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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 20

● As filed35 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 35 priced lines covering 3,450 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,276 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 740 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,276Last week 2,796Year ago 9,111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 740Last week 795Year ago 617

Compared to last week: Limited test of yearling feeder steers and heifers 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Moderate demand for yearlings as the CME cattle futures complex has lost considerable ground over the last two weeks and cash fat cattle lower as well. The bullish outlook that cattle feeders had is changing quickly. Cash fed cattle down to 230.00, most outgoing cattle needed 250.00 to breakeven, and Live Cattle futures for the winter months in the 220s has caused cattle feeders to pull back in their pursuit of feeder cattle. The drought continues to grip much of the state, causing some producers to adjust their carrying numbers already. Very hot weather this week made it dangerous to move cattle without overheating, causing late week auction markets to cancel their sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	815	313.00	313.00
124	950–1000	982	263.60–265.00	264.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,042	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	800–850	819	311.00	311.00
51	850–900	876	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	700–750	731	342.50–354.00	349.74
18	800–850	825	307.00–322.00	316.86
274	900–950	936	273.60–307.00	281.91
63	950–1000	992	263.85–293.00	266.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	431	419.50	419.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
172	1000–1050	1,030	262.50–274.00	271.59
100	1100–1150	1,120	242.50–249.50	248.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	500–550	536	406.00	406.00
22	600–650	625	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
79	600–650	608	445.00	445.00
24	700–750	731	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	658	450.00	450.00
25	750–800	783	380.00	380.00
61	800–850	842	351.50	351.50
243	850–900	879	321.00–347.00	333.60
380	900–950	934	322.00–352.00	342.76
318	950–1000	980	299.50–328.75	323.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
480	1000–1050	1,011	305.00–320.75	311.97
400	1050–1100	1,067	295.25–315.50	308.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	486	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	950–1000	972	309.50	309.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	850	337.00	337.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,372	239.00–244.00	241.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,447	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,610	244.75	244.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,546	242.00–247.50	246.14
11	—	1,498	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,650	237.50–247.50	245.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,405	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,302	237.50	237.50

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.