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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

19,604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.03/cwt +4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 821 lb · 1,749 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $137.45/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 974 lb · 1,345 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $138.40/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 927 lb · 1,041 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 19,604 20,016 13,293
Feeder cattle 18,184 18,710 11,600
Slaughter cattle 1,420 1,306 1,693

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 900 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 900 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, except 800-950 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers as the cash fat market jumped up to 126.00. CME Live Cattle followed suit but still leaving a wide basis behind the cash trade. A large offering of yearlings, mostly feedyard backgrounded steers and heifer, as the feeder market has improved and backgrounders are willing to sell cattle at these prices. The drought continues to intensify as the heat continue and rain has been elusive, except in a few isolated areas. New crop corn futures remain below 5.50 which is helping to support the feeder market, especially as Dec Live Cattle has risen to 132.00 and Feb at 135.00. Cow-calf producers are adjusting their herd numbers as the drought is drastically lessening their carrying capacities along with the added concern of a greatly reduced hay crop. Slaughter cows mostly steady, bulls 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
439 439 47 195.00 $195.00 $856 —
457–495 478 77 171.00–197.00 $185.89 $889 -3.89
500–545 521 109 174.00–184.00 $180.18 $939 -0.04
527 thin fleshed 527 110 195.50 $195.50 $1,030 —
556–595 580 178 162.00–178.00 $172.43 $1,000 -4.59
600 thin fleshed 600 14 182.00 $182.00 $1,092 —
608 608 80 180.00 $180.00 $1,094 +19.00
601–646 631 140 163.00–178.00 $167.90 $1,059 +2.47
651–694 675 228 152.00–164.50 $158.07 $1,067 -6.00
726 726 75 163.00 $163.00 $1,183 +5.69
702–749 728 463 147.75–164.00 $152.99 $1,114 -4.32
755–798 782 449 144.75–155.00 $150.07 $1,174 -0.35
800–838 814 615 139.75–150.75 $147.04 $1,197 -0.64
840 thin fleshed 840 128 155.00 $155.00 $1,302 —
852–898 878 664 135.00–147.75 $141.75 $1,245 +0.34
900–948 927 1,010 130.75–142.80 $138.51 $1,284 +2.65
936 936 31 134.75 $134.75 $1,261 -1.11
954–998 974 1,345 127.00–142.10 $137.45 $1,339 +2.44
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1049 1036 690 125.00–137.10 $133.32 $1,381 +4.27
1051–1094 1064 1,145 126.25–137.00 $134.04 $1,426 +5.37
1109–1143 1129 242 125.00–127.50 $125.92 $1,422 +6.67
1150–1184 1160 291 123.00–129.00 $125.98 $1,461 +6.07
1204 1204 50 123.00 $123.00 $1,481 +3.50
1344 1344 11 116.00 $116.00 $1,559 -1.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1098–1185 1149 12 111.00–116.00 $112.99 $1,298 —
1246–1432 1384 39 129.00–131.00 $130.31 $1,803 —
1327–1443 1390 58 117.00–123.50 $120.34 $1,673 —
1182–1495 1436 400 124.00–130.00 $127.59 $1,832 -1.41
1503–1570 1532 104 126.00–128.00 $127.21 $1,949 +0.87
1522–1641 1591 12 130.00–132.00 $130.80 $2,081 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 183.00 $183.00 $688 +10.00
437 437 5 181.00 $181.00 $791 —
476 476 7 138.00 $138.00 $657 -35.59
581 581 4 169.00 $169.00 $982 +14.19
623–633 629 25 151.00–164.50 $156.70 $986 +0.70
685–687 685 22 128.00–153.00 $143.69 $984 +1.28
708–743 725 47 139.00–143.50 $140.24 $1,017 -8.62
788 788 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,048 -2.09
821–822 822 41 120.00–132.50 $130.37 $1,072 -2.54
851–870 861 24 125.00–129.00 $127.89 $1,101 +3.89
909–941 922 43 119.50–133.75 $124.73 $1,150 -0.48
962–965 963 34 117.00–121.50 $117.93 $1,136 -0.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 9 62.50 $62.50 $189 —
