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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

28,384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.34/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 573 lb · 2,619 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.27/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 519 lb · 2,591 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.70/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 618 lb · 1,911 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 28,384 34,459 37,529
Feeder cattle 26,693 33,043 35,408
Slaughter cattle 1,691 1,416 2,121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: steer calves under 450 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves sold steady to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers sold steady to 4.00 lower on a light test as the calf run is in full swing. Yearling heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Receipts were curtailed mid to late week as moisture was widespread across the state leaving muddy roads impassable to big trucks. Backgrounding lots are muddy with some buyers being cautious on what calves to buy until lots can dry out a bit. As the days get shorter it takes a lot longer for those lots to dry out, but sunshine and wind will play into getting the job done. Many strings of preconditioned calves in the offering this week whether they were fully preconditioned off the cow or had a 30 day wean on them, they were met with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold on a lower undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–345 328 51 185.00–226.00 $214.68 $704 +4.86
354–399 376 221 182.00–230.00 $217.97 $820 +7.25
400–449 424 1,227 183.00–223.00 $212.37 $900 +5.95
455 thin fleshed 455 34 200.00 $200.00 $910 —
460 460 6 177.50 $177.50 $816 -13.98
450–499 478 1,333 180.00–207.50 $194.36 $929 +2.88
500–515 fancy 508 322 192.50–202.00 $198.69 $1,009 —
511–535 516 54 164.00–171.50 $169.81 $876 +9.81
500–549 521 2,215 164.50–202.00 $187.20 $975 +27.20
550–599 573 2,619 161.00–189.00 $178.34 $1,022 +2.22
600–649 618 1,911 161.00–181.00 $173.70 $1,073 +2.00
651–691 675 196 165.00–169.00 $167.90 $1,133 +15.90
679–680 fancy 679 174 174.75 $174.75 $1,187 —
682 682 12 150.50 $150.50 $1,026 -1.50
697 697 7 159.50 $159.50 $1,112 +7.50
701–721 705 185 145.00–167.50 $164.92 $1,163 -0.33
774–796 788 77 152.50–159.50 $156.86 $1,236 -4.18
822–849 834 154 150.00–159.00 $155.90 $1,300 -5.04
856–898 875 350 153.50–159.75 $157.17 $1,375 -6.19
905–930 908 65 141.00–147.00 $146.24 $1,328 -12.45
906–947 927 800 148.75–163.25 $160.36 $1,487 +1.67
956–985 967 547 154.50–161.25 $159.22 $1,540 -0.63
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–539 533 44 166.00–170.00 $167.93 $895 -6.01
558–592 578 176 155.00–168.00 $162.15 $937 +4.15
664–678 673 13 147.00–151.50 $149.79 $1,008 —
830 830 11 148.00 $148.00 $1,228 —
988 988 20 141.00 $141.00 $1,393 —
1000–1045 1027 1,366 147.00–155.25 $152.95 $1,571 +5.00
1056–1070 1068 127 144.00–146.00 $145.67 $1,556 -2.98
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1272–1322 1291 30 123.50–129.00 $126.66 $1,635 —
1259–1359 1334 16 117.00–121.00 $117.94 $1,573 -2.06
1334–1398 1376 113 120.00–125.00 $121.56 $1,673 -1.94
1362–1441 1383 106 124.00–124.75 $124.49 $1,722 +0.99
1401 1401 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,625 -8.20
1374–1489 1443 119 118.00–124.00 $120.85 $1,744 -3.35
1463 1463 7 128.00 $128.00 $1,873 +4.58
1524–1589 1541 248 118.75–124.00 $121.14 $1,867 —
1553 1553 15 125.00 $125.00 $1,941 +0.94
1629–1656 1639 179 117.00–121.75 $120.09 $1,968 -2.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 thin fleshed 243 14 248.00 $248.00 $603 —
294 294 9 210.00 $210.00 $617 +3.30
368–398 385 51 152.00–191.00 $179.92 $693 -1.44
410 410 4 160.00 $160.00 $656 -10.24
465–495 481 53 164.00–172.00 $169.02 $813 +7.93
507–539 525 39 144.00–172.00 $164.77 $865 -3.30
582–586 583 47 150.00–163.00 $152.78 $891 -2.28
615 615 9 159.00 $159.00 $978 +8.33
729–744 741 103 143.50–145.00 $144.67 $1,072 -1.73
763–769 765 10 112.00–159.00 $140.11 $1,072 -2.89
817–825 819 10 146.50–152.50 $150.69 $1,234 +7.48
859 859 30 146.00 $146.00 $1,254 +7.32
926 926 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,324 —
