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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 30

● As filed77 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 77 priced lines covering 16,132 head across feeder cattle. USDA puts receipts at 17,785 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 30, 2024

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

Receipts 17,785Last week 0Year ago 23,387

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 7.00 to 10.00 higher, instances of 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, the market was incredibly active as there have been few sales due to the Christmas and New Years holidays and buyers were out in force and ready to buy cattle when they are offered. The cash fed cattle market shot higher again, all the way up to 201.00, leaving the CME Live Cattle futures contracts 7.00 under the cash. Cattle feeders paid no attention to the futures contracts as they fail to keep pace with the fundamentals of the cash trades. Just a few auction locations hosted sales this week, that fact helped to fan the flames on the feeder cattle market as cattle feeders want to get cattle bought right now. Large auction receipts expected next week as auction markets get back on their normal weekly schedules.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	1050–1100	1,098	239.75	239.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	1000–1050	1,026	255.00–257.00	255.97
159	1050–1100	1,067	240.50–253.35	248.60
36	1200–1250	1,219	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	373	372.50	372.50
10	400–450	442	330.00	330.00
78	450–500	489	315.00–350.00	344.69
6	500–550	547	333.00	333.00
122	550–600	577	310.00–324.00	320.99
4	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
9	650–700	689	270.00	270.00
37	800–850	831	240.00–258.50	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	396	385.00	385.00
11	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
6	700–750	744	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	550–600	587	310.00–323.00	321.13
19	600–650	645	287.00–292.00	290.68
47	650–700	692	282.00–288.00	283.97
144	700–750	737	260.00–290.00	280.46
59	800–850	822	255.00–260.75	260.25
19	850–900	892	241.00–249.00	245.64
8	900–950	918	238.00	238.00
48	950–1000	980	235.00–240.00	239.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	329	422.50–460.00	446.89
94	350–400	384	390.00–440.00	412.88
112	400–450	429	351.00–428.00	387.69
299	450–500	481	355.00–387.50	377.85
682	500–550	528	333.50–378.00	352.60
826	550–600	576	325.00–354.50	342.85
1,010	600–650	627	299.00–349.00	329.79
1,069	650–700	672	275.00–340.00	316.31
805	700–750	723	265.00–328.00	294.03
1,050	750–800	767	265.00–309.50	287.18
721	800–850	827	260.00–280.25	270.05
698	850–900	870	255.00–273.75	269.31
1,020	900–950	922	249.00–269.00	261.49
169	950–1000	969	248.00–258.00	253.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	425	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
92	550–600	554	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	646	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	650–700	663	292.50	292.50
14	750–800	794	232.00	232.00
8	900–950	932	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	650–700	676	269.00–270.00	269.19
12	800–850	814	230.00	230.00
11	1050–1100	1,060	212.00–217.00	214.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	377	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	447	320.00	320.00
10	450–500	476	314.00	314.00
31	500–550	540	277.50–311.00	292.85
9	550–600	571	280.00	280.00
13	650–700	680	256.00	256.00
21	900–950	918	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	307.00	307.00
19	550–600	594	273.00	273.00
26	650–700	696	256.50–262.00	259.04
16	700–750	745	246.00	246.00
12	800–850	840	241.00	241.00
50	850–900	850	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	320	340.00–403.00	381.07
55	350–400	378	340.00–383.00	357.51
204	400–450	430	320.00–355.00	339.83
231	450–500	474	294.00–342.00	325.92
903	500–550	518	293.00–351.00	325.50
304	550–600	576	290.00–318.00	302.07
662	600–650	626	274.00–301.00	289.49
512	650–700	670	259.50–293.00	276.96
722	700–750	722	241.00–277.00	266.68
577	750–800	769	233.00–266.00	253.82
599	800–850	830	244.00–256.50	251.67
258	850–900	878	240.00–261.00	249.28
92	900–950	941	237.75	237.75
269	950–1000	977	233.00–237.50	237.34
6	1150–1200	1,150	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
268	600–650	649	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
193	550–600	589	310.00–311.00	310.52
154	600–650	645	310.00	310.00

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.