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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 19

● As filed50 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 50 priced lines covering 3,992 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,973 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,387 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,973Last week 8,260Year ago 8,517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,387Last week 1,393Year ago 106

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle lightly tested this week, steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower, heifers too few to allow a complete comparison, lower undertones evident. Moderate to good demand for yearling steers and heifers this week. The weakness in the CME Live and Feeder Cattle futures contracts carried over into the cash fed cattle market as lower bids from packers were accepted at midweek and went lower as the week progressed. Cattle feeders have been very bullish in their approach to the feeder market, that has now been replaced with caution. Yearling operators who have enough grass still aren't in a rush to sell on a down market, as this downturn is about 20.00 lower than where it was projected to be. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower, except Lean cows 1.00 lower, bulls 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	650–700	687	265.00–280.50	277.59
10	700–750	738	270.00	270.00
70	750–800	761	241.00–258.50	245.73
216	850–900	860	234.50–251.00	242.27
90	900–950	936	230.50–235.00	233.59
390	950–1000	978	223.50–239.75	236.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	727	234.50	234.50
15	950–1000	988	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
527	1000–1050	1,026	215.25–232.00	226.92
288	1050–1100	1,095	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	750–800	777	241.25–242.50	241.47
84	800–850	844	228.00–230.50	229.97
84	850–900	888	226.75–235.00	229.73
198	900–950	935	210.00–226.00	221.96
259	950–1000	959	217.50–222.00	217.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	281.00	281.00
11	550–600	591	261.00	261.00
8	700–750	723	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	650–700	674	231.00	231.00
66	800–850	826	220.00	220.00
57	950–1000	961	208.75	208.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	810	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	1000–1050	1,024	203.00–212.25	211.77
24	1050–1100	1,060	197.50	197.50
17	1150–1200	1,170	185.00–188.50	186.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,370	183.00–187.50	183.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,214	178.00–197.00	187.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	1,609	182.00–185.25	183.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	1,540	182.00–185.00	184.12
241	—	1,400	180.00–185.00	182.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,459	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,386	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,461	163.00–166.00	165.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,937	161.00–171.00	164.38
3	—	1,607	146.00–156.00	150.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,480	125.00–133.00	129.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,548	135.00–144.00	139.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,143	94.00–108.00	104.19
4	—	1,085	40.00–65.00	50.81
33	—	1,338	109.00–124.00	117.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,695	139.00–141.00	139.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,300	183.00–188.50	186.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,373	174.00–177.00	174.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,334	180.00–185.00	182.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,224	177.00–202.00	185.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,593	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	183.00	183.00

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.