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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 12

● As filed106 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 106 priced lines covering 37,298 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 40,194 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 998 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40,194Last week 26,787Year ago 30,859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 998Last week 894Year ago 1,594

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Yearling feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, yearling feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good to very good demand for steer and heifer calves as more farmer feeders are ready to take on bawling calves. Very good demand remains for yearlings as the supply is tightening more with each passing week for those good, light fleshed yearlings coming to town off grass. Farmer feeders have made a lot of progress on their soybean harvest, and just beginning to start on corn, giving them a little time to do the necessary health checks on the calves they are receiving and starting on feed. Cash fed cattle market was higher, up to 225.00 in Iowa and up to 227.00 in Nebraska, giving cattle feeders a little boost in confidence that the market can get better again.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	690.00	690.00
92	300–350	334	605.00–700.00	652.55
478	350–400	374	530.00–670.00	613.92
1,111	400–450	425	480.00–595.00	557.41
3,236	450–500	478	482.50–535.00	507.44
3,895	500–550	523	430.00–505.00	473.02
5,019	550–600	575	408.00–465.00	443.22
3,400	600–650	623	395.00–444.00	425.71
766	650–700	661	370.00–424.00	404.55
326	700–750	715	369.00–394.00	385.89
15	750–800	762	358.50–363.00	361.81
456	800–850	824	355.50–379.00	368.00
211	850–900	886	331.50–364.75	348.69
1,206	900–950	925	334.00–356.50	349.45
603	950–1000	974	321.50–341.50	335.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	455.00	455.00
17	450–500	464	440.00	440.00
18	500–550	539	437.50	437.50
76	550–600	582	416.00–423.00	418.64
12	650–700	667	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	500–550	547	434.00	434.00
76	550–600	587	418.00–419.00	418.35
9	600–650	643	375.00	375.00
548	1000–1050	1,037	294.00–331.50	317.96
124	1050–1100	1,088	284.50–312.00	298.63
135	1100–1150	1,126	281.50–290.00	283.19
32	1150–1200	1,187	271.00–283.00	278.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	400–450	404	597.50–600.00	599.14
80	750–800	785	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	577	402.00	402.00
38	800–850	808	339.00	339.00
10	850–900	893	321.00	321.00
126	900–950	923	315.50–320.00	317.87
22	950–1000	954	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	590	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	630.00	630.00
45	300–350	308	585.00–652.50	623.16
117	350–400	384	457.50–620.00	559.94
142	400–450	434	485.00–535.00	519.45
277	450–500	481	450.00–490.00	477.72
132	500–550	539	430.00–450.00	440.97
94	550–600	584	395.00–418.00	412.89
14	600–650	618	401.00	401.00
6	700–750	731	361.00	361.00
56	750–800	760	340.00–351.00	349.39
6	800–850	841	340.00	340.00
5	850–900	896	314.00	314.00
62	900–950	900	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	1000–1050	1,025	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
87	450–500	451	504.00–514.00	510.32
695	500–550	523	445.00–532.50	492.06
186	550–600	563	430.00–530.00	490.09
86	600–650	621	400.25	400.25
86	700–750	726	373.25	373.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	449	417.50	417.50
184	800–850	831	313.00–335.00	316.09
42	850–900	864	272.50	272.50
216	900–950	931	285.00–294.00	291.27
424	950–1000	977	273.00–289.00	279.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	291	560.00–605.00	579.92
45	300–350	333	431.00–560.00	515.71
69	350–400	376	430.00–512.50	478.77
57	400–450	435	407.50–465.00	438.51
152	450–500	483	372.50–428.00	411.62
130	500–550	528	375.00–405.00	389.36
63	550–600	571	376.00–385.00	381.39
28	650–700	686	332.00–347.00	337.17
7	800–850	827	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
96	600–650	607	444.00	444.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	300–350	325	500.00–600.00	566.96
561	350–400	378	482.50–550.00	515.33
1,324	400–450	430	450.00–512.50	475.90
1,982	450–500	477	400.00–480.00	448.21
1,774	500–550	521	368.00–457.50	423.43
1,568	550–600	569	341.00–434.00	403.36
466	600–650	611	360.00–456.00	390.05
342	650–700	667	341.00–397.00	376.73
164	750–800	781	337.00–344.50	342.11
139	800–850	815	320.50–335.50	324.20
420	850–900	865	305.00–390.00	319.07
650	900–950	922	295.75–322.00	315.49
317	950–1000	975	283.00–320.00	306.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
5	1000–1050	1,048	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	878	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	494	410.00	410.00
97	600–650	604	384.00	384.00
189	1000–1050	1,019	274.00–306.00	295.38
54	1050–1100	1,080	270.00–277.00	271.54
17	1100–1150	1,109	291.00	291.00
13	1150–1200	1,160	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	506	400.00	400.00
6	600–650	608	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
120	900–950	948	325.50	325.50
356	950–1000	954	322.50–325.50	324.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,501	214.50–215.00	214.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,687	211.00–214.50	213.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,751	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
254	—	1,677	216.00–219.00	217.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,495	227.00	227.00
35	—	1,534	223.00–226.50	225.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,541	219.50–221.00	219.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,424	218.00–225.50	222.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,090	223.75	223.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,473	216.00–219.00	217.35

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.