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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

46,313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.19/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 670 lb · 3,470 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $144.86/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 768 lb · 3,428 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.53/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 728 lb · 2,950 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 46,313 25,885 29,342
Feeder cattle 43,956 24,196 27,785
Slaughter cattle 2,357 1,689 1,557

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, except 600-650 lbs 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower, except 500-550 lbs 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Good demand for light weight and fleshed cattle that will be backgrounded, demand moderate for cattle bound for finishing yards. The CME Live Cattle futures added pressure to the market as losses were posted almost every day. Cash fed cattle continue to disappoint as cattle feeders aren’t able to get the leverage they need to drive the cash market higher. Large feeder cattle offerings were the norm this week as the weather warmed, 75 degrees warmer than last week’s -25 overnight lows. Feeder cattle producers were able to get their stock shipped to town easily and were ready to sell them, especially for those who will begin calving soon. The market remains the most active for cattle that fit backgrounding programs as supplies of these cattle are much more limited. Spring is just around the corner which is also helping to push demand for cattle that will run on grass as yearlings. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 lower, bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 222.50 $222.50 $752 +14.50
360–383 372 28 195.00–200.00 $196.75 $732 -1.15
401–448 427 260 175.00–205.00 $188.26 $804 -8.13
454–499 472 267 174.00–198.00 $183.80 $868 -2.89
481 481 11 180.00 $180.00 $866 -6.69
500–548 522 1,028 165.00–189.50 $178.98 $934 +13.98
510–538 525 17 155.00–159.00 $156.83 $823 -22.01
550–599 574 1,138 159.00–180.00 $169.36 $972 +16.36
555–596 580 92 156.00–159.00 $157.90 $916 -11.45
600–608 thin fleshed 602 122 170.00–171.00 $170.71 $1,028 +5.36
604–643 624 50 144.00–147.50 $145.70 $909 -5.17
600–649 628 2,242 149.00–172.50 $162.29 $1,019 +1.99
644 644 9 155.00 $155.00 $998 -5.30
669 thin fleshed 669 81 164.50 $164.50 $1,101 —
650–698 670 3,377 138.50–165.00 $153.98 $1,032 -1.93
696 696 12 143.50 $143.50 $999 +4.00
724 724 7 135.00 $135.00 $977 -13.62
700–749 727 2,817 138.50–158.00 $148.07 $1,076 -0.55
705–748 739 126 133.00–141.50 $136.22 $1,007 -12.40
753–790 764 261 123.50–136.50 $133.95 $1,023 -1.25
750–799 768 3,149 128.50–156.50 $145.81 $1,120 +10.61
796 796 18 137.50 $137.50 $1,094 -7.23
800–849 824 2,404 128.00–147.75 $137.44 $1,133 -1.28
826 826 80 140.75 $140.75 $1,163 +2.03
800–848 829 126 121.50–131.50 $127.70 $1,059 -11.02
841 841 6 115.00 $115.00 $967 -23.72
850–898 873 2,254 127.50–141.70 $134.60 $1,175 -2.80
880–897 888 163 117.00–129.25 $127.22 $1,130 +6.22
901–947 921 1,041 124.00–134.35 $129.88 $1,196 -3.16
929 929 29 131.50 $131.50 $1,222 -1.54
940–947 945 58 122.50–124.00 $123.61 $1,168 -9.43
950–998 969 999 121.50–132.00 $127.71 $1,238 -2.76
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1314–1339 1325 45 114.50–117.75 $116.11 $1,538 +2.61
1415–1497 1474 118 111.00–114.00 $113.21 $1,669 -0.16
1498 1498 5 109.00 $109.00 $1,633 —
1500–1591 1563 365 110.00–112.10 $111.70 $1,746 -2.37
1566–1598 1592 27 116.25–117.25 $117.07 $1,864 +0.19
1617–1691 1654 540 109.00–114.00 $112.06 $1,853 —
1729 1729 34 110.75 $110.75 $1,915 -1.63
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 48 139.00 $139.00 $1,008 —
1000–1042 1020 399 121.50–131.00 $126.72 $1,293 -1.64
1057–1087 1076 189 119.00–126.75 $124.65 $1,341 -3.10
1105–1114 1106 67 119.50–122.75 $122.26 $1,352 —
1309 1309 17 116.50 $116.50 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 6 187.00 $187.00 $542 —
318–348 325 28 190.00–210.00 $202.23 $657 +2.23
366–394 385 21 168.00–207.00 $180.46 $695 -7.04
425–438 429 34 174.00–184.00 $181.19 $777 +13.46
450–496 484 109 139.50–173.00 $155.62 $753 -14.68
517–545 536 28 164.00–173.00 $166.01 $890 +6.81
550–594 577 43 147.50–164.00 $157.14 $907 +1.81
602–648 627 70 130.00–154.25 $147.83 $927 +7.27
653–694 672 163 139.50–151.50 $148.23 $996 —
672 672 6 131.00 $131.00 $880 —
715–732 725 52 134.25–140.50 $137.61 $998 +0.86
795 795 22 128.00 $128.00 $1,018 —
869–883 880 25 118.50–124.00 $122.91 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 45 134.00 $134.00 $799 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 160.00 $160.00 $629 —
