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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 2

● As filed92 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 92 priced lines covering 17,088 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,524 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,199 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,524Last week 22,453Year ago 17,665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,199Last week 877Year ago 1,231

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Good to very good demand for steers and heifers this week. With the large swings in the cattle futures complex this week there was some uncertainty in the marketplace, but cattle feeders who waited until the end of the week were able to sell cattle up to 244.00-245.00. The market is very active on light weight and fleshed cattle to background, it's still active on the heavier cattle bound for finishing yards but cattle feeders are a little more wary as they still feel the sting on cattle they sold after the mid-October collapse. Feeder cattle and fat cattle, both, have regained those levels but the Live Cattle futures is struggling to keep up with the cash trade. Lots of demand seen for replacement quality heifers. Very mild weather, for February made it easier for cattle producers to get their stock shipped to town this week as they look to capitalize on this market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
76	700–750	730	388.00–415.00	409.17
163	850–900	859	342.50–364.25	357.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	620.00	620.00
47	350–400	368	517.50–620.00	580.34
82	400–450	437	470.00–572.50	512.20
171	450–500	480	470.00–530.00	494.26
397	500–550	528	430.00–505.00	462.99
548	550–600	575	405.00–465.00	435.55
947	600–650	623	386.00–442.00	416.58
726	650–700	674	375.00–412.00	388.45
719	700–750	728	349.00–387.00	369.60
363	750–800	772	343.00–374.00	354.42
334	800–850	819	334.00–351.50	346.32
184	850–900	867	312.00–335.00	320.72
333	900–950	910	318.00–339.50	328.93
151	950–1000	963	292.50–293.00	292.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	568	390.00	390.00
19	600–650	616	382.50–387.50	385.09
25	650–700	689	353.00–367.50	359.24
7	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
8	750–800	771	342.50	342.50
9	850–900	878	319.00	319.00
4	900–950	909	303.00	303.00
142	950–1000	972	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	670.00	670.00
13	350–400	393	500.00–515.00	504.65
23	450–500	493	390.00–460.00	436.97
16	500–550	531	412.50–445.00	426.71
7	550–600	599	400.00	400.00
21	600–650	621	379.00	379.00
4	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
17	800–850	832	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	1150–1200	1,185	279.50	279.50
50	1200–1250	1,202	273.75	273.75
50	1300–1350	1,311	260.50	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	406	550.00	550.00
10	450–500	450	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	649	425.00	425.00
8	700–750	739	373.00	373.00
57	750–800	774	344.00–373.00	365.05
19	800–850	805	348.00–353.00	351.69
23	850–900	864	358.00	358.00
47	900–950	921	328.00–334.00	331.05
6	950–1000	993	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	1000–1050	1,025	314.00	314.00
11	1200–1250	1,203	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	510.00–525.00	517.28
8	400–450	440	545.00	545.00
8	500–550	530	472.00–520.00	496.72
41	550–600	584	440.00–459.00	449.96
37	600–650	634	400.00–428.00	423.18
27	650–700	679	405.00	405.00
8	700–750	749	355.00	355.00
15	750–800	768	362.00	362.00
19	800–850	828	340.00	340.00
71	850–900	886	338.00–344.00	338.42
23	900–950	939	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
421	1000–1050	1,017	314.00–338.50	332.19
168	1050–1100	1,073	311.75–314.00	312.16
28	1200–1250	1,222	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	600.00	600.00
48	350–400	387	605.00–645.00	613.65
67	400–450	420	550.00–625.00	579.70
183	450–500	473	525.00–590.00	554.87
241	500–550	527	490.00–562.00	520.11
517	550–600	573	444.00–520.00	483.12
1,138	600–650	626	427.00–470.00	452.50
1,014	650–700	679	407.00–449.00	424.98
1,531	700–750	725	383.00–419.00	404.28
1,260	750–800	778	361.00–404.75	388.75
1,060	800–850	819	356.00–384.00	374.18
1,093	850–900	873	348.00–373.50	364.10
837	900–950	924	340.00–363.00	354.36
330	950–1000	989	327.00–345.00	335.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	535	485.00	485.00
38	700–750	733	384.00	384.00
3	950–1000	995	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,563	238.50–244.00	243.60
4	—	1,785	241.00	241.00
191	—	1,453	241.00–246.00	242.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,257	260.50	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,676	241.00–243.50	242.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,320	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,518	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,509	236.00–240.50	239.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,579	234.00–240.00	238.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,608	205.00–211.00	208.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,394	237.00–244.50	243.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,183	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
319	—	1,454	239.50–244.00	241.04

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.