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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 19

● As filed134 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 134 priced lines covering 33,802 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 36,594 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,270 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36,594Last week 29,963Year ago 9,138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,270Last week 1,297Year ago 165

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 800 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 800 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Very good demand for steers and heifers as the cattle futures contracts continue to climb higher. The fall months of the Feeder Cattle contract are highly attractive and backgrounders want to make sure they have cattle to sell during that time, which is really making the market very active for this class of cattle. Cash fed cattle up to 184.00 in Iowa as cattle feeders are fighting hard to get their cattle sold par with the spot month of the Live Cattle futures. Cattle producers have seen little reason to delay selling their home raised feeder cattle as the market has been so attractive, which has resulted in two large months of auction receipts. Calving season is nearing, another reason for cow/calf operators to get their last year's crop of cattle sold to make room in the corrals for calving heifers and cows. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,340	—	770	222.25–251.00	234.09
165	—	960	188.00–217.00	205.43
674	—	531	272.00–309.00	290.97
292	—	880	210.00–227.00	219.80
1,695	—	620	245.00–290.00	272.46
203	—	418	287.50–327.50	319.60
702	—	826	214.00–240.00	225.02
72	—	367	311.00–415.00	358.29
304	—	919	204.10–213.50	208.07
1,718	—	676	237.50–268.00	254.09
17	—	314	320.00–375.00	357.51
1,247	—	580	260.00–298.00	278.45
1,287	—	720	231.25–258.00	245.96
651	—	475	278.00–320.00	301.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	816	172.50	172.50
15	—	537	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	519	300.00	300.00
219	—	572	298.00–302.00	300.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
648	—	717	251.00–276.00	257.51
51	—	816	241.50	241.50
42	—	765	260.00	260.00
98	—	684	258.50–264.00	262.70
70	—	629	260.75–263.50	261.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	820	176.00–215.00	199.08
51	—	656	235.00–248.00	246.47
21	—	446	291.00	291.00
44	—	379	292.00–331.00	319.47
103	—	519	264.00–282.50	276.40
25	—	928	182.50	182.50
162	—	631	218.50–256.00	241.44
116	—	742	227.00–255.25	249.50
70	—	584	253.00–269.00	261.32
72	—	491	260.00–294.00	279.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,154	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	789	232.00	232.00
21	—	890	202.50	202.50
21	—	671	223.00–231.00	226.23
56	—	535	272.00–279.00	273.02
70	—	737	227.50–236.00	230.26
15	—	623	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	795	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,021	194.00–201.00	195.19
4	—	1,106	187.00	187.00
16	—	1,067	176.00–190.00	182.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	655	232.00	232.00
4	—	559	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	717	243.00	243.00
36	—	667	239.00	239.00
47	—	633	265.00	265.00
22	—	540	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	772	230.50–238.00	232.58
71	—	628	275.00–285.00	279.60
5	—	975	189.00	189.00
82	—	830	228.00–239.00	235.27
50	—	672	253.00–283.00	263.10
72	—	722	238.00–242.00	239.91
21	—	930	210.00–216.00	213.21
111	—	878	230.00–238.25	236.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
238	—	969	202.00–230.00	223.25
2,069	—	818	237.50–254.00	246.87
2,738	—	729	252.00–293.50	273.59
2,343	—	772	240.00–270.00	255.71
2,211	—	677	266.00–306.50	287.56
53	—	338	383.00–400.00	386.13
1,705	—	624	283.00–319.00	305.12
894	—	527	302.50–352.50	332.16
1,134	—	580	296.00–338.00	319.09
1,929	—	870	226.00–250.50	242.90
260	—	427	330.00–400.00	355.66
35	—	376	360.00–405.00	382.30
270	—	478	320.00–370.00	345.47
1,619	—	926	220.00–242.25	235.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,016	211.25–222.25	219.08
203	—	1,113	207.50	207.50
5	—	1,293	176.00	176.00
380	—	1,064	208.25–220.10	214.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	876	209.00	209.00
15	—	496	310.00	310.00
75	—	585	282.00–295.50	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	622	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,016	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	658	316.00	316.00
6	—	421	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	945	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
235	—	635	262.00–289.00	282.95
13	—	411	323.00–350.00	337.67
49	—	741	244.00–256.00	250.64
11	—	902	189.50	189.50
35	—	673	237.00–274.00	253.27
10	—	792	235.00	235.00
106	—	587	276.00–305.00	294.78
29	—	878	226.00–227.50	226.76
22	—	475	315.00–327.50	322.02
152	—	537	288.00–329.50	300.56
17	—	828	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,033	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	557	324.50	324.50
49	—	653	300.00	300.00
204	—	811	260.50–266.00	262.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	658	260.00	260.00
5	—	740	248.00	248.00
6	—	979	183.00	183.00
11	—	518	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	1,432	181.00–184.75	182.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,454	173.00–179.00	177.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,117	177.50–183.00	180.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,646	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	164.00–174.00	170.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,426	183.50–185.50	184.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	167.00–168.00	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	107.00	107.00
24	—	1,623	112.00–122.00	119.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	995	78.00–84.00	79.06
5	—	1,055	57.50–72.50	67.15
14	—	898	20.00–40.00	30.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,474	97.00–120.00	111.64
20	—	1,618	121.00–125.00	122.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,286	86.00–96.00	92.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,561	177.00–179.50	179.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,741	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,588	182.00–187.00	183.77
101	—	1,468	176.00–180.50	179.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,547	182.50–185.00	183.03
26	—	1,443	181.75–184.00	183.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,544	181.00–182.50	181.93
12	—	1,415	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,224	180.00–184.00	181.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,683	178.25–183.00	179.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,685	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,976	110.00–126.00	118.89
2	—	1,725	83.00–101.00	91.92

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.