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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 21

● As filed53 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 53 priced lines covering 8,180 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,517 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 106 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,517Last week 9,919Year ago 13,644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 1,808Year ago 2,141

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, heifers mostly steady. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers, especially those right off grass as their flesh condition is light and very desirable. The extremely hot and humid weather did result in fewer cattle coming to auction as cattle were under great stress as the heat index was well over 100 degrees. Cash fed cattle were lower this week as cattle feeders were more willing to accept a lower bid from packers as the risk of death loss due to the heat was very high. Cooler weather over the weekend, into the start of the week but high 90s and near 100 are set to return by the weekend. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower in a narrow comparision, bulls not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	689	270.00	270.00
19	—	888	238.00	238.00
9	—	846	241.00	241.00
66	—	589	274.00–297.00	291.03
27	—	511	305.00–307.00	306.42
6	—	769	254.50	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
863	—	833	248.75–265.50	254.73
770	—	963	236.75–246.25	242.18
30	—	716	258.00–273.00	269.43
236	—	781	252.50–270.50	267.27
85	—	565	294.00–310.00	301.99
1,288	—	921	225.50–253.25	246.10
18	—	533	303.00–307.00	305.48
1,762	—	876	244.50–257.50	250.48
14	—	445	321.00	321.00
141	—	667	278.00–294.00	284.05
15	—	639	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,096	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,018	226.00	226.00
60	—	1,116	223.00	223.00
195	—	1,067	211.00–228.10	224.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	871	254.00	254.00
63	—	935	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
513	—	778	235.00–251.50	246.19
47	—	622	249.00–270.00	262.76
409	—	872	224.00–239.75	234.29
28	—	534	266.00–273.00	270.21
202	—	920	220.00–234.75	224.48
101	—	672	238.00–258.00	250.22
222	—	970	213.00–235.00	222.52
15	—	572	233.00–242.00	236.66
125	—	725	242.00–255.50	248.26
406	—	826	233.00–240.75	237.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	714	231.00	231.00
53	—	781	229.00–238.50	235.98
12	—	849	223.50	223.50
8	—	698	238.50	238.50
5	—	521	255.00	255.00
7	—	905	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	699	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,033	209.75–220.50	211.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,550	184.25	184.25
14	—	1,445	187.50–189.75	188.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,272	22.50–75.00	61.30
14	—	1,167	80.00–94.50	84.27
12	—	1,328	97.00–102.00	99.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,377	126.00–129.00	127.92
3	—	1,600	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	97.00–102.00	98.27
11	—	1,484	104.00–112.00	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,523	70.00–111.00	101.61
3	—	1,755	115.00–121.00	117.26

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.