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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jun 2

● As filed86 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 86 priced lines covering 20,021 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 20,492 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 991 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20,492Last week 3,974Year ago 14,072

Slaughter CattleReceipts 991Last week 590Year ago 952

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher, instances to 20.00 higher, heifers 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, best demand remains on light fleshed cattle to background, either in a yard or on grass. Very good demand for replacement quality heifers. The outlook for the grazing season has improved as the rains came to where they were desperately needed and the grass is growing nicely. The cash fed cattle market continues to march higher, up to 242.00. Cattle producers are very bullish about the market going forward as the cash continues to outperform all expectations. The futures contracts aren't keeping pace with the rapidly rising cash market. Feeder cattle offerings are more limited as we move into the summer, except for the summer BBQ sales that have begun and will continue next week. Cattle feeders know they have to strike while the cattle are offered because they might not get another chance for a week or two.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	529	386.00	386.00
32	600–650	614	341.00–349.00	344.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	399	510.00	510.00
16	400–450	431	445.00–475.00	463.31
53	450–500	471	432.50–497.50	480.33
253	500–550	517	414.00–486.00	466.43
527	550–600	579	381.00–455.00	435.91
299	600–650	621	355.00–412.50	398.60
1,237	650–700	666	343.00–403.00	389.80
562	700–750	726	330.00–371.00	357.21
985	750–800	777	318.00–366.00	340.89
2,045	800–850	817	306.00–348.00	329.71
955	850–900	883	293.00–319.50	306.19
928	900–950	928	287.00–320.00	303.17
1,591	950–1000	976	276.00–302.00	293.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	596	410.00	410.00
48	750–800	779	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	696	332.50–333.00	332.69
23	800–850	845	303.00	303.00
27	850–900	893	286.00	286.00
11	900–950	919	272.50	272.50
18	950–1000	975	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
709	1000–1050	1,023	261.50–282.00	277.33
196	1050–1100	1,061	260.00–279.00	276.41
116	1100–1150	1,114	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	1050–1100	1,083	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	486	390.00–410.00	400.06
19	500–550	531	355.00–437.50	406.31
16	550–600	579	365.00–375.00	371.87
32	600–650	635	320.00–355.00	342.55
62	650–700	676	325.00–340.00	330.50
20	700–750	715	310.00–325.00	318.89
80	750–800	764	308.50–315.00	309.08
50	800–850	830	292.00–300.00	297.64
27	900–950	924	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	440.00	440.00
20	350–400	395	445.00	445.00
37	400–450	430	420.00–450.00	429.98
187	450–500	484	390.00–430.00	410.11
216	500–550	533	357.50–415.00	396.61
540	550–600	572	355.00–405.00	380.48
615	600–650	622	335.00–373.00	357.43
757	650–700	667	308.00–353.50	336.55
399	700–750	729	302.00–330.00	319.23
637	750–800	780	277.50–330.00	303.77
735	800–850	825	271.25–299.50	289.73
1,405	850–900	874	260.00–301.00	283.98
553	900–950	925	255.00–293.00	278.69
921	950–1000	968	243.50–284.00	262.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
182	650–700	660	365.00–374.00	369.49
198	700–750	722	348.00–360.00	354.71
212	800–850	818	324.00–333.00	327.06
188	850–900	866	312.00–332.00	320.05
112	950–1000	953	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	648	328.00	328.00
14	700–750	740	280.00–292.50	286.29
25	850–900	886	260.00–265.00	264.02
57	900–950	939	247.00–268.50	261.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150	1000–1050	1,010	263.50–273.00	270.73
5	1050–1100	1,078	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	594	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	430.00	430.00
6	350–400	353	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	423	430.00	430.00
9	450–500	497	370.00	370.00
53	500–550	524	322.50–342.50	335.67
9	550–600	574	355.00	355.00
10	600–650	647	321.00	321.00
33	650–700	664	305.00–332.00	314.78
60	700–750	722	280.00–302.50	290.86
5	750–800	759	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	577	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	750–800	780	313.00	313.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,601	243.50	243.50
18	—	1,469	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,633	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	1,440	236.50–244.75	239.94
15	—	1,477	232.00	232.00
15	—	1,504	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,296	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,362	238.00–245.50	241.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	244.25	244.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	230.50	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,580	242.25	242.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,511	226.00–235.00	231.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,586	200.00	200.00

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.