South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, May 9
● As filed116 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 116 priced lines covering 17,465 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,657 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,010 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 9, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 17,657Last week 12,873Year ago 19,034
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,010Last week 870Year ago 971

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Good demand remains for light fleshed cattle to run on grass as yearlings as turnout time is now upon us as the grass is green in growing, more moderate demand on cattle bound for finishing yards. The feeder cattle market was under pressure this week as the cash fed cattle trade softened and traded lower, Live Cattle futures continued to decline, and Feeder Cattle contracts moved lower still. Flesh condition is a very important factor in determining the value of feeder cattle, and it's only amplified even more in year's where costs of gain are high. Cattle feeders are willing to chase the market on light fleshed cattle when they are available, and are highly critical of cattle carrying a heavy amount. The cash fed cattle market is dollars ahead of the current spot month of June, nearly 12.00, leaving cattle feeders unsure of where the market is headed and where it will converge with the futures. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
20—824141.00–151.50145.87
19—878132.00–146.75141.36
45—574161.00–180.00174.38
18—621155.00–165.50158.75
9—964135.50135.50
15—480207.00207.00
19—423203.00–215.00206.87
38—736151.00–164.00160.15
32—535179.00–195.00183.31
23—670154.00–165.00161.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
22—432229.00–230.50230.30
44—680193.50193.50
82—758180.00180.00
7—716189.00189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
25—635160.00160.00
7—705167.00167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
612—728160.50–190.00179.46
381—827147.50–163.00157.34
795—973138.75–149.25143.95
1,128—880146.50–160.00155.17
142—482192.00–227.50222.66
347—780159.00–170.00162.52
358—675170.00–187.25178.81
247—535189.00–213.00203.23
560—625154.00–200.50190.44
144—570181.50–202.25190.38
69—412223.00–228.50227.20
721—916139.50–156.25149.17
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
548—1,068136.00–147.00143.04
81—1,103138.50–139.25139.01
1,281—1,023135.25–147.00144.67
12—603142.00142.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
52—1,019125.00–136.00130.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—653169.00169.00
7—646169.00169.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14—851115.00115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
17—866141.50141.50
19—780150.00–157.50154.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—449166.00166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
27—571153.00–160.00155.13
10—739143.00143.00
25—423161.00–188.00178.67
40—541157.00–161.50158.21
47—792136.50136.50
21—628137.00–155.00148.45
34—843135.75135.75
7—491178.50178.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
9—809131.00131.00
29—924125.00–128.00126.05
5—629151.50151.50
14—775138.50138.50
8—654148.50148.50
22—722135.00–141.50137.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
446—626155.00–169.50162.91
506—974131.00–135.85133.98
498—730144.75–165.75153.06
370—577157.50–171.50165.45
937—864134.25–144.50139.88
188—533158.00–180.00171.83
991—781137.00–151.00144.20
43—431176.00–189.00184.34
1,365—924129.00–140.75136.69
9—335191.00191.00
34—394210.00210.00
1,042—826134.00–148.00141.17
642—670151.00–169.00160.97
254—476168.50–207.50192.77
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
120—1,005132.75–134.75133.79
133—1,064130.00–130.25130.19
27—664138.50138.50
13—540142.00142.00
24—1,115128.25128.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—766122.00122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
137—863150.00–154.75152.29
330—794154.75–155.50155.11
110—826149.00–152.50151.40
111—680162.00162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—585136.00136.00
15—638141.00141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—967140.50140.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
24—1,31472.00–78.0075.85
6—1,50279.00–80.5079.43
1—1,2205.005.00
1—1,35566.0066.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
15—1,55486.00–90.0087.70
2—1,81563.00–67.0064.66
24—1,49279.00–84.5081.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
23—1,30065.50–74.5070.87
18—1,17852.00–65.0061.69
11—1,1479.00–57.0038.44
2—1,17373.0073.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—1,69293.0093.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—1,83286.00–99.0092.98
1—1,475106.00106.00
6—2,019100.00–104.00101.37
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14—1,398118.50–119.50119.23
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
61—1,341115.50–118.25117.32
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—1,333106.00106.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,364144.00144.00
12—1,283147.00147.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—1,634141.00141.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
44—1,554143.00–145.00144.69
47—1,517138.00–142.00140.00
11—1,445137.00–138.00137.45
226—1,485140.00–145.00143.24
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
35—1,342130.00–132.00131.24
24—1,268140.00140.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—1,221110.00110.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
32—1,440144.00–149.00147.38
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—1,450145.00145.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
74—1,326142.00–143.00142.92
17—1,284139.00–140.00139.30
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—1,291144.00144.00
26—1,362147.00–148.00147.39
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
13—1,164137.00137.00
10—1,332137.00137.00
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.