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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 19

● As filed116 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2027

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

South Dakota reported 116 priced lines covering 42,894 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 46,435 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,100 head.

South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46,435Last week 40,194Year ago 51,663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 998Year ago 1,219

Compared to last week: Steer calves 450-650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 400-550 lbs 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Very good demand for steer and heifer calves as the fall marketing season is fully underway. Large auction runs as cow/calf producers in western and central South Dakota are shipping their calves to town as range conditions are short to very poor and needing to save what feed they have to keep their cows together. The cattle futures complex continues to rise, putting some optimism back in the market that cattle feeders so desperately need as they continue to face losses on outgoing fat cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
171	300–350	327	530.00–610.00	562.09
493	350–400	375	455.00–575.00	537.55
1,796	400–450	425	440.00–512.50	482.81
2,344	450–500	477	420.00–502.50	462.30
2,658	500–550	525	389.00–462.50	431.39
1,281	550–600	571	355.00–444.00	404.65
469	600–650	621	337.00–417.50	383.90
116	650–700	667	321.00–370.00	359.64
345	700–750	730	315.00–358.50	344.69
337	750–800	775	317.50–351.00	340.78
571	800–850	825	310.25–342.50	328.36
691	850–900	875	305.50–346.00	327.47
766	900–950	925	262.00–326.50	315.95
310	950–1000	962	289.50–323.25	308.93
5	1000–1050	1,039	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	585	367.50–374.00	372.19
8	650–700	663	355.00	355.00
382	1000–1050	1,035	280.00–311.25	298.20
210	1050–1100	1,073	274.00–307.00	299.09
120	1100–1150	1,116	268.00–277.00	275.28
249	1150–1200	1,176	260.50–268.00	261.50
9	1200–1250	1,247	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	250–300	292	480.00–605.00	505.48
84	300–350	341	440.00–570.00	502.83
146	350–400	373	350.00–550.00	488.18
167	400–450	434	427.50–460.00	440.52
196	450–500	480	357.50–452.00	428.41
129	500–550	524	355.00–415.00	390.38
105	550–600	584	352.00–387.50	374.65
18	650–700	694	330.00	330.00
28	750–800	794	337.00–338.00	337.25
12	800–850	811	297.00–307.00	302.86
6	850–900	879	305.00	305.00
16	900–950	937	290.00	290.00
23	950–1000	967	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	488	412.00	412.00
13	500–550	523	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
240	450–500	484	554.00	554.00
394	500–550	520	469.00–517.50	497.56
664	550–600	572	460.00–580.00	516.00
16	600–650	604	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	428	300.00–475.00	382.67
13	950–1000	980	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	447	455.00	455.00
49	500–550	528	430.00	430.00
23	550–600	589	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	430.00	430.00
14	450–500	480	415.00	415.00
7	500–550	533	397.50	397.50
8	700–750	743	298.00	298.00
46	900–950	911	292.00–306.00	300.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
174	1000–1050	1,025	272.25–272.75	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	417	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	425	465.00–485.00	471.96
21	450–500	484	455.00–479.00	467.38
20	500–550	540	421.00–440.00	424.59
11	550–600	596	380.00	380.00
6	650–700	696	373.00	373.00
62	950–1000	998	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	1000–1050	1,038	306.75	306.75
56	1050–1100	1,057	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	341	420.00–560.00	491.54
114	350–400	374	485.00–615.00	560.87
267	400–450	438	492.50–542.50	516.44
225	450–500	481	400.00–485.00	460.02
416	500–550	534	425.00–477.50	443.94
115	550–600	585	386.00–415.00	397.87
28	600–650	632	401.00	401.00
11	650–700	697	350.00–387.50	367.07
31	700–750	745	332.00–337.00	332.79
5	750–800	788	321.00	321.00
11	800–850	844	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	354	665.00	665.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	281	680.00–710.00	694.27
89	300–350	325	610.00–715.00	659.73
511	350–400	380	500.00–665.00	607.93
1,224	400–450	426	501.00–609.00	553.27
2,724	450–500	478	473.00–550.00	512.44
5,034	500–550	525	446.75–512.00	479.96
4,915	550–600	575	421.00–483.00	452.92
3,478	600–650	617	394.75–466.00	435.45
647	650–700	662	384.00–419.00	407.82
224	700–750	707	347.50–402.00	381.74
174	750–800	768	339.00–365.50	359.28
132	800–850	837	346.00–366.00	357.50
710	850–900	882	318.00–355.75	345.80
1,057	900–950	918	320.50–361.00	341.90
1,658	950–1000	980	302.00–341.50	334.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	400.00	400.00
39	450–500	482	370.00	370.00
9	850–900	888	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,345	1000–1050	1,025	295.00–337.25	319.29
241	1050–1100	1,059	291.25–325.00	314.76
170	1100–1150	1,125	280.50–300.75	291.93
19	1150–1200	1,157	278.00–288.00	281.68
50	1200–1250	1,223	289.25	289.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
65	500–550	529	445.00–455.00	448.16
34	550–600	573	422.50–435.00	431.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	386	560.00	560.00
39	400–450	441	532.50–543.00	537.25
43	550–600	590	433.00	433.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	739	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	481	265.00	265.00
20	550–600	558	312.00	312.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,436	223.50–225.75	224.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,309	225.00–227.00	226.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,308	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,463	225.00–230.00	228.09
14	—	1,580	218.00–220.00	218.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	1,647	219.50–227.00	223.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,430	231.00–237.00	233.88
117	—	1,558	228.00–232.75	230.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,199	225.00–227.00	225.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,615	200.00–206.50	203.29

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.