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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 4

● As filed57 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 57 priced lines covering 4,941 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,536 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 966 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,536Last week 6,977Year ago 3,412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 966Last week 728Year ago 997

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, heifers not well compared due to differences in flesh condition. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers. The market is extremely active as the cash fed cattle reached price levels that seemed impossible during the time of year where fed cattle supplies have historically been the most abundant. Grass yearlings are starting to come to town and are commanding much attention, however those coming out of yards are selling easily and setting new price records as well. Cattle feeders are paying little attention to the extreme volatility in the futures contracts as the market fundamentals have not changed. Frequent rains through July have the corn crop looking good, which is making for lower feed costs, another positive factor at play in the feeder market. Auction markets are still on their summer sale schedules as pastures are in good enough shape yet and yearlings aren't being forced to town.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	580.00	580.00
7	350–400	357	495.00–505.00	500.67
7	400–450	401	510.00	510.00
12	700–750	718	322.50	322.50
19	800–850	808	310.00	310.00
23	900–950	903	295.00–310.00	307.40
10	950–1000	997	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	634	395.00–410.00	398.11
15	650–700	664	392.50	392.50
39	700–750	738	380.00	380.00
80	750–800	783	347.00–378.00	359.03
147	850–900	880	322.00–348.50	344.38
72	900–950	925	322.50–327.00	326.75
1,363	950–1000	972	314.50–331.00	322.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1150–1200	1,172	268.50	268.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
240	1000–1050	1,035	310.25–315.50	313.35
830	1050–1100	1,067	304.50–315.50	310.53
236	1100–1150	1,134	312.00–313.50	313.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	1050–1100	1,052	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	455.00	455.00
11	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	416	420.00	420.00
10	450–500	454	400.00	400.00
10	500–550	513	410.00	410.00
9	600–650	631	367.50	367.50
38	650–700	683	348.00–369.00	355.41
37	700–750	732	347.00–362.50	352.69
114	750–800	773	317.00–346.00	337.72
65	800–850	807	322.00–328.00	326.90
193	850–900	872	297.00–298.00	297.28
140	900–950	921	302.50–304.00	302.71
56	950–1000	962	296.85	296.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	410.00	410.00
19	900–950	912	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	564	360.00	360.00
12	750–800	788	315.00	315.00
163	900–950	926	291.50–293.00	292.11
110	1000–1050	1,022	249.00–256.00	255.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,008	285.00	285.00
18	1100–1150	1,127	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	485.00	485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,495	239.00–247.00	243.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,384	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,567	208.00–216.50	213.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,371	207.00–209.00	208.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,331	240.50–253.00	248.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,379	249.00–260.00	256.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,433	257.50–259.00	258.26
6	—	1,518	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
227	—	1,564	251.75–252.85	252.33
90	—	1,474	249.00–252.50	249.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,423	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,335	247.00–253.50	249.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,088	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,304	247.00–248.00	247.30

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.