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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 29

● As filed86 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 86 priced lines covering 8,169 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,410 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 704 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,410Last week 11,254Year ago 9,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 704Last week 823Year ago 1,067

Compared to last week: Best comparison for feeder steers were those 900-1050 lbs, 1.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers narrowly compared, lower undertones prevailed. Cash fed cattle managed to maintain their level, up to 198.50, however cattle feeders had too many warning signs to ignore this week and slowed their approach to the feeder market. Cattle futures have been under great pressure, mainly from outside market factors, and this has had an effect on the feeder market at the auction. Cattle feeders have been incredibly bullish as the fed cattle market moved counter-seasonally, but now with the futures dropping off quickly they are suddenly becoming more cautious. Yearlings are starting to be offered off grass, these are the most highly desired cattle as their gains are the best in the feedyard due to their light flesh condition. Very hot weather this last week, yet grazing conditions remain adequate. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	278	405.00	405.00
14	400–450	420	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	797	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	346	410.00	410.00
7	400–450	428	335.00	335.00
11	500–550	536	313.00	313.00
12	550–600	579	296.00–297.00	296.40
135	600–650	620	265.00–290.00	280.15
80	650–700	681	253.00–278.00	269.94
212	700–750	727	244.00–264.50	252.87
392	750–800	771	249.00–260.00	256.63
326	800–850	817	240.75–256.00	251.24
143	850–900	865	232.25–247.00	240.83
424	900–950	917	219.00–240.50	231.57
94	950–1000	981	220.25–233.00	224.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	498	292.50	292.50
30	600–650	626	261.00	261.00
13	650–700	664	250.00	250.00
15	700–750	732	255.00	255.00
9	750–800	776	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	894	235.00	235.00
9	900–950	917	232.00	232.00
64	1000–1050	1,023	199.00–221.50	215.28
10	1100–1150	1,125	186.00–191.00	188.04
40	1150–1200	1,179	194.00–196.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	1000–1050	1,046	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	1050–1100	1,080	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
74	550–600	565	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	748	255.50	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	355	422.50–455.00	430.64
10	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	496	341.00	341.00
6	500–550	536	332.50	332.50
27	550–600	556	327.50	327.50
26	600–650	631	290.00–320.00	310.50
41	650–700	668	294.50–304.50	300.32
53	700–750	732	257.00–275.00	270.66
267	750–800	774	265.25–276.50	269.11
118	800–850	835	251.00–260.00	253.78
718	850–900	876	234.00–263.50	257.94
1,315	900–950	923	239.00–257.75	251.13
1,000	950–1000	977	236.00–248.00	240.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	259	445.00	445.00
21	400–450	417	375.00	375.00
9	650–700	689	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
11	700–750	729	267.00	267.00
30	750–800	768	236.00–264.00	256.23
23	800–850	827	238.00–255.00	246.19
14	850–900	863	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	800–850	823	255.50	255.50
21	850–900	872	254.50	254.50
866	1000–1050	1,025	229.00–233.50	231.82
422	1050–1100	1,073	224.00–238.50	233.54
103	1100–1150	1,117	224.50–238.50	231.37
21	1200–1250	1,212	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	919	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	1100–1150	1,129	214.25	214.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
76	550–600	587	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	492	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,368	202.00–202.25	202.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,270	190.00–196.00	190.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,417	201.50–205.00	202.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,218	199.00–200.50	200.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,382	191.00–193.00	192.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,442	201.25–203.25	202.21
30	—	1,530	203.00–205.00	203.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,311	201.00–203.50	203.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,615	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	201.50	201.50
15	—	1,395	200.00–204.50	202.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,524	170.00–172.50	171.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,695	159.00–167.50	164.88
3	—	1,942	154.00–155.00	154.32
7	—	2,027	172.50–180.00	174.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	137.00	137.00
8	—	1,395	153.00–157.00	154.75
96	—	1,478	141.00–153.00	146.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	114.00–125.00	119.58
26	—	1,097	92.50–109.00	103.82
12	—	1,018	70.00–82.50	77.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,601	144.00–149.50	147.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,369	132.00–137.00	133.75

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.