479–490 485 21 136.00–168.00 $154.46 $749 —
512 512 5 168.00 $168.00 $860 —
653 653 6 146.00 $146.00 $953 —
700 700 6 124.00 $124.00 $868 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–335 332 31 184.00–191.00 $184.85 $614 —
355–398 381 52 167.00–184.00 $173.38 $661 -3.62
401 401 7 150.00 $150.00 $602 -17.66
405–449 427 215 152.00–176.00 $167.68 $716 +0.02
454 thin fleshed 454 34 166.00 $166.00 $754 —
450–497 478 487 147.00–167.00 $159.12 $761 -4.11
500–549 524 877 141.00–161.50 $152.81 $801 -6.89
545–547 546 42 141.00–144.00 $142.35 $777 -17.35
550–598 576 1,949 140.00–160.75 $148.40 $855 +12.53
590 590 13 136.50 $136.50 $805 -9.84
600 thin fleshed 600 92 152.00 $152.00 $912 —
604–640 615 171 151.00–162.00 $155.29 $955 +2.29
603–645 620 46 128.50–133.00 $131.05 $813 -14.97
602–649 623 1,446 132.00–152.00 $143.50 $894 -2.52
653–677 663 152 145.00–150.50 $147.83 $980 -6.67
650–698 675 2,188 127.00–145.75 $137.85 $930 -0.61
655–698 675 83 113.50–128.00 $122.80 $829 -15.66
691 691 26 128.50 $128.50 $888 -9.96
700–749 716 409 142.75–166.50 $153.75 $1,101 +36.59
700–748 722 2,046 122.50–142.00 $134.73 $973 -1.57
707–740 722 79 118.50–124.50 $121.51 $877 -14.79
753–796 773 76 115.00–125.00 $120.13 $929 -9.57
750–799 775 1,139 121.00–133.50 $128.76 $998 -0.94
776 776 80 130.35 $130.35 $1,012 +0.65
763–799 779 919 133.00–153.50 $139.80 $1,089 +10.10
805 805 15 114.00 $114.00 $918 -11.18
800–840 807 305 129.00–150.00 $145.16 $1,171 +19.98
800–846 820 703 122.50–137.50 $126.40 $1,036 +1.22
851–897 874 1,256 120.75–129.00 $124.82 $1,091 -0.10
907–945 924 245 115.00–128.00 $122.50 $1,132 +2.78
956–980 967 172 110.50–127.50 $123.04 $1,190 +3.04
981 981 7 115.50 $115.50 $1,133 -4.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
564 564 64 890.00 $890.00 —
676–693 678 213 925.00–985.00 $943.44 —
721 721 51 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,054.90 —
784 784 51 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
804–823 817 34 1,075.00–1,175.00 $1,103.93 —
823 823 63 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
874 874 61 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 180.00 $180.00 $500 —
323–341 331 9 169.00–176.00 $172.79 $572 —
373–394 386 47 163.50–180.00 $173.95 $671 +12.20
419–433 425 71 146.00–164.50 $155.47 $661 -0.53
455–485 477 55 140.00–150.00 $146.11 $697 +8.25
510–525 516 28 140.00–159.50 $145.15 $749 +0.92
551–591 570 129 131.00–151.00 $137.38 $783 +0.29
601–637 615 36 124.00–138.00 $133.66 $822 -3.21
658–691 682 18 124.50–129.50 $125.56 $856 -5.61
731–745 734 17 120.00–123.50 $122.66 $900 —
742 742 6 134.00 $134.00 $994 —
750–794 777 43 113.00–125.00 $116.60 $906 —
805 805 3 120.00 $120.00 $966 +8.50
974 974 7 117.00 $117.00 $1,140 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1241 1241 7 109.00 $109.00 $1,353 —
1370 1370 11 109.00 $109.00 $1,493 —
1179–1510 1375 258 110.00–114.50 $110.70 $1,522 —
1458 1458 21 118.75 $118.75 $1,731 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013–1025 1020 61 111.00–114.00 $112.27 $1,145 -5.97
1121 1121 6 106.50 $106.50 $1,194 —
1202 1202 59 103.50 $103.50 $1,244 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–449 427 39 136.00–155.00 $144.74 $618 —
543 543 5 136.50 $136.50 $741 —
709 709 9 121.00 $121.00 $858 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 14 134.00 $134.00 $517 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 8 108.50 $108.50 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 6 150.00 $150.00 $579 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 5 152.00 $152.00 $766 —
676–697 687 85 123.00–134.50 $133.97 $920 —
793 793 8 119.50 $119.50 $948 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 9 141.00 $141.00 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1812 1487 75-80% 115 63.00–70.00 $66.63 $991 —
1280–1700 1523 75-80% 63 57.00–64.00 $61.98 $944 —
1423–1760 1611 75-80% 5 71.00 $71.00 $1,144 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1212–1650 1320 80-85% 8 63.50–65.00 $64.02 $845 -3.44
1180–1873 1410 80-85% 96 58.00–63.00 $60.65 $855 —
1118–1758 1433 80-85% 21 53.00–57.50 $55.45 $795 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1303–2098 1622 65-75% 101 64.00–76.50 $70.51 $1,144 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1310 1091 85-90% 30 41.00–51.00 $48.55 $530 —
935–1703 1323 85-90% 65 52.00–58.00 $54.83 $725 -14.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–2110 1576 11 80.00–88.00 $85.16 $1,342 —
1615–2240 1970 12 82.00–93.00 $88.77 $1,749 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1367–1587 1474 32 86.00–94.00 $90.63 $1,336 -9.22
1393–1692 1538 32 96.50–98.50 $97.55 $1,500 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1103 1103 7 65.00 $65.00 $717 —
1221 1221 11 63.50 $63.50 $775 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.