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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

14,111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.47/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 873 lb · 1,035 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $152.98/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,414/hd at 925 lb · 928 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.59/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 827 lb · 891 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 14,111 12,918 24,667
Feeder cattle 12,799 12,031 22,673
Slaughter cattle 1,312 887 1,994

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers steady to 1.00 lower, yearling heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Good demand again for spring born calves but the sense of urgency that has been displayed by cattle feeders in recent weeks to get calves bought has lessened. There were more strings of high quality, light fleshed calves, many offered in full loads, but the weakness of the futures contracts and the fact that cattle feeders are again struggling to get bids for their finished cattle are all taking a toll on the calf market. Demand for yearlings remains good as the supply of grass yearlings is just about exhausted and there is always lots of competition to get these cattle bought. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286–292 288 19 200.00–229.00 $219.86 $633 —
307–339 329 165 193.00–227.50 $215.28 $708 -3.72
356–390 377 113 179.00–220.00 $211.45 $797 -9.30
407 thin fleshed 407 51 217.00 $217.00 $883 —
402–447 419 646 181.50–208.00 $195.39 $819 -9.77
464 464 28 180.50 $180.50 $838 -17.69
460–498 468 356 169.00–195.00 $189.98 $889 -8.21
504–544 518 525 169.50–195.00 $183.31 $950 -4.67
553–599 569 77 149.50–185.00 $169.07 $962 +2.99
604–630 627 188 163.00–173.25 $168.32 $1,055 +4.40
662–681 675 20 159.00–160.50 $159.44 $1,076 +2.83
704–742 734 67 155.00–164.00 $158.76 $1,165 -0.04
750–797 773 94 150.00–167.50 $158.42 $1,225 -4.05
802–849 834 168 148.50–164.00 $159.72 $1,332 +0.68
855–891 873 1,035 145.50–166.60 $157.47 $1,375 -0.78
902–943 924 867 143.00–160.25 $153.38 $1,417 +3.71
933 933 61 147.25 $147.25 $1,374 -2.42
964–992 975 427 140.10–157.50 $151.06 $1,473 +0.30
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 175.00 $175.00 $640 —
447 447 7 162.00 $162.00 $724 —
516 516 89 176.75 $176.75 $912 —
1000–1038 1018 427 134.00–145.00 $141.40 $1,439 -1.09
1073–1097 1089 199 133.75–135.50 $134.95 $1,470 -0.05
1128 1128 44 135.75 $135.75 $1,531 —
1176 1176 12 129.50 $129.50 $1,523 +1.50
1207–1240 1225 42 118.00–125.00 $119.85 $1,468 —
1306 1306 42 124.25 $124.25 $1,623 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1158–1497 1285 24 115.00–116.00 $115.56 $1,485 -8.44
1307–1356 1330 43 118.00–119.00 $118.69 $1,579 —
1356 1356 17 116.00 $116.00 $1,573 -4.78
1452 1452 10 121.50 $121.50 $1,764 -2.16
1497–1499 1498 75 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $1,805 -3.17
1502 1502 10 118.00 $118.00 $1,772 —
1500–1511 1508 59 122.00–124.50 $123.78 $1,867 —
1516–1566 1544 93 122.00–122.25 $122.10 $1,885 -2.36
1610 1610 24 123.00 $123.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 19 212.50 $212.50 $542 -2.50
320 320 15 181.00 $181.00 $579 -22.00
407–412 409 20 161.00–170.00 $166.82 $682 -15.18
518–527 525 21 156.00–162.00 $160.59 $843 —
574 574 5 160.00 $160.00 $918 —
600–643 634 62 133.00–155.00 $147.65 $936 -15.35
683–696 689 24 126.00–141.00 $135.14 $931 -21.77
722–744 729 20 128.00–152.50 $143.08 $1,043 —
770–790 780 29 146.00–152.00 $148.69 $1,160 +5.41
831–838 837 19 131.50–140.50 $133.38 $1,116 —
883 883 6 140.50 $140.50 $1,241 +3.33
953 953 17 139.50 $139.50 $1,329 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
824 824 4 120.00 $120.00 $989 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286–293 287 54 185.00–195.00 $194.05 $557 +1.55
