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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 3

● As filed80 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 80 priced lines covering 6,614 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,651 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 395 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,651Last week 20,361Year ago 19,734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 395Last week 1,802Year ago 1,159

Compared to last week: Only 2 reported auctions this week as midweek and late week auctions across much of the state were cancelled due to the large winter storm that moved across the region creating blizzard conditions. Feeder steers and heifers sold with steady to higher undertones. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers as cash fed cattle topped at 173.00 last week and 178.00 this week. The feeder market was very active as cattle feeders are feeling very bullish as the cash fat market has skyrocketed well past the levels of the April Live Cattle contract. Cattle feeders know they have finally gotten the leverage they needed due to the short supplies of market ready cattle. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 9.00 higher, bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	580	207.00–218.00	210.92
21	—	490	230.00–237.00	234.15
6	—	414	263.00	263.00
451	—	875	167.50–182.50	178.08
359	—	833	171.25–187.50	177.00
13	—	511	220.00–230.00	224.58
226	—	731	191.00–199.00	196.81
72	—	924	165.50–166.50	166.39
123	—	672	189.00–201.00	194.94
11	—	379	250.00–265.00	258.08
360	—	763	179.50–200.50	192.77
173	—	623	200.50–219.00	211.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
267	—	1,026	170.75–184.60	177.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
222	—	707	204.00	204.00
5	—	551	223.00	223.00
4	—	454	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	173.00	173.00
9	—	612	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	776	180.00	180.00
18	—	734	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	992	156.00	156.00
20	—	601	196.00	196.00
150	—	725	170.00–187.25	181.97
5	—	499	215.00	215.00
28	—	581	197.25	197.25
94	—	774	171.25–177.00	171.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	478	240.00–253.00	248.38
18	—	512	242.00	242.00
21	—	618	202.00–210.00	206.52
46	—	790	194.00–197.00	194.65
42	—	938	176.00–178.00	177.77
26	—	988	178.00	178.00
11	—	882	178.00	178.00
92	—	835	173.00–191.00	188.56
63	—	742	197.00–202.00	198.21
38	—	680	186.00–210.00	198.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	295.00	295.00
308	—	827	201.00–208.00	204.00
20	—	494	262.50–287.50	282.66
563	—	931	185.25–196.50	190.98
244	—	675	211.50–222.50	218.03
90	—	577	217.00–235.00	225.10
161	—	968	183.50–188.00	185.65
35	—	519	237.00–260.00	246.92
350	—	734	205.00–216.00	211.96
349	—	874	185.00–195.50	191.07
345	—	777	199.00–212.00	207.85
65	—	639	214.00–225.50	221.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	170.00	170.00
7	—	616	143.00	143.00
5	—	734	145.00	145.00
5	—	688	160.00	160.00
6	—	559	160.00	160.00
7	—	876	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,146	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	1,123	177.75–182.60	181.54
11	—	1,049	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	832	209.00	209.00
25	—	876	200.50	200.50
101	—	727	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	94.00–95.00	94.51
54	—	1,232	84.50–96.00	91.29
17	—	1,105	10.00–62.00	41.84
27	—	1,173	72.00–85.00	77.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,650	96.00–99.50	97.37
3	—	1,577	111.00–113.00	112.17
22	—	1,436	102.00–110.00	105.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,474	95.00–102.00	98.25
2	—	1,465	60.00–91.00	77.72
2	—	1,513	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,723	174.00	174.00
14	—	1,592	174.50	174.50
12	—	1,428	167.00	167.00
7	—	1,421	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,334	167.00	167.00
6	—	1,246	172.00	172.00
43	—	1,410	172.00–175.00	173.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	105.00–112.00	107.96
5	—	2,116	124.50–131.00	128.20
9	—	2,100	112.00–125.00	120.42

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.