958 958 62 147.50 $147.50 $1,413 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–540 524 64 153.00–160.00 $158.40 $830 —
581 581 12 167.00 $167.00 $970 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–477 474 11 162.00 $162.00 $768 —
580 580 10 150.00 $150.00 $870 —
1019 1019 7 122.50 $122.50 $1,248 —
1264 1264 4 111.00 $111.00 $1,403 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 5 155.00 $155.00 $657 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–348 337 46 168.00–184.00 $177.15 $597 -0.43
354–399 377 290 155.00–196.00 $179.38 $676 +3.42
400 400 120 195.50 $195.50 $782 +20.35
401–445 431 526 158.00–181.50 $174.09 $750 +7.67
450–497 470 1,098 150.00–179.00 $167.56 $788 +0.03
471–476 473 207 197.00–207.00 $202.00 $955 +34.47
496 496 5 157.00 $157.00 $779 -44.25
500 500 9 145.00 $145.00 $725 -14.20
500–549 521 1,580 144.00–168.00 $159.32 $830 +0.31
550–599 572 938 140.00–166.50 $158.62 $907 +2.92
566–583 574 190 170.50–175.00 $172.76 $992 +17.06
608 608 64 168.00 $168.00 $1,021 +16.34
604–641 621 561 141.00–158.25 $155.34 $965 +3.68
635 635 6 135.00 $135.00 $857 -16.66
651–686 664 359 137.00–156.00 $153.79 $1,021 +2.66
705–749 737 341 142.00–163.00 $159.10 $1,173 +23.10
742 742 32 145.00 $145.00 $1,076 +9.00
750–795 778 250 148.50–162.50 $154.64 $1,203 +4.22
795 795 74 141.50 $141.50 $1,125 -8.92
814–848 835 853 142.25–159.00 $152.40 $1,273 -6.60
851–896 871 1,113 142.50–153.00 $148.68 $1,295 +4.47
882–888 885 104 139.75–140.50 $140.17 $1,241 -13.33
890–891 891 120 153.75 $153.75 $1,370 +0.25
904–949 922 483 138.00–149.50 $142.86 $1,317 +2.66
941–945 942 38 133.00–137.50 $136.91 $1,290 -15.36
951–990 963 187 135.00–146.00 $142.02 $1,368 +4.26
965 965 9 130.50 $130.50 $1,259 -7.26
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1178 1178 14 115.00 $115.00 $1,355 —
1208 1208 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,413 —
1250 1250 10 117.00 $117.00 $1,462 -6.50
1344 1344 13 115.00 $115.00 $1,546 +2.50
1271–1375 1357 109 121.00–125.00 $122.65 $1,664 -0.12
1209–1489 1361 289 118.25–121.00 $119.18 $1,622 -3.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–308 306 11 160.00–171.00 $164.96 $505 -4.04
433–448 442 44 146.00–158.00 $153.75 $680 -1.48
473 thin fleshed 473 11 177.50 $177.50 $840 —
464–491 482 101 145.00–156.50 $150.44 $725 -0.98
520–545 530 34 145.00–150.00 $147.88 $784 -2.58
619 619 12 148.50 $148.50 $919 +3.80
660 660 6 148.50 $148.50 $980 +2.16
705–718 715 61 135.50–150.00 $139.62 $998 +3.56
772 772 13 137.00 $137.00 $1,058 +6.00
922 922 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,106 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–442 438 51 158.00–163.00 $159.24 $697 -0.76
461 461 11 156.00 $156.00 $719 —
686 686 7 142.00 $142.00 $974 —
809 809 56 149.00 $149.00 $1,205 —
1014–1025 1020 66 135.00–142.50 $138.75 $1,415 +5.90
1050 1050 21 137.25 $137.25 $1,441 +6.39
1101–1109 1105 31 123.00–139.00 $128.52 $1,420 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 11 110.00 $110.00 $455 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 158.00 $158.00 $613 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888 888 85-90% 2 61.00 $61.00 $542 —
775–1390 1044 85-90% 7 10.00–37.00 $30.45 $318 —
1005–1520 1221 85-90% 22 41.00–49.00 $46.37 $566 —
960–1618 1257 85-90% 34 51.00–57.00 $53.28 $670 -11.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1625 1466 75-80% 9 77.00–79.00 $77.98 $1,143 —
1398–1570 1484 75-80% 6 63.00–65.00 $64.06 $951 —
1355–1845 1634 75-80% 8 66.00–72.00 $67.90 $1,109 +1.85
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 65-75% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,387 —
1700–2022 1876 65-75% 21 85.00–92.00 $88.25 $1,656 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1540 1403 80-85% 3 52.00–53.00 $52.27 $733 +12.27
1305–1640 1461 80-85% 12 56.00–62.00 $58.62 $856 —
1585 1585 80-85% 1 30.00 $30.00 $476 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1148–2060 1586 8 56.00–81.00 $70.97 $1,126 —
1285–2100 1739 7 81.00–84.50 $82.67 $1,438 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1469 1381 33 104.00–105.00 $104.39 $1,442 —
1423–1494 1454 33 108.50–110.50 $109.08 $1,586 —
1499 1499 7 99.50 $99.50 $1,492 -13.25

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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.