300–340 323 42 181.00–191.00 $185.88 $600 -10.46
361–399 384 319 176.00–184.00 $182.00 $699 -0.93
396–397 397 40 164.00–165.00 $164.50 $653 -18.43
408–441 422 181 162.00–178.00 $173.35 $732 -11.00
463 463 106 185.00 $185.00 $857 +6.66
469–497 482 311 152.50–170.50 $162.50 $783 -15.84
498 498 13 145.00 $145.00 $722 -33.34
504–529 511 128 148.00–164.00 $153.74 $786 +15.74
565 565 15 135.50 $135.50 $766 +4.50
578–594 584 151 162.25–164.00 $162.93 $952 +31.93
605 thin fleshed 605 18 163.50 $163.50 $989 —
635–645 637 81 145.00–152.00 $151.30 $964 -12.19
657–694 674 78 141.00–156.50 $149.45 $1,007 -4.96
725 725 33 137.50 $137.50 $997 -16.33
708–748 731 365 144.00–153.00 $149.16 $1,090 -4.67
751–799 778 498 142.25–154.50 $149.69 $1,165 -2.52
821 821 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,108 -14.62
805–845 827 886 137.50–154.75 $144.64 $1,196 -4.98
850–897 874 582 137.00–147.25 $142.85 $1,249 -2.20
923 923 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,172 -16.21
921–949 935 444 123.00–144.25 $139.19 $1,301 -4.02
950–993 973 308 132.50–142.25 $138.85 $1,351 -2.73
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 19 156.50 $156.50 $793 —
1004–1046 1020 176 128.85–137.50 $134.21 $1,369 +0.45
1058–1093 1072 138 124.00–131.50 $130.79 $1,402 -2.64
1107–1129 1121 137 131.50–131.60 $131.52 $1,474 +3.14
1197 1197 53 124.00 $124.00 $1,484 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1256 1256 133 125.00 $125.00 $1,570 —
1205–1318 1263 27 114.50–118.00 $116.82 $1,475 —
1379 1379 17 113.00 $113.00 $1,558 -9.54
1380 1380 13 123.50 $123.50 $1,704 +0.96
1370–1482 1407 156 120.50–124.00 $122.55 $1,724 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 16 162.00 $162.00 $497 —
361–367 365 22 150.00–169.00 $162.05 $591 +4.76
424–425 425 12 151.00–163.00 $155.99 $663 -1.01
456–486 465 69 145.00–169.00 $154.89 $720 -14.11
533–546 538 22 130.50–150.00 $140.27 $755 -12.28
568 thin fleshed 568 5 161.00 $161.00 $914 —
570–588 576 9 141.51–152.00 $148.43 $855 -6.85
660–671 664 18 136.00–153.00 $142.68 $947 -0.36
701–728 720 62 134.00–143.50 $137.92 $993 +5.42
766–794 784 70 136.50–143.50 $140.18 $1,099 -3.88
828–842 836 27 130.50–141.00 $135.12 $1,130 +3.12
861 861 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,171 -2.50
940 940 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 8 125.00 $125.00 $780 —
652 652 6 131.00 $131.00 $854 —
750 750 6 126.00 $126.00 $945 —
813 813 13 126.00 $126.00 $1,024 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1083 1083 5 112.00 $112.00 $1,213 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 4 102.00 $102.00 $678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1440 934 85-90% 20 27.00–48.00 $38.99 $364 —
1100–1188 1151 85-90% 5 63.50–64.50 $63.91 $736 —
880–1525 1211 85-90% 32 48.00–57.00 $54.01 $654 —
1050–1799 1332 85-90% 55 58.00–63.00 $60.88 $811 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $868 —
960–1505 1311 80-85% 57 64.00–69.00 $66.56 $873 —
1190–1980 1373 80-85% 18 56.00–63.00 $61.06 $838 —
1760 1760 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $792 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1760 1394 75-80% 41 70.00–75.00 $72.85 $1,016 -10.15
1280–1745 1489 75-80% 19 76.00–82.00 $77.45 $1,153 —
1305–1820 1558 75-80% 4 62.50–69.00 $66.81 $1,041 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1665 1591 65-75% 44 79.00–89.00 $83.23 $1,324 -4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2805 1688 30 50.00–89.00 $81.15 $1,370 —
1830–2140 1985 10 88.00–91.00 $88.93 $1,765 -0.34
2080 2080 1 95.25 $95.25 $1,981 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1372–1378 1373 27 105.50–107.00 $106.78 $1,466 —
1424–1546 1442 48 110.00–113.00 $112.53 $1,623 +2.12
1519–1740 1619 19 115.25–119.50 $117.40 $1,901 —

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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.