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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 28

● As filed61 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 61 priced lines covering 6,692 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,977 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 728 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,977Last week 9,111Year ago 8,410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 728Last week 617Year ago 704

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00 to 15.00 higher, except 800-950 lbs to 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Very good demand for steers and heifers, auction receipts remain light as auction markets remain on their summer schedules. The market was very active as cattle feeders want to buy these yearlings when they are available. Some grass yearlings are starting to come to town already and are commanding robust prices. The CME Live and Feeder Cattle futures were under pressure at midweek as steep losses were seen, however cattle feeders paid no attention to the fluctuations of the futures, as they instead focused on the strong market fundamentals. A new historic high was achieved again as fat cattle reached 245.00. The current fat cattle market is so much higher than was thought possible for this time of year, this fact is keeping the fire lit under the feeder cattle market. The corn crop across the area looks very good as the rains have been plentiful. Cattle feeders are looking at much cheaper feed cost, which is also helping to support the feeder market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,349	240.00–246.00	243.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,285	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,243	237.00	237.00
40	—	1,293	244.00–245.00	244.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,393	240.00–249.00	241.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,626	215.00–218.00	216.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,284	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,557	242.00	242.00
92	—	1,451	241.00–246.00	243.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,372	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,406	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,497	240.00–245.50	242.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,362	249.00	249.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	387.50	387.50
10	400–450	437	421.00	421.00
32	500–550	529	362.50–392.00	382.77
4	550–600	598	355.00	355.00
17	650–700	680	339.00	339.00
16	700–750	711	321.00–330.00	326.54
12	800–850	842	308.00–313.00	310.50
11	900–950	940	293.00	293.00
5	950–1000	979	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	550–600	568	379.00–380.50	379.83
34	600–650	631	321.00–361.00	347.25
150	650–700	685	342.00–368.00	359.24
144	700–750	734	335.50–345.50	339.45
118	750–800	785	318.00–343.00	326.22
221	800–850	822	314.50–335.50	326.53
518	850–900	876	303.00–323.00	310.70
372	900–950	945	297.00–322.25	309.92
193	950–1000	958	295.00–322.25	304.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	1000–1050	1,022	280.00–296.00	293.58
110	1050–1100	1,054	261.50–274.00	264.45
62	1150–1200	1,185	240.50–242.00	240.96
46	1200–1250	1,206	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	1000–1050	1,040	266.50	266.50
48	1050–1100	1,097	240.50	240.50
21	1100–1150	1,104	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	900–950	949	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	625	327.00–366.00	353.24
12	700–750	746	359.00	359.00
26	750–800	768	337.00	337.00
5	950–1000	957	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	421.00	421.00
7	450–500	485	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	633	400.00–401.00	400.18
10	650–700	664	390.00–407.50	398.59
22	700–750	736	363.00–367.00	366.08
118	750–800	769	351.00–362.00	355.87
267	800–850	842	350.00–351.75	351.40
663	850–900	876	339.25–351.75	345.14
933	900–950	928	324.00–344.00	341.51
544	950–1000	979	314.00–326.00	321.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
501	1000–1050	1,018	305.75–320.50	314.29
595	1050–1100	1,069	301.25–315.00	304.75
131	1100–1150	1,113	296.50–310.00	306.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	1150–1200	1,164	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	950–1000	955	272.50	272.50

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.