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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 28

● As filed81 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 81 priced lines covering 8,670 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,866 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 890 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,866Last week 19,137Year ago 9,838

Slaughter CattleReceipts 890Last week 527Year ago 968

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 800 lbs not well compared due to limited comparisons, steers over 800 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, heifers steady to 4.00 higher with instances of 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, fewer feeder cattle offered in the auctions this week as normal for this time of year. With the the cash fed cattle market continuing to advance, up to 224.00 this week, the competition to buy feeder cattle increased again. As the fat cattle market sets new all-time high historical prices, the feeder cattle market moves higher right along with it. Cattle producers are very optimistic and want to own cattle, the market is very active as bids are easy to find. The futures contracts are having a tough time advancing as quickly as the cash market but that is not slowing buyers down. Much progress was made planting corn this week, warmer temps in the forecast for this week will have corn up and growing quickly.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
44	800–850	835	296.00	296.00
104	850–900	860	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	637	289.00	289.00
22	700–750	725	277.00–280.00	277.94
69	750–800	761	272.00–278.00	275.34
20	850–900	866	235.00	235.00
19	950–1000	983	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
9	300–350	337	450.00–460.00	453.77
33	350–400	364	430.00–450.00	446.33
6	400–450	402	430.00	430.00
28	450–500	467	370.00–390.00	380.48
81	500–550	523	341.00–375.00	356.42
58	550–600	578	330.00–352.50	343.53
109	600–650	621	315.00–341.00	328.50
125	650–700	675	289.00–327.00	308.16
547	700–750	727	281.00–307.00	291.42
248	750–800	772	280.00–304.00	292.63
367	800–850	817	262.00–289.50	275.59
924	850–900	875	254.00–288.00	270.86
251	900–950	921	251.00–266.50	259.54
109	950–1000	973	246.50–259.75	252.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	501	337.50	337.50
20	550–600	576	330.00	330.00
9	1100–1150	1,111	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	494	362.50	362.50
4	500–550	525	327.50	327.50
26	650–700	667	301.00	301.00
38	750–800	754	287.00	287.00
6	900–950	919	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	311	487.50	487.50
36	350–400	389	485.00	485.00
11	400–450	414	460.00–475.00	467.98
15	450–500	467	420.00–425.00	423.36
39	500–550	525	397.50–411.00	405.27
75	550–600	579	365.00–393.00	377.01
46	600–650	617	347.00–367.50	360.19
127	650–700	675	329.00–355.00	345.36
259	700–750	731	317.50–339.00	329.67
56	750–800	773	295.00–327.00	305.66
723	800–850	835	286.00–310.25	306.81
506	850–900	874	275.00–307.50	292.13
1,023	900–950	926	272.00–287.25	283.60
740	950–1000	967	267.00–280.50	272.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	529	376.00–382.50	378.98
21	600–650	632	330.00–341.00	335.35
11	650–700	670	329.00	329.00
11	700–750	721	300.00	300.00
5	850–900	899	270.00	270.00
8	950–1000	975	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
85	1000–1050	1,030	254.00	254.00
59	1050–1100	1,086	244.00–246.00	245.56
8	1100–1150	1,102	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	350.00	350.00
23	600–650	625	339.00	339.00
491	1000–1050	1,026	268.00–275.00	271.49
101	1050–1100	1,061	250.50–254.00	252.23
9	1300–1350	1,335	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	588	340.00	340.00
14	600–650	622	315.00–327.50	321.32
9	650–700	699	332.50	332.50
51	750–800	780	283.00–290.00	288.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	850–900	873	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	852	252.50–257.50	253.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,414	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,441	218.00–219.00	218.39
229	—	1,555	218.50–222.00	219.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,620	215.00–218.00	216.08
6	—	1,834	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,522	185.00–193.00	190.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,546	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,352	219.00	219.00
9	—	1,464	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,430	217.00–220.60	219.85
4	—	1,654	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,668	216.00	216.00
81	—	1,426	218.50–219.00	218.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,501	213.00–218.00	216.42
17	—	1,452	213.00	213.00

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.