.00	203.89
447	—	972	146.50–155.00	151.00
528	—	780	147.00–171.75	162.09
429	—	671	170.00–190.50	179.02
1,129	—	931	146.50–163.25	154.29
14	—	383	200.00–231.00	213.24
60	—	423	209.00–232.00	222.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	736	153.00	153.00
17	—	607	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,244	139.50	139.50
367	—	1,162	135.00–143.50	139.67
49	—	1,258	141.25	141.25
260	—	1,070	136.50–148.75	144.37
762	—	1,025	136.25–148.00	144.69
413	—	1,126	136.60–147.25	143.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	558	216.50	216.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,046	137.00	137.00
13	—	1,089	134.25	134.25
39	—	1,102	135.75	135.75
7	—	664	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,228	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,288	133.75	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	487	185.00	185.00
63	—	783	147.00–155.50	153.36
42	—	521	195.00	195.00
18	—	931	143.50–145.00	144.43
16	—	723	147.00–147.50	147.22
35	—	844	151.75–152.00	151.88
52	—	628	153.50–177.00	162.60
15	—	379	186.00–200.00	190.70
34	—	885	147.75	147.75
16	—	696	146.00–167.50	162.11
12	—	406	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	712	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	590	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	130.00	130.00
7	—	606	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	906	128.50	128.50
7	—	821	138.00	138.00
16	—	622	156.00–167.00	160.68
4	—	1,155	111.50	111.50
28	—	518	195.00–211.00	205.86
5	—	420	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	224.00	224.00
9	—	378	240.00	240.00
19	—	558	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,006	31.00–54.00	42.91
22	—	1,296	70.00–75.00	73.08
22	—	1,164	52.50–69.00	61.61
5	—	1,140	75.00–77.50	76.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,462	70.00–78.00	72.89
1	—	1,525	61.00	61.00
34	—	1,425	76.00–79.50	77.87
4	—	1,469	80.00–81.00	80.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,708	73.00–79.00	76.52
3	—	1,745	62.00–66.00	64.34
73	—	1,559	80.00–85.00	82.59
16	—	1,540	86.00–88.00	87.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,670	87.00–91.00	89.46
8	—	1,690	93.00–96.00	95.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,358	140.00–143.50	142.07
140	—	1,343	144.00–149.00	145.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,383	144.00–153.00	148.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,459	149.50–152.00	150.40
6	—	1,455	145.00	145.00
10	—	1,554	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,640	147.00–151.50	150.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,384	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,455	156.00	156.00
11	—	1,610	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,315	142.00–146.00	143.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,519	116.50–117.00	116.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,449	120.00–122.00	120.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,249	111.00–124.00	116.12
10	—	1,913	91.00–102.00	97.85
11	—	1,926	100.00–110.00	106.32

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.