South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, May 8
● As filed105 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
South Dakota reported 105 priced lines covering 16,118 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 16,983 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 612 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 8, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)
Feeder CattleReceipts 16,983Last week 13,518Year ago 17,657
Slaughter CattleReceipts 612Last week 752Year ago 1,010

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers this week. Cattle futures contracts helped to add support to the feeder market, as 3.00 gains were seen across Live and Feeder Cattle contracts. Spring rain finally came to the region, which will kickstart the grazing season, which was greatly needed in much of the state. Demand for light weight yearlings to run on grass is red hot as turnout time has arrived and the fall months of the Feeder Cattle contracts are working their way back to mid 230's price level. Farmer feeders were busy planting corn this week, much progressed was made until Thursday and Friday when the rain moved in. Rain was needed for the crops as well, but northern SD is running behind on field work as the temps were colder up there longer and ground conditions were wetter. This is the time of year where auction receipts become very sporadic, auctions will host customer appreciation BBQ sales like Herreid Livestock did this week and featured long strings of yearlings. Cattle feeders still need to buy their summer feeding cattle and are really feeling bullish currently and ready to buy what they need. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1,284—827193.50–224.50211.11
1,648—974180.75–196.50192.14
246—585210.00–275.25255.96
189—519262.50–284.50277.39
1,342—876187.50–216.50203.52
96—431277.50–301.00293.96
58—483268.00–286.00273.32
414—679200.00–263.50246.43
4—334295.00295.00
1,848—929182.00–205.00195.74
709—779202.00–232.75221.63
258—619207.00–272.00250.81
660—731209.00–243.00236.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
27—723187.00–225.50202.74
39—887189.50–191.00190.58
7—344300.00300.00
28—579231.00231.00
9—821184.00–193.50189.14
50—783186.00–210.00200.39
12—355265.00–270.00266.26
25—467245.00–250.00247.95
20—681200.00–217.00210.23
37—540211.00–233.00230.76
18—630187.50–201.00197.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—383240.00240.00
7—711176.00176.00
7—868180.00180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—534232.50232.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
894—1,015181.00–193.75187.88
92—1,059178.50–183.50180.56
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—650187.00187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—818198.00198.00
8—704215.00215.00
7—885182.00–189.50185.24
6—937185.00185.00
36—598230.50–238.00236.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—473260.00260.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—691211.00211.00
4—1,051177.00177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
19—454285.00–291.00287.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
15—8501,625.001,625.00
60—8051,700.00–1,810.001,746.23
102—716213.25–216.25215.33
151—7831,550.00–1,600.001,584.04
30—874207.00207.00
79—784209.00–217.00215.95
33—7101,525.001,525.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
15—1,085166.00–169.00166.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
404—669195.00–220.50211.71
97—471245.00–267.50254.91
103—431254.00–272.50264.33
329—518230.00–258.50250.58
413—921165.00–185.00178.32
147—969171.85–179.00175.49
266—578212.00–247.00234.51
832—774182.00–210.00198.64
649—820174.00–195.00186.52
589—730194.50–209.75201.70
243—622206.00–239.00222.15
530—874173.25–189.50182.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11—755166.00166.00
31—886163.00–173.00164.94
15—739187.50187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—643236.00236.00
35—377176.00–262.50216.66
14—831164.00–168.00166.33
33—681184.00–195.00190.59
13—440243.00–248.00246.12
12—518211.00–226.00222.22
5—567192.50192.50
12—709188.00188.00
23—785181.00–184.00182.82
71—479227.00–247.00232.80
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—688191.00191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—763168.00168.00
26—723154.00–157.00155.25
5—491188.00188.00
20—553171.00171.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,058153.00153.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—656127.50127.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—1,04592.0092.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
12—1,215106.00–107.00106.41
45—1,49398.00–105.00102.32
9—1,39684.00–98.0094.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,17098.00–102.0099.88
23—1,14951.00–89.0076.83
46—1,35588.00–98.0094.08
6—1,14325.00–69.0057.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,65393.00–103.0097.79
5—1,606110.00–119.00114.01
52—1,572105.00–110.00108.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
120—1,446177.00–179.00177.99
26—1,534178.00–179.50178.57
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—1,576181.50181.50
7—1,588183.00183.00
6—1,423183.00183.00
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—1,555180.00180.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
74—1,365176.75–179.00178.19
7—1,359174.00174.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
37—1,592144.00144.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,321137.00137.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—1,427128.00128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—1,679117.00–122.00118.84
2—2,048129.00129.00
8—1,86694.00–115.00107.24
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.