400 400 8 83.00 $83.00 $332 —
812 812 31 115.00 $115.00 $934 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1179 1179 23 111.00 $111.00 $1,309 —
1201 1201 20 109.00 $109.00 $1,309 -1.00
1274 1274 4 108.50 $108.50 $1,382 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 34 173.00 $173.00 $709 —
461–482 471 27 156.00–163.50 $159.32 $750 -1.52
506 thin fleshed 506 99 182.50 $182.50 $923 —
504–532 513 55 151.00–161.00 $155.54 $798 -4.47
550–584 568 113 144.00–160.50 $151.19 $859 -4.07
610–644 625 359 141.00–162.00 $151.44 $946 -0.83
660–698 683 281 139.00–147.00 $144.35 $986 +8.35
702–749 716 464 136.00–144.75 $141.18 $1,011 -15.32
750–799 782 669 131.00–140.50 $137.25 $1,073 +2.03
784 784 13 129.00 $129.00 $1,011 -6.22
816 816 73 140.10 $140.10 $1,143 +9.73
800–849 821 1,676 122.50–139.00 $134.81 $1,107 +4.44
850–898 875 949 125.00–134.50 $131.93 $1,154 +2.31
900–944 921 1,023 120.00–135.50 $130.22 $1,199 +5.37
952–997 974 425 118.50–128.00 $123.14 $1,199 -0.69
979 979 4 111.00 $111.00 $1,087 -12.83
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
868 868 11 119.50 $119.50 $1,037 —
959 959 22 113.75 $113.75 $1,091 —
1011–1045 1031 269 121.00–127.25 $124.74 $1,286 +1.00
1053–1086 1065 228 117.00–123.50 $122.55 $1,305 +2.81
1231 1231 4 120.50 $120.50 $1,483 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 15 135.00–172.00 $147.33 $545 -16.07
424–440 433 49 137.00–169.00 $149.49 $647 —
479–498 482 33 148.00–159.00 $157.28 $758 +11.80
523–536 532 40 147.50–148.00 $147.64 $785 +2.88
569–583 573 24 137.00–146.50 $143.32 $821 -3.89
622–646 634 64 135.00–147.50 $142.37 $903 +7.33
651–682 667 32 135.00–138.00 $136.90 $913 +7.36
741 741 6 128.75 $128.75 $954 —
792 792 6 120.00 $120.00 $950 -4.89
826–828 827 10 116.00–128.00 $119.61 $989 -2.39
864–876 868 63 106.00–129.00 $111.05 $964 —
946 946 10 117.00 $117.00 $1,107 —
965–972 970 26 115.50–117.50 $117.04 $1,135 +7.04
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1139–1338 1248 11 110.00–114.00 $111.66 $1,394 —
1204–1338 1251 17 131.00 $131.00 $1,639 +27.00
1135–1413 1284 240 124.00–130.00 $126.61 $1,626 +4.33
1307 1307 5 122.00 $122.00 $1,595 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
737–740 737 31 106.00–107.00 $106.84 $787 —
785 785 7 90.00 $90.00 $706 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1061–1096 1080 9 90.00–111.00 $101.83 $1,100 —
1110 1110 25 108.00 $108.00 $1,199 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
947 947 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,127 —
962 962 6 112.50 $112.50 $1,082 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1705 1494 75-80% 13 57.00–68.50 $65.29 $975 -5.48
1100–2145 1529 75-80% 102 68.50–77.50 $71.58 $1,094 —
1778–1780 1779 75-80% 3 79.00–80.00 $79.67 $1,417 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
973–1940 1152 85-90% 28 54.00–62.00 $58.61 $675 —
788–1446 1171 85-90% 39 40.00–54.00 $50.12 $587 —
1065–1335 1203 85-90% 3 37.00–43.00 $40.49 $487 —
1135–1248 1217 85-90% 8 63.00–64.00 $63.50 $773 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1335 1218 80-85% 7 60.00–62.00 $61.10 $744 -8.90
1258–1380 1317 80-85% 6 67.00–70.00 $69.01 $909 —
1010–1643 1390 80-85% 55 61.50–68.00 $65.02 $904 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1377–1550 1456 65-75% 24 92.00–101.50 $96.63 $1,407 —
1443–1778 1623 65-75% 19 84.00–86.00 $84.88 $1,378 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1740 1490 4 76.00–89.00 $81.61 $1,216 —
1433–2505 1781 14 90.50–94.00 $92.52 $1,648 —
2130 2130 1 99.50 $99.50 $2,119 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1416–1559 1477 44 104.00–109.00 $106.12 $1,567 —
1694 1694 7 100.00 $100.00 $1,694 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
872 872 27 117.50 $117.50 $1,025 —

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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.