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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 6

● As filed90 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 90 priced lines covering 25,377 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 27,114 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 0 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27,114Last week 8,602Year ago 23,188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 1,113Year ago 764

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher, except 950-1050 lbs steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers, the cattle futures complex continued it's rally, which helped to propel the cash market higher. With hopes of 250.00 cash fat cattle, which materialized by Friday, cattle feeders were willing to chase the market and compete heavily to get cattle bought. The market was incredibly active throughout the week. Grass is turning green and starting to grow, as turnout time is not far away. Much optimism abounds across all sectors of cattle production.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	416	600.00–635.00	612.39
45	450–500	464	522.50–605.00	562.75
53	500–550	514	517.50–555.00	535.25
274	550–600	569	477.50–534.00	503.15
487	600–650	630	449.00–501.00	469.12
761	650–700	678	414.00–470.00	444.72
984	700–750	717	395.00–440.50	424.24
965	750–800	776	358.00–432.00	401.68
1,199	800–850	819	359.00–399.00	386.88
2,141	850–900	878	346.00–382.50	367.01
1,393	900–950	922	337.75–369.00	356.89
2,308	950–1000	976	319.00–348.75	342.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	478	457.50–515.00	499.22
6	500–550	509	475.00	475.00
36	550–600	580	400.00–477.50	447.46
16	600–650	621	420.00–450.00	434.14
27	650–700	677	384.00–418.00	400.23
16	700–750	729	370.00	370.00
7	750–800	795	355.00	355.00
9	800–850	819	340.00–361.00	349.16
7	850–900	870	325.00–330.00	327.88
5	900–950	909	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	475.00	475.00
25	800–850	837	358.00	358.00
98	850–900	886	336.00–352.25	348.41
40	900–950	938	334.50–337.00	335.12
68	950–1000	979	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
726	1000–1050	1,020	316.50–335.75	329.86
608	1050–1100	1,077	310.25–332.50	324.14
274	1100–1150	1,122	283.00–313.60	307.95
63	1150–1200	1,171	309.00	309.00
73	1200–1250	1,202	269.50	269.50
4	1300–1350	1,335	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	1000–1050	1,026	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	799	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	885	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
271	700–750	728	396.00–450.00	412.35
9	750–800	778	2,775.00	2,775.00
231	750–800	777	381.00–400.00	392.85
448	800–850	819	354.00–412.00	385.39
132	800–850	829	3,100.00–3,230.00	3,162.28
12	850–900	852	341.00	341.00
58	850–900	856	3,150.00	3,150.00
255	900–950	907	344.00–357.00	353.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	625	370.00	370.00
25	850–900	861	316.00	316.00
37	900–950	947	299.50	299.50
70	950–1000	990	267.00–285.00	278.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	375	540.00–615.00	568.91
19	400–450	440	539.00–550.00	540.62
184	450–500	469	457.50–545.00	495.40
138	500–550	533	445.00–485.00	470.94
251	550–600	571	405.00–475.00	447.98
994	600–650	623	383.00–456.00	424.16
1,127	650–700	678	372.00–431.00	399.00
1,912	700–750	722	354.00–398.00	380.94
1,048	750–800	773	336.00–385.00	362.98
1,424	800–850	822	326.00–364.00	349.01
1,400	850–900	868	314.25–350.00	334.19
1,272	900–950	924	300.00–339.50	321.84
161	950–1000	969	295.50–314.00	301.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
30	550–600	594	412.50	412.50
9	650–700	699	371.00	371.00
44	750–800	789	338.00–341.00	338.34
6	900–950	940	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	468	420.00–495.00	450.13
21	500–550	533	430.00–437.50	433.63
123	550–600	584	375.00–432.50	410.16
75	600–650	622	282.50–392.50	354.33
63	650–700	668	367.00–376.00	375.41
7	700–750	704	350.00	350.00
7	750–800	771	355.00	355.00
4	800–850	806	315.00	315.00
8	850–900	883	312.50	312.50
3	950–1000	962	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	1050–1100	1,079	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	448	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	493	505.00	505.00
6	550–600	595	420.00	420.00
14	700–750	705	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,460	245.00	245.00
79	—	1,472	243.75–246.25	244.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,592	241.00–244.50	243.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,561	229.00–230.00	229.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,683	246.00–247.00	246.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	248.00	248.00
41	—	1,616	250.00–254.00	252.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,566	246.00–249.50	248.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,452	245.75–254.00	249.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,454	246.50–249.50	248.